On Tuesday, Amcham held a reception for almost 500 people at the Cercle Cité on Place d'Armes in luxembourg city centre to launch the new version of its Working in Luxembourg book, now entitled Doing Business in Luxembourg.

Amcham's Chairman, Paul Schonenberg, welcomed the large number of attendees which he described as representing 35 nationalities, emphasising that Amcham helps builds bridges in Luxembourg. He added that Amcham owes the government of Luxembourg and the Ville de Luxembourg "an awful lot" for a high quality of life and for being a great place to raise children.

Lydie Polfer, Mayor of the Ville de Luxembourg, thanked Amcham for helping the city to bring the society of Luxembourg together, and acknowledged that their success is Amcham's success.

Luxembourg's Minister of Labour, Nicolas Schmidt, acknowledged the work Amcham does, and said that Luxembourg is in a fantastic place and we all are in the middle of a changing world. He said he will take care of the companies and people Amcham brings to Luxembourg. He concluded by stating that Amcham is a very strong part of Luxembourg.

To introduce a performance art piece on integration, Paul Schonenberg stated that Luxembourg's quality of life is high and unemployment is low (6%), with an open and approachable government, thanks to the level of integration in the Grand Duchy.

Paul Schonenberg also presented a copy of the 524-page book to former Minister of the Economy and Foreign Trade, Jeannot Krecké, who is now working in the private sector. He had supported the publication of the original Working in Luxembourg edition and showered Amcham and the publication with praise for the help they do in attracting companies and people to Luxembourg and support their integration into Luxembourg's business and social communities.

The event continued with a networking dinner prepared by Lea Linster.

Photos by Geoff Thompson