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Licensed to produce and sell cannabis, South African company Cilo Cybin wants to raise money to develop its other project, based on psilocybin, a hallucinogenic mushroom. (Photo: Shutterstock)
MARKETS

Magic mushroom firm plans Luxembourg Stock Exchange listing

Cilo Cybin, the company which this week became the first to be authorised by South Africa’s regulators to produce and sell cannabis while working on the virtues of magic mushrooms is considering a listing in Johannesburg…and in Luxembourg, said its CEO, Gabriel Theron. 

Thierry Labro • 27.08.2021
In a guest column, Carlo Klein examines the European Central Bank’s recent strategy review, announced in July. Library picture: Maison Moderne (2015)
MARKETS

Does the ECB’s monetary policy become a supply-side policy?

Carlo Klein • 23.08.2021
After 16 years as chancellor, Angela Merkel’s term of office is coming to an end. After a political era of reason, pragmatism and stability, analysts are wondering about the possible directions of the future government. Photo: Shutterstock
MARKETS

The post-Merkel challenges

Marc Fassone • 20.08.2021
View of Luxembourg City Photo: Shutterstock
MARKETS

Luxembourg cements triple A status

Cordula Schnuer • 16.08.2021
Italy’s motorways--here, the Autostrada dei Fiori from the heights of Genoa towards Ventimiglia--helped set Luxembourg’s financial sector on the road to success Photo: Shutterstock
MARKETS

The rise of the euromarket

Marc Fassone • 11.08.2021
Despite teleworking policies, 121 on-site controls were carried out last year. Photo: Romain Gamba / Maison Moderne
MARKETS

The CSSF collected three times more fines in 2020

Paperjam.lu • 10.08.2021
Luxembourg keeps its triple A rating but a “shock” may be on its way Photo: Shutterstock
INSTITUTIONS

Luxembourg weathers pandemic, keeps triple A rating

Cordula Schnuer • 09.08.2021
The emblematic door of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, once located in the city centre on the avenue de la Porte-neuve Photo: Bourse de Luxembourg
MARKETS

Why 1929 was pivotal to Lux’s finance sector

Marc Fassone and Delano.lu • 04.08.2021
Robeco and Quintet are banking on US President Joe Biden's determination to fight global warming. (Photo: Shutterstock)
MARKETS

Quintet targets green dollar bonds with Robeco

Jean-Michel Lalieu • 02.08.2021
Isabelle Vic-Philippe of Amundi reckons that making social bonds more accessible to investors around the world is a way to address major social issues with additional private capital, thus contributing to the achievement of the UN’s sustainable development goals. Photo: Amundi
FUNDS

Amundi launches a fund dedicated to social bonds

Marc Fassone • 27.07.2021
Despite the risk of rising interest rates, inflation and strong growth prospects argue in favour of emerging assets. Shutterstock
MARKETS

Fundamentals still in favour of emerging markets

Marc Fassone • 27.07.2021
The revised ICF strategy responds to recent regulatory developments and reflects both Luxembourg’s own climate finance experience as well as good international practice. (c) 2017 petrmalinak/Shutterstock.
POLITICS

Lux allocates €200m to international climate finance

Abigail Okorodus • 26.07.2021
By announcing that it will proactively use its voting rights, Fidelity International aims to improve the governance and sustainable behaviours of the companies it invests in, says Jenn-Hui Tan, global head of sustainable investment and management. Fidelity International/Ron Yue
MARKETS

Fidelity chooses shareholder activism to enforce ESG criteria

Marc Fassone • 26.07.2021
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, is seen speaking at a press conference, 22 July 2021. The bank is targeting a 2% inflation rate and said it would even temporarily tolerate a slightly a higher rate. European Central Bank
MARKETS

European Central Bank pledges to keep interest rates low and keep buying bonds

Aaron Grunwald • 23.07.2021
The stock markets have been suffering for several days in the face of the resurgence of the pandemic, which has led to fears of weakening growth. The CAC 40, for example, has dropped more than 5% in a few days from its high of 6.666 points on 17 June to its level of two months ago. Photo: Shutterstock
FUNDS

Delta variant worries markets

Marc Fassone • 20.07.2021
Wall Street’s 3 main stock market indices all closed more than 1% lower on Monday. Aditya Vyas/Unsplash
MARKETS

Global markets slump on covid resurgence fears

Aaron Grunwald • 20.07.2021
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