Luxembourg offers a wide range of structuring solutions to meet the evolving needs of issuers and investors. To explore the country’s structuring strengths, the growing synergies between investment funds and securitisation, and emerging opportunities in cross-border transactions, we sat down with José Juan Ocaña, Counsel leading the Capital Markets practice at CMS Luxembourg.

Recently, AFD marked its inaugural listing on LuxSE with a KES 2.5 billion bond on the Euro MTF market. We spoke with Thibaut Makarovsky, Head of Funding and Market Operations at AFD, to explore the institution’s approach to sustainable development, its role in local-currency financing, and its broader funding strategy.

LuxSE enjoys a longstanding partnership with the World Bank. Recently, the World Bank issued a USD 120 million 14-year Spekboom Restoration Outcome Bond, listed on LuxSE and displayed on LGX. To learn more about outcome bonds and the role of stock exchanges in supporting innovation development finance, we sat down with Jorge Familiar, Vice President and Treasurer of The World Bank Group.

LuxXPrime bond yields rose through most of the first half of 2026, then split apart in June. The move was mostly global – with higher inflation, central banks leaning toward rate rises, and an oil shock from the Middle East. When a ceasefire pulled oil back down in June, euro and dollar yields parted ways: euro yields eased even as the ECB raised rates, while dollar yields kept climbing. The short end moved most.

To stay ahead of market trends, LuxSE works closely with legal advisers to assess how new financial structures influence listing practices. In this context, we spoke with Paul Péporté, Partner at A&O Shearman, to explore current dynamics in structured finance and debt capital markets and the growing relevance of bespoke listing solutions.