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Luxembourg — bridging Islamic finance and sustainable development practices

Net-zero commitments are gaining momentum across the globe as more and more governments are growing concerned over the alarming rate of climate change, its impact to date and the potential impact it will have on our societies in the years and decades to come. ARNAUD DELE...

15 June 2022

LGX Corner - May

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Security tokens take first steps into capital markets

In January 2022, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) admitted the very first financial instruments registered on a public Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) on its Securities Official List (LuxSE SOL). These security tokens were issued by Societe Generale, and this pi...

30 May 2022

LGX Corner - April

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Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) in capital markets explained

In January 2022, we announced that security tokens are now admitted on our Securities Official List (SOL) as a way to support technological innovation and the digitalisation of capital markets.

21 April 2022

LGX Corner - March

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SHU-LGX Event: Financing a Sustainable Future, Trends from Luxembourg

On 14 March, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), home to the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) and Sacred Heart University Luxembourg (SHULU) co-organised a conference on the topic of “Financing a Sustainable Future, Trends from Luxembourg” at the Chamber of Commerce, i...

24 March 2022

Green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds: Trends for 2022

As the world turns to sustainable finance to fight climate change and address the fallout from the global pandemic, we have seen first-hand the strong momentum around sustainable debt issuances in 2021, with more room for growth in 2022.

22 March 2022

A look back at 2021 – trading activity on the rise despite ongoing health crisis

2021 was a unique year for financial markets which, despite being faced with continued uncertainty over the global health crisis, started to recover and gain strength. While Covid-19 continued to dominate the headlines, LuxXPrime – the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE)’s...

2 March 2022

LGX Corner - February

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