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Jun 11, 2021, 01:25pm
By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Article first published in Forbes Monaco March/April 2021 issue. Best In Show You sing along with his catchphrase “Can we fix it? Yes we can” and follow his animated do-good pups. Or at least your kids do, along with millions…

Head Thinker

Jun 11, 2021, 10:30am
By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Article first published in Forbes Monaco March/April 2021 issue. A private banking culture aligned with the expectations of elites led by Francesco Grosoli. Every crisis is a sharp reminder that we must never be victims of the present,”…

New Curfew In Monaco, Residents Of Alpes-Maritimes Welcome At Restaurants

Jun 10, 2021, 07:52pm
By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

From Saturday, June 12 and until Sunday, June 27, curfew changes to midnight and still ends at 6 a.m. in Monaco. Wearing masks outdoors remain mandatory. The work from home rule will no longer be compulsory but it is recommended. From…

11pm Curfew, Gyms Reopen And Other Changes In France From June 9

Jun 08, 2021, 04:45pm
By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

As president Macron recovers from the shock of being slapped in the face this afternoon from a member of the public while on Stage 2 of his Tour de France in the Drôme, the country is gearing up for the third stage of deconfinement tomorrow.…

Bid On Racket Signed By Djokovic, Help Monaco Auction Raise Money For Marine Expedition In September

Jun 07, 2021, 05:24pm
By Forbes MC Staff Forbes Monaco

There is little over three days left to bid on lots in the Monaco auction that is in partnership with the Prince Albert II Foundation (PAF2), Lia Riva, CREM, the Thirty Nine, the Yacht Club and the Oceanographic Museum. The “Ensemble…

How to Target UHNWIs in Monaco

Jun 07, 2021, 10:35am
By Rumble Romagnoli Contributor

UHNWI Targeting: How To Target Monaco’s Rich Monaco is well known for its unique wealth status, with one in three people living in the tiny sovereign state being millionaires. Some 32% of the 38,000-plus residents living in Monaco…

Au Revoir PCR Tests For Vaccinated Europeans Coming To France

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Following a decree on Wednesday by the Italian minister of health allowing residents within 60 km of…

Power Lunch: Rampoldi

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Michelin-star chef Antonio Salvatore has created a rather tricky situation for food-lovers in Monaco:…

Dust Off The Tiaras: Grand Ball Celebrates Monaco’s Social Elite

By Diana Luhova Contributor

The exclusive Grand Ball of Princes and Princesses will welcome members of royal and princely houses…

Office Space Offered To Monegasques

By Forbes MC Staff Forbes Monaco

Monaco Boost is offering private or shared workspace to entrepreneurs of Monegasque nationality who…

1 The Influence of Affluence: Why Monaco Is Key For Luxury Goods

2 Monaco Chooses UseCrypt Technology As A Future Type Of Communication

3 Enjoy The Great Future Of Digital Era

4 Nok-On Effect

5 Into The Wild

6 Rethinking The Future Of Luxury Fashion In Monaco

7 How will COVID-19 impact the future of air travel?

8 On The Rock: Monaco Gin Sells Out In First Run

9 COFFE That Is Not To Drink

10 Massa Races At First Virtual Le Mans This Weekend To Help Princess Charlene Raise Money For Covid Vaccine

Billionaires

Australia And France Are The Latest Countries To Prioritize Olympic Athletes For Covid-19 Vaccine

By Alison Durkee Forbes U.S. Staff

Olympic athletes in Australia and France will be part of a higher priority group for getting the Covid-19 vaccine, the countries’ governments said Tuesday, part of a growing collection of nations that are trying to ensure athletes…

‘Extraordinary Life And Work’: Tributes Pour In As U.K.’s Prince Philip Dies Aged 99

Tributes are pouring in for Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Friday…

Moderna CEO Makes Forbes Billionaires List, IMF Forecasts, EU Unemployment And France Says ‘International Taxation Within Reach’

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slightly raised its 2021 growth forecast for the euro…

The Groundbreaker

He was inspired to play golf at Harvard after seeing Love Story, built two billion-dollar companies…

