Spuerkeess - Your bridge to life

The main things we remember about the housing sector over the past 12 months are the rise in interest rates and the fall in property prices. However, following their fall in 2024, property prices in Luxembourg have now stabilised, and the many measures designed to boost the sector have finally been extended until 1 July 2025. This is good news if you are planning to buy in the near future, as the first half of 2025 is the ideal time to get your property plans back on track.

As a transition enabler, Spuerkeess plans to contribute to the national target of electrifying 49% of Luxembourg’s car fleet by 2030. Thus, since 2018, the Bank has included electric vehicles in its Lease Plus offer, and these now account for 80% of the leases taken out by the Bank's customers. This very strong interest in electric cars is partly due to the desire to "consume better and more sustainably", but is also due to our attractive Lease Plus offers. Emir Mustafic, Business Developer - Private Lease at Spuerkeess, gives us the criteria to be taken into account when buying or leasing an electric vehicle.

Following the adoption of the European Climate Act, the European Union is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. What does this mean for a bank? And how has Spuerkeess decided to help achieve this neutrality? We put these questions to Luigi Garofoli, Deputy Head of Business Unit Corporate Banking, to find out what the Bank has done to this end for its professional customers.

The difference between buying and leasing a car is purely based on your personal preferences as a consumer. Nevertheless, there are a few nuances between the two financing solutions, and it's up to you to decide. Between comfort, insurance, budget..., find out in this article what leasing and loaning can do for you.

Four years after repositioning the Spuerkeess brand Luxembourg's leading bank is launching in early 2025 a new image campaign: “Thriving Together”. To mark the occasion, we spoke to the marketing managers in charge of the project, Lisa Wells, Vice President and Head of Business Unit, Claude Faber, Team Manager Brand and Product Communication and Raoul Loudvig, Team Manager Creatives.

In a world where sustainability is becoming a major priority, the construction sector plays a crucial role in the transition to more environmentally-friendly practices. To explore the challenges and opportunities of this transition in Luxembourg, Max Didier, Managing Director of CDCL Groupe S.A., shares his views. With more than 500 employees, this group is a major player in construction and property development in Luxembourg. What are the main obstacles that need to be overcome in order to meet sustainable construction objectives? How can innovations such as CREE’s timber-concrete hybrid system reduce carbon footprints across the sector? What economic and social benefits could Luxembourg derive from a more sustainable approach? Find out in this article how early collaborations can transform the industry and how Luxembourg can become a leader in sustainable construction.

In this short extract from the “Evergreens by Spuerkeess” podcast, Marco Rasqué da Silva, Secretary General of Spuerkeess, shares his advice on best practice in governance and risk management. Find out how good governance can not only protect the interests of stakeholders, but also strengthen the trust, credibility and sustainability of companies.

In this short extract from the “Evergreens by Spuerkeess” podcast, Stéphanie Damgé, Director of the House of Entrepreneurship, talks to us about the key elements of effective governance, essential for attracting investors and guaranteeing sustainable growth. She highlights the importance of digitisation and cybersecurity, while offering practical advice for small businesses.

When Anne Le Moigne took the plunge into entrepreneurship, she already had over 20 years' experience in a completely different field. She went from aeronautics and human resources to bakery and pastry-making, because she was convinced that French know-how could be highly appreciated in Luxembourg, and she wasn't wrong! During our interview, we wanted to understand her career choice, as well as the steps she took to take over BioScott, with the help of our expert in ‘Transfer of Business’ Franck Alter. Enjoy your reading!

In this short extract from the “Evergreens by Spuerkeess” podcast, we share with you the views of Tom Wirion, Director General of the Chambre des Métiers (the Trade Council), on the crucial importance that governance plays for small and medium-sized enterprises. Find out his advice for implementing it effectively and the strategies for building solid governance that can be adapted to each company.

With the replacement of the physical Token by the LuxTrust Mobile application, borrowing the Token from your parents or any other person to make their payments or bank transactions is no longer possible. It is simply not legal. Using someone else's Token, even with their consent, is comparable to borrowing an identity card, which is strictly forbidden. Payments can still be made, but in a more secure and legal way. We give you some advice on how to do this in this article.

Financial literacy is crucial to young people's future. But how financially literate are young people today, and how can they prepare for the economic challenges of tomorrow? To answer these questions, we interviewed Jessica Thyrion, advisor at the ABBL Foundation for Financial Education. In this article, she shares her expertise on the importance of financial education, the specific challenges facing young people, and the initiatives in place to help them navigate the complex world of finance. Find out how the ABBL Foundation is working to improve young people's financial literacy and prepare them to make informed and responsible decisions.