The Luxembourg Ministry of Finance published an interview with Finance Minister Gilles Roth outlining priorities for the financial sector and reporting that investment fund assets under management have approached EUR 8.6 trillion for the first time, up nearly 12% over 12 months. Alternative funds now account for about 35% of funds managed from Luxembourg, while the financial sector represents around 25% of gross domestic product and directly employs more than 73,000 people. The agenda focuses on digital finance, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and a regulatory framework that protects investors without constraining innovation. Luxembourg is supporting an AI Experience Center, an advisory committee on AI in finance and digital infrastructure projects. On European policy, Roth backed efforts to direct more private capital toward productive investment through the Savings and Investments Union but expressed strong reservations about centralized supervision and called for simpler, more workable common rules. The government may revise its investment incentive to encourage corporate spending on AI and cybersecurity. Roth also said it could present a new program within two months to mobilize private investment in residential housing and expand supply.

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