France Eases Travel Ban On U.K., But Covid-19 Testing Rules Cause Massive Backlog At Border

By Siladitya Ray Forbes U.S. Staff

France has agreed to allow freight and passengers who have tested negative for Covid-19 to enter its…

Zoom Founder Eric Yuan’s Fortune Falls $3.1 Billion As Stock Plunges Following Earnings Report

By Sergei Klebnikov Forbes U.S. Staff

Billionaire Philip Green Continues To Fight As His Arcadia Retail Empire Denies Reports Of Imminent Collapse

By David Dawkins Forbes U.S. Staff

Elon Musk Passes Mark Zuckerberg To Become The World’s Fourth Richest Person

By Sergei Klebnikov Forbes U.S. Staff

Money

Head Thinker

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

China’s Economy Surged 18.3% In The First Quarter Of 2021

By Sarah Hansen Forbes U.S. Staff

Money

New York Times Sells Column For Over $550k In NFT Experiment

By Jemima McEvoy Forbes U.S. Staff

The NYT sold ownership of a previously-printed column by technology reporter Kevin Roose for over $558,000 Thursday in its first-ever experiment with a non-fungible token auction, promising bidders they would be a part of history as the NFT…

Tesla Has Plunged 25% And Lost $200 Billion In Market Value Since Its Bitcoin Investment

By Jonathan Ponciano Forbes U.S. Staff

Tesla’s meteoric tear is unraveling this month as experts start to worry that the stock’s…

Crypto Surge Continues: Market Up $750 Billion, Nearly Doubling This Month As Bitcoin Hits New Highs

By Jonathan Ponciano Forbes U.S. Staff

Bitcoin's massive rally continued into the weekend, pushing the market capitalization of the world's…

Bitcoin Surges To An All Time High Of $48,000 As Tesla Signals Its Confidence

By Robert Hart Forbes U.S. Staff

Bitcoin’s price reached another record high Tuesday, pushing past $48,000 after electric car giant…

BlackRock Files To Add Bitcoin Futures To Funds

By Sarah Hansen Forbes U.S. Staff

Investment giant BlackRock filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission showing that…

Business

Tesla Will Stop Accepting Bitcoin As Payment Due To Environmental Worries, Musk Says

By Joe Walsh Forbes U.S. Staff

Electric carmaker Tesla will no longer allow customers to pay for cars with bitcoin, CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday, citing the vast amounts of electricity needed to “mine” the cryptocurrency — a reversal three…

Instime Cofounder Vadim Mashurov On Success

Vadim Mashurov grew up with “ingenuity and innovation” on the brain. The Ukrainian managed…

As Burberry Faces Backlash In China Over Xinjiang Cotton, Other Luxury Brands Could Face Boycott

By Isabel Togoh Staff

British designer Burberry is the first luxury brand to be targeted in China in a backlash against western…

Birkenstock Billionaires Unveiled After German Sandal Maker Agrees To Sell In A $4.7 Billion Deal

By Lauren Debter Forbes U.S. Staff

Two heirs to one of Germany’s best-known footwear brands emerged as billionaires after agreeing…

Adidas To Unload Reebok And Focus On Own Brand

By Robert Hart Forbes U.S. Staff

German sportswear company Adidas plans to sell its underperforming Reebok brand—some 15 years…

Leclerc Commits To Made In France Masks And Cheaper Food For Students

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Already Struggling, Trump’s European Properties Lost More Than 60% Of Revenue Last Year

By Dan Alexander Forbes U.S. Staff

Russia ‘Not Expecting Anything Good’ From U.S. Under Biden

By Andrew Solender Forbes U.S. Staff

Innovation

Virgin Galactic Makes First Flight To Space From New Mexico Base As It Prepares To Carry Tourists Next Year

By Joe Walsh Forbes U.S. Staff

Mobility In A Post-Covid World

By Norbert Rücker Contributor

Innovation

‘Vaccine Passports’ Could Reopen Global Travel—And Lead To Discrimination, Critics Say

