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Etude économique du Luxembourg 2008 : Adapter la politique budgétaire au moindre dynamisme des recettes fiscales

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01-Jul-2008

Ces dernières années, les résultats budgétaires ont été plutôt meilleurs que prévu, grâce au dynamisme des recettes et à une progression des dépenses légèrement supérieure aux prévisions.

Etude économique du Luxembourg 2008 : Le secteur financier peut-il rester le principal moteur de la croissance ?

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01-Jul-2008

Le secteur financier a été le principal moteur de l’économie au cours des deux dernières décennies. Les avantages comparatifs en matière d’activités financières résident dans le faible niveau de sa fiscalité et le caractère évolutif de son cadre législatif et réglementaire.

Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008: Educated and successful: increasing student abilities by giving schools more autonomy

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01-Jul-2008

A heterogeneous student population with more than a third of all pupils having foreign citizenship presents a major challenge to the education system, pointing points to the need for more school autonomy.

Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008: Healthy and wise: enhancing cost efficiency in health care

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01-Jul-2008

Luxembourg devotes large financial resources to health care, offering nearly unrestrained access to a modern medical system, but the health status of the population is only about average by OECD standards.

Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008: Adapting fiscal policies to slower tax revenues

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01-Jul-2008

In recent years, budget outcomes have tended to be better than expected, reflecting dynamic revenues that have outstripped spending growth. However, measures are need to secure fiscal sustainability.

Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008: Can the financial sector continue to be the main growth engine?

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01-Jul-2008

The financial sector has emerged as the main economic engine over the past two decades, reflecting comparative advantages in terms of low taxation and an adaptive legislative and regulatory framework.

Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008: Challenges facing the Luxembourg economy

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01-Jul-2008

Luxembourg has been growing at between 4% and 6% per year since the last OECD Survey in 2006 -- faster than almost all other OECD countries, but the international financial turmoil is taking its toll.

Economic survey of Luxembourg 2008

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01-Jul-2008

Luxembourg’s economy is in fine shape, mainly due to the strong expansion of the financial sector, and dynamic tax revenues have underpinned growth in the public sector. 

Policy Brief: Economic Survey of Luxembourg, 2008

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01-Jul-2008

Luxembourg’s economy is in fine shape. Growth has been robust over the past three years, thanks to the expansion of the financial sector, while other business sectors also enjoyed buoyant activity. This ...

Luxembourg (2008), DAC Peer Review: Main Findings and Recommendations

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17-Jun-2008

With a well-organised programme and level of aid at 0.9% of GNI in 2007, Luxembourg has a solid foundation for making its aid more effective.  Luxembourg still faces challenges such as using partner country administrative systems and seeking new means of collaborating with other donors.