Day: 5 October 2017

The Monaco Economic Board started a three-day economic mission to Moscow on October 4. Although the first official relations between the two countries date back to 1877, it was on a mission in 2013, in conjunction with the first official visit of HSH Prince Albert II to Russia, that the MEB made the first contacts with its Russian counterparts.

Two years later, the Year of Russia in Monaco ended with a Forum organised by the MEB, in which partnerships were signed with the Russian Chamber of Commerce, the Union of Russian Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) and Business Russia.

Then, in 2016, a second mission to Moscow led by Gilles Tonelli, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, in the framework of the tenth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Monaco and Russia, consolidated these links.

This third MEB economic mission to Russia takes place as part of Monaco Days in Moscow organised by the Ambassador of Monaco in Russia, Mireille Pettiti, in collaboration with the Consul of Monaco in Russia, Igor Yurgens.

Thursday, October 5, focussed on the main business events with an economic forum based on the partners of the MEB on the spot: the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), Business Russia and the ICC of Russia. B2B and networking business lunch offered Monegasque and Russian companies a maximum of opportunities in a minimum of time.

The MEB delegation is composed of 26 people, representing 20 entities in Monaco, mainly in healthcare, consulting, finance, trading, insurance, transport, information and communication. Most of these companies are already established or are working with Russian companies. Their common point is that they all have specific development objectives in the country.

Also on the agenda are two exceptional performances of the Compagnie des Ballets de Monte Carlo at the Bolshoi Theatre.

“This great initiative of Ambassador Mireille Pettiti will make it possible to consolidate even more the ties of business established between the Principality and Russia for several years already,” commented MEB’s President, Michel Dotta.

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Didier Gamerdinger, Minister of Health and Social Affairs, visited Monaco’s Cardio-Thoracic Center on Monday, October 2, where he was welcomed by Deputy Chairman Prof Vincent Dor, and Dr Jean-Joseph Pastor and Guy Nervo, Managing Directors of the Center.

Thirty-one years after opening, the Cardio-Thoracic Center, thanks to the know-how of its medical-surgical teams and the exceptional means at its disposal, is a model of excellence in cardio-thoracic medicine.

The private centre dedicated to cardiac medicine is completely autonomous and welcomes a number doctors from abroad to operate or train.

The Cardio-Thoracic Center of Monaco has treated 65,000 patients and carried out 20,000 open heart interventions since April 1987. Over the years, nearly 2,250 children with heart malformations have been operated on.

Today, the hospital has 51 hospital beds, 15 intensive care beds with one nurse dedicated to each patient and seven day visit beds.

At the end of the visit, Didier Gamerdinger said: “The Cardio-Thoracic Center of Monaco is a leading establishment in its field of expertise. It is a credit to Monaco.”

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The installation of Christmas lights began on this week and will continue until the end of November in the Principality.

The work, which started on Monday, is being carried out by Blachère Illuminations and the electricians of the Town Hall Events Service. The setting up starts early because of the large number of lights and the fact that the municipal teams are dependent on weather conditions. The LED lights are designed to operate with minimum energy consumption.

The switching on of the Christmas lights will take place on Market Square in the Condamine on Friday, November 24, at 6 pm. From that date until January 7, all the districts of Monaco will be illuminated with Christmas colours.

The Fontvieille district will stay illuminated until February 4 for the 42nd International Festival of Circus of Monte Carlo