Reporter, Economy & business
Marc Weber reports on the economy and business for status.lu, covering the investment-fund industry, taxation, and the companies that drive the Grand Duchy's open economy.
Luxembourg is the world's second-largest investment-fund domicile after the United States. We explain how EU passporting, the UCITS framework, and the CSSF regulator made it possible.
Estonian ride-hailing group Bolt, Chinese developer Pony.ai and carmaker Stellantis have launched a one-year robotaxi trial that begins in Bissen with five vehicles and is set to scale to 30 and reach Luxembourg City. The pilot dovetails with the government's stated ambition to make the country the first in Europe with a full legal framework for self-driving cars.
Three French operators have signed a memorandum of understanding worth about 20.4 billion euros to break up and absorb SFR, owned by Patrick Drahi's heavily indebted, Luxembourg-domiciled Altice group.
The European Commission has ordered Meta to reinstate free access to WhatsApp for rival general-purpose AI assistants within five working days, ruling that excluding them risks serious and irreparable harm to a nascent market. Meta says it will appeal.
Patrizia van der Weken, Luxembourg's record-breaking sprinter, has turned a country with almost no track pedigree into a regular presence in elite finals. Her 2026 outdoor season opened with a podium in Stockholm and a sixth place in Oslo.
Luxembourg has produced Tour de France winners across three eras. We trace the line from Charly Gaul to the Schleck brothers and today's national team.