By Siladitya Ray Forbes U.S. Staff

As Governments around the world attempt to reopen travel and kickstart their economies many are looking at so-called “vaccine passports” or “green travel passes” that could allow people who have been inoculated against…

EU Approves J&J Single-Shot Covid-19 Vaccine As The Bloc’s Vaccination Crisis Rumbles On

By Robert Hart Forbes U.S. Staff

The European Medicines Agency has authorized Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot Covid-19…

‘A Pivotal Moment’: U.K. Rolls Out Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine Amid Covid-19 Surge

By Robert Hart Forbes U.S. Staff

British officials celebrated Monday as the country accelerated its Covid-19 immunization campaign will…

Apple Is Reportedly Creating Its Own Search Engine Amid Google’s Antitrust Woes

By Robert Hart Forbes U.S. Staff

Apple is intensifying long-standing efforts to beat Google at its own game by building its own rival…

Nokia To Build Cell Network On Moon

By Robert Hart Forbes U.S. Staff

Nokia will build the first cellular network on the moon as part of a NASA project intended to establish…

Lifestyle

Best In Show

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Yannick Alleno with Alain Ducasse. Photo: SBM

‘Real Synergy Between Yannick Alléno And The Principality,’ Says Ducasse

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

With multiple Michelin stars to his name, chef Yannick Alléno has officially taken over…

France Suspends All Flights With Brazil

Prime minister Jean Castex has just announced during a questions to the government session, “We…

Air France Announces 22 New Destinations As Its Set To Receive €4 Billion More In Aid

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Air France announced today its 2021 summer schedule with 22 new destinations to France, Europe and North…

Quick Getaway: Monaco to Limone

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Six years after the first train reached Limone Piemonte in 1891, the town had transformed into a ski…

Vive La Villégiature!

A Lot Can Happen In Less Than 20 Seconds

A Massif Getaway

Featured

Post-Covid-19: Investing In An Uncertain World

By Norman Villamin Contributor

A Classic Beauty

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Featured

All Roads Lead to Todt

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

From Karting to F1, this manager drives careers. Manager Nicolas Todt does not fall far from the F1 tree. His father, Jean, a driver turned-Director of Racing at Peugeot then Ferrari, has twice been re-elected to his current position of President…

Charles In Charge

By Nancy Heslin Forbes Monaco

Not even halfway through his first Formula One season, Charles Leclerc is admittedly determined to shake…

These Boots Are Made For Walgreens

By Celina Lafuente De Lavotha Contributor

The annual Monte-Carlo Women of the Year Award, founded in 2012 by Cinzia Sgambati-Colman, is a cultural…

Breaking News

Greece Is The Latest Mediterranean Country To Open Up To Tourists

By Robert Hart Forbes U.S. Staff

Greece officially launched its 2021 tourism season Friday, reopening museums and beaches after a dismal year for the country that relies heavily on tourists, but the nation is implementing its own vaccine and testing requirements for visitors…

Moscow Cuts U.S. Embassy Staff Marking Latest Decline In U.S.-Russia Relationship

By Melissa Holzberg Forbes U.S. Staff

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow cut 75% of its staff Wednesday after the Kremlin banned the embassy…

Bill And Melinda Gates Announce Divorce

By Melissa Holzberg Forbes U.S. Staff

Bill and Melinda Gates, who jointly run the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest…

Vaccinated Americans Will Reportedly Be Allowed Back In Europe This Summer

By Carlie Porterfield Forbes U.S. Staff

American holidaymakers who have received a coronavirus vaccine will be permitted to enter the European…

France Will Reopen To Vaccinated Americans This Summer, Macron Says

By Carlie Porterfield Forbes U.S. Staff

Americans will soon be permitted to enter France for the first time in more than a year with vaccine…

U.K. Regulator Recommends Continued Use Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Despite 7 Deaths Linked To Blood Clots

By Tommy Beer Forbes U.S. Staff

Chinese Hackers Used Facebook To Target Uyghurs With Powerful iPhone And Android Spyware

By Thomas Brewster Forbes U.S. Staff

Prince William Says Royals Are ‘Very Much Not A Racist Family’

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