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22nd Business Creation Competition: 2017 winner
As the Monaco Business trade fair drew to a close on Tuesday 14 November 2017, Mr Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy, presented the Prince’s Government Prize to the winner of the 22nd Business Creation Competition, organised by the Junior Chamber International Monaco.This year the jury, made up of repr...
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42nd International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo - From the 18th to the 28th January 2018 - Press Release n° 1
250 years ago modern circus was born!
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Tourist and Convention Authority gathers overseas representative offices for meeting in Monaco
Minister of Finance and Economy Jean Castellini opened today the annual conference of representatives from the Tourist and Convention Authority’s various offices overseas. The conference is being held at the Hotel Fairmont Monte-Carlo and will run until 17 November.Each year, the event provides a unique opportunity...
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GDP 2016: Key results and commentary
Monaco’s GDP for 2016 was EUR 5.85 billion compared with EUR 5.64 billion in 2015. It recorded growth of +3.2% (in real terms, corrected for inflation, see table 1).TABLE 1: GDP in millions of euro and growth rate...
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GDP Reports
The GDP of the Principality, which is calculated since 2005, is published in an annual report which presents the figures in a summarised form and by industry. Detailed figures of the economic growth rate and the GDP per capita are also presented, and explanations are provided on the methodological principles and cho...
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Dialogue between Monaco and the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
On 9 November 2017, a Monegasque delegation,* led by H.E. Ms. Carole Lanteri, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United Nations Office at Geneva, took part in a Dialogue in Geneva with the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.The purpose of this meeting was t...
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Launch of the "Responsible Trading" Label
The Government is launching the "Responsible Trade" label. Its aim is to identify traders who are committed to an ecologically, economically and socially responsible approach.The "Responsible Trading" label is free, participative and dynamic. It makes it possible to highlight eco-responsible prac...
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Le Temps Presse festival 2,000 pupils and students help to choose winners
On Thursday 9 November, for the seventh consecutive year, Le Temps Presse, supported by the Prince’s Government, took over the Variety Theatre in Monaco and the Sciences Po Paris Middle East and Mediterranean Campus in Menton. School pupils from Monaco and students from the Sciences Po Campus gathered in their group...
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Astana EXPO 2017 specialised exhibition - Monaco Pavilion: review
On Thursday 9 November 2017, in the presence of H.E. Ms Evelyne Genta, Monaco’s Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan, and H.E. Ms Mireille Pettiti, Ambassador and President of Monaco Inter Expo, Albert Croesi, Executive Director of Monaco Inter Expo, met partners and organisations which contributed to the work o...
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Official launch of MonacoTech
MonacoTech, the start-up incubator and accelerator established by the Monegasque Government in partnership with Monaco Telecom, was recently inaugurated by H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince, Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and Economy, and Xavier Niel.In an open area of more than 800 square metres, including a co-wor...
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Delegation from the Principality attends COP 23 in Bonn
A delegation from the Principality has been in Bonn, Germany since 4 November to take part in the 23rdUnited Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23).The Bonn Conference follows on from COP 21 and the Marrakech Climate Change Conference.Its aim is to make progress on developing the various guidelines, arrangements...
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9th Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Competition Monaco Awards the Voice-Piano Duo Grand Prize
On 29 October 2017, H.E. Mr. Claude Cottalorda, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to France, accompanied by his wife, represented H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco at the final of the 9th Nadia and Lili Boulanger International Voice-Piano Competition, held at the Higher National Conservatory of Dramatic Art,...
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Egmont Group: SICCFIN official conducts training in Malaysia
The Egmont Group1 organised a training session on strategic analysis from 23 to 27 October 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The session, requested by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)2 Asia/Pacific Group and funded thanks to a voluntary contribution from Taiwan’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), brought togethe...
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UNESCO - The Principality of Monaco Announces a Strategic Partnership for Marine Heritage
In his general policy speech, given on 1 November 2017 on the occasion of the 39th session of the UNESCO General Conference, Mr. Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with UNESCO to strengthen the activities of the World Heritage Marine Progra...
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"Destination Monaco" is Showcased in South-East Asia
From 9 to 17 October, the South-East Asia office of Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority (DTC) organised promotional events in Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore. On 9 October, the Monegasque delegation was at the Hanoi Press Club, Vietnam, on 10 October at the Hyatt Park in HoChi Minh City/Saigon, Vietnam, and the...
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Visit by Monaco Fire and Emergency Service to Mauritania
As part of the partnership initiated with Mauritania in 1996 in the field of civil protection, Monaco Fire and Emergency Service and the Department of International Cooperation visited Nouakchott from 23 to 25 October 2017, on a visit for discussions and training.During this visit, Colonel Tony Varo, Chief of Monaco...
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Resumption of Extension Works to the North of the Quai Albert 1er
Following the dismantling of the Monaco Yacht Show, work on the northern dock of the Port de la Condamine is resuming, with a new phase that will continue until the 2018 F1 Grand Prix.
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Diplomacy and Accreditations: The Netherlands - Ireland - Spain
On Monday 30 October 2017, at a lunch, Gilles Tonelli, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, received H.E. Mr. Pieter de Gooijer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; H.E. Ms. Patricia O' Brien, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland and H.E. Mr. Fer...
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Convention on Migratory Species COP 12 : ACCOBAMS contributes to work of Conference
The ACCOBAMS Permanent Secretariat is contributing to the work of the twelfth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP12).The Secretariat presented the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative to the 500 participants attending the Conference. This is an innovati...
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Monaco Takes Part in the "Water and Climate" Summit
H.E. Mr Robert Fillon, Ambassador of Monaco to Italy, represented the Prince's Government at the Summit of States concerned by the water problem in the face of climate change. This summit, which was initiated by the Italian Ministry of the Environment, took place from 23 to25October in Rome.The Summit was opened by...
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