On March 17 in Monaco, we were suddenly forced to accept restrictions of basic freedoms. Previously unimaginable, the liberty of leaving the house, going to a café or running a business was quashed as the worst public health emergency in a century shutdown the global economy one country at a time. Despite being home to the world’s most expensive property market where, according to the…
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As my father was an epidemiologist and renowned professor of infectious diseases, I cannot help but to bring some sense of context in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic and its consequences on the world economy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Spanish Flu in 1918 killed up to 50 million people, while UNAIDS reports that 32 million have died from HIV since…
The first ever visit to Monaco by a Chinese head of state on March 24 was historic, marking the deepened political trust and unique cooperation between the two countries since diplomatic ties began in 1934. The images of President Xi Jinping’s motorcade arriving at the palace courtyard where Prince Albert stood poised with Princess Charlene at his side, show our country’s rising prominence…
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Unfathomable that we’ve produced 6 issues since our launch at the Yacht Club in November 2018 when we unveiled our first Forbes Monaco cover, which honored Shanu S.P. Hinduja, whose family ranks as the 65th richest in the…
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EACH OF US has a wildly different idea of what makes Monaco unequivocally magical, but, whatever your expectations, it’s pretty near impossible not to fall in love with this tiny Principality. Whether it’s watching one of the…
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