ANZCCL Newsletter - New Year Announcements

As we welcome the new year, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support throughout the past year. As we look ahead to 2025, we invite our community to share ideas and suggestions to make this year remarkable together. Stay tuned for more details and join us in strengthening the business ties between Australia, New Zealand, and Luxembourg.

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Advancing Key Bilateral Agreements with Luxembourg

The Australia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Luxembourg (ANZCCL) is pleased to announce the formation of a dedicated committee focused on advancing the establishment of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) and a Social Security Agreement (SSA) between Luxembourg and Australia.

This committee, chaired by Maria Pawelek, Independent Director, and sponsored by Darren Shipard, ANZCCL Board member. It also includes members John Lee of Macquarie Group, Nicholas Montague, as well as Francisco Da Cunha, and Yves Knel from Deloitte.

The DTA/SSA Committee has been established in recognition of the need for these agreements to enhance business opportunities, support expatriates, and provide regulatory certainty for both businesses and individuals operating across Luxembourg and Australia. For individuals, this includes tangible benefits such as avoiding double taxation and simplified pension portability. For businesses, it offers reduced compliance burdens, increased investment confidence, and specific advantages in investment funds.

Through the Australian Embassy in Brussels and engagement with relevant governmental bodies, businesses, and stakeholders, the committee will advocate for the establishment of both agreements and provide essential support throughout the negotiation process.

As part of our commitment to comprehensive outreach, we intend to engage specifically with the Australian and Luxembourg Treasury departments. We will also liaise with other organisations that stand to significantly benefit from these agreements, including ALFI and Luxembourg for Finance.

We are calling on additional advocates and interested parties to join our efforts in promoting these essential agreements. For further information on the committee’s work, or if you are interested in supporting this initiative, please contact Maria Pawelek, Chair of the DTA/SSA Committee: Maria@anzccl.lu

Your participation is welcome in driving these agreements forward for the benefit of businesses and individuals in both countries.

ANZCCL Summer Newsletter

We hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful summer! As we reflect on the first half of the year, we are thrilled to acknowledge the success of several fantastic events that brought our community together. These achievements would not have been possible without the incredible support of our members, board, and dedicated volunteers—thank you for your unwavering commitment. Looking ahead, we’re excited to share that we have more great events on the horizon, including a pivotal event focused on the hydrogen value chain. Your input is invaluable to us, so if you have any ideas or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Let’s continue to make this year remarkable together!

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Opportunities for the Net Zero Transition

Missed the event at House of Startups (HoST) / online? Catch the presentation videos here:

• Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative (LSFI) - Nicoletta Centofanti

• International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA) - Laurence Hulin

• Emissions measurement and reporting: SustainCERT - Maria Pawelek

• Space tech for climate mitigation: RSS Hydro Luxembourg - Paolo Tamagnone

• Government of Western Australia , Senior Trade and Investment Manager - David Burrows

• Government of South Australia , Agent General for UK & Europe - Hon. David Ridgway

• Commissioner for Victoria to Europe, Middle East, Türkiye and Africa - Gönül Serbest

• Closing remarks, ANZCCL Board Members, Darren Shipard & Monique Bachner

ANZCCL Christmas Newsletter 2023

As we get to the end of 2023, we'd like to  to express heartfelt appreciation to our members and friends for their support. This year we've grown our active community in and around Luxembourg through events and networking. We're excited to tell you about our events already lined up for 2024  - please find further details and dates for your diaries below. 

Here's to a brilliant festive season and an even more thrilling year ahead!

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ANZCCL Event Explores AU-EU FTA Opportunities for Australia, Luxembourg

Chronicle: On Tuesday evening, the Australia and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg (ANZCCL), together with the Australian Embassy in Belgium, held a panel discussion dedicated to exploring the opportunities (and potential challenges) of the Australia-EU Trade Agreement for Australia-Luxembourg trade and investment at Cercle Munster in Luxembourg-Grund.

Photo Credit: Jazmin Campbell / Chronicle.lu

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“Significant scope” for closer economic ties with Australia

Delano: As the EU and Australia hope to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement this year, Luxembourg’s foreign minister Jean Asselborn said there is “significant scope” for both countries to deepen their ties, with industry players backing him up in a panel discussion hosted by the Australia and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce.

Photo Credit: MAEE

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Road to Luxembourg - Tony Whiteman

INSEAD: After growing up and being educated in New Zealand, I was given a one-way ticket to the UK to see the world. It was a fun journey experiencing London life, working in an advertising business and the obligatory ‘live/work’ in a pub. Sport has always been a big part of my life and it was rugby which took me to Luxembourg in 1993. I became an FX Dealer and met my wife during enjoyable years in Luxembourg.

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Road to Luxembourg - Maya Joshi

Delano: Talking to Australian lawyer Maya Joshi about her career in Luxembourg, and it’s reassuring how often she mentions family. “I came back for a couple of reasons, but for me one of the main reasons is it’s a really good place for a family,” the mother of two explained.

Photo Credit: Mike Zenari

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Road to Luxembourg - Genna Elvin

Luxembourg Trade & Invest: After leaving her native New Zealand at the age of 22, Genna Elvin landed in Luxembourg in 2012 and discovered a country full of charm. “It’s very central, unlike my home country, and the business landscape is very favourable for start-ups,” she says happily. 

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Australia, New Zealand Chamber Outlines Main Mission at First Event

Chronicle: The ANZCCL's first event since its launch in February this year focused on "Why the world is looking to Luxembourg." Committee member Genna Elvin, who is originally from New Zealand and co-founded the Luxembourg tech company Tadaweb, presented the topic, as well as the main mission of the Grand Duchy's newest chamber. Above all, the ANZCCL aims to bridge the business ecosystems of Australia, New Zealand and Luxembourg using a multilateral approach and thus "identify, leverage and support opportunities" within this context.

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Australia, New Zealand Business Chamber Launches in Luxembourg

Chronicle: On Wednesday 13 February 2019, a new business chamber was launched in the Grand Duchy: the Cercle Münster in Luxembourg-Grund hosted the inaugural meeting of the Australia and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg (ANZCCL).

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Kiwis and Aussies pool resources for Lux chamber

Delano: Founded by a committee of two Kiwis and three Australians, the chamber aims to provide. A platform and connection point for businesses and business people in the three countries.

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The ANZCCL is born!

Of course there was a long period leading up to this key milestone and laying the groundwork, such as: liaison and activities with the ABIE Network (abie.eu) joining some of the official Luxembourg trade missions e.g. 2017 to Australia, which included Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg Finance Minister, ALFI (Luxembourg Funds Industry Association) roadshow events in Sydney and Melbourne