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Details: House of Training and AMCHAM Course on Luxembourg Economy and Institutions

The House of Training, in close cooperation with the American Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg and the OLAI, is launching a new series of four courses on Luxembourg’s economy and its institutions.

It is especially targeted at professionals and residents with English as first or second language who are interested in understanding the Luxembourg economy and the national economic news better. Particular emphasis will be put on critically assessing the results, i.e. the outcomes and impact of the national policy-making process. Where possible, considerations as to how the current institutional settings affect policy outcomes will be made.

Programme

1. A history of the Luxembourg economy with a focus on foreigners’ contribution to its development: issues of voice and accountability.
- Presentation of the country’s socioeconomic evolution since its industrialisation, with a focus on foreigners’ contribution to the economy.
- Presentation of the political system and of the private sector’s voice in the system.

2. A sectoral presentation of the Luxembourg economy : where are we heading?
- Brief presentation of the Luxembourg economy’s main sectors with a special focus on the financial sector.
- Luxembourg policy-makers’ efforts to diversify the economy, notably towards the ICT, logistics and the health and biotechnology sectors.

3. The Luxembourg education system and the labour market.
-  Presentation of the Luxembourg education system: curriculum content and institutional features.
- Presentation of key features of the labour markets.

4. The national budgetary system and fiscal policy.
- Presentation of the evolution of the state of public finances in the past decade.
- The Luxembourg budgetary process.

Dates:

Monday, 7 November 2016 from 18:30 to 20:30
Monday, 14 November 2016 from 18:30 to 20:30
Monday, 21 November 2016 from 18:30 to 20:30
Monday, 28 November 2016 from 18:30 to 20:30

At the end of the training the participant will receive an attendance certificate.

 

Venue: Chambre de Commerce

Organiser: House of Training, AMCHAM, OLAI

Price: n/a

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