Healthy Global competition is at the heart of efficient, open and resilient world economies and financial systems. When markets are highly and fairly competitive, firms compete with each other to provide industry wide products and services that are better value, higher quality or more innovative than their competitors. Highly competitive markets are marked by easy entry and unhindered exit.
Luxembourg has in the past benefited from the Fruits of National Autonomy but now it must change and harvest the higher hanging fruits relating to sophistication and competitors from abroad. There have been many conferences on this subject but this one was different because it was to concentrate on Luxembourg and to help prepare for its future in the industry:
GR Business Days, which took place on the Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th June, has become an important rendez-vous for business, SME’s and innovative start-ups. Clearly, GR Business Days which is organized by the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce is now more than just a show, demonstrating the considerable dynamism of the Greater Region internationally.
The Inaccessible Pinacle on the Isle of Skye. Abseiling off the summit having climbed the other side, October 2014. Probably one of the hardest Munro's (all mountains over 3,000 ft in Scotland). Nothing compared to the challenges before the finance industry, helping to change the approach to poverty and the environment.
We were privileged to be invited to attend a wonderful evening in Beckerich, Luxembourg on Tuesday 28 July 2015 which, together with CELL(Centre Ecological Learning Luxembourg), and Transition West, hosted the second overnight stop for the cycling team from AlterTour (www.altertour.net).
Climate Change: The Week That Was for 27 August 2015
Can you find positive ways to help, no matter how small?
Stephen Platt was a guest speaker at a The Institute For Global Financial Integrity in Luxembourg recently. He spoke about the role the international financial services industry has played in facilitating and laundering criminal funds and property.
This was the basic declaration of Lydia Bourguignon at the conference at Lycée de l'Athénée, salle Folmer, Luxembourg ville, yesterday 24 September 2015.
Anne Brasseur, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will speak on Transparency and Integrity in Politics at TIGFI (The Institute for Global Financial Integrity) in Luxembourg on 1 December 2015 http://www.tigfi.org/ If you are unable to attend, follow us for a detailed report, opinions and exchange of ideas.
We believe that Luxembourg is really on the way to becoming both a hub and a force for good in Microfinance and the fight against poverty. In recent years we have seen more and more focus on this objective supported principally by ADA asbl (Appui au Développement Autonome), Luxembourg and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
EUROPEAN MICROFINANCE WEEK 2015 (#emw2015) FOCUSES ON FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
I found the article about Steve Hilton below in the archives of the Economist but it is not just politics we have to work on:
We at MFTSE Affairs S.A. aim to present at the next European Investment Bank's Investor's Fair next year, in 2016. After all we are not only a social enterprise but we want to promote social enterprise and start-up companies as part of our remit.
This was a wonderful opportunity to discover new, budding, enterprises with a socio-economic conscience looking for 'femPower' (see www.finance-eco-money.org ) Tools, Mentoring & Guidance on Investment, finance, ‘FineTech’ etc.
Communication, Communication, Communication!
Have you heard the ‘saying’ that the ‘English’ or should we say British use to describe the main requirement for success in the property investment world? It’s of course ‘Location, Location, Location’.
