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10 facts about doing business in Luxembourg
Business

10 facts about doing business in Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is home to the only Grand Duke in the world, and thousands of corporations. But that's not all you should expect when doing business in Luxembourg! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 10. No one uses Luxembourgish It may be tempting when you see that Luxembourg has its own language, to try and learn parts of that language. Whilst a 'Moiën' or a 'Merci' won't go amiss to the locals, no businessmen use Luxembourgish. Whilst they may indeed use Luxembourgish at home, or understand it to a native or fluent level, they will never use it. This is mostly down to the fact that French is the language of business. You can indeed use some Luxembourgish with your Luxembourger business associates. But doing this early in your r...
10 amazing facts about Luxembourg
Culture

10 amazing facts about Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a tiny nation at the heart of Europe. Whilst not much about it is known, there are still amazing facts about Luxembourgian culture that are sure to impress you! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 10. It's the only Grand Duchy left standing We've all heard of the world's most famous monarchies, the British, the Spanish, the Saudis. But you probably didn't realise that Luxembourg too is a monarchy! Although, this monarchy is structured slightly differently to most other monarchies! Throughout the 19th century, many duchies, with dukes who wished to be kings, but never could, had their duchy elevated to the title of a Grand Duchy. These new Grand Duchies (rules over by the now new Grand Dukes) would be autonomous from other states, but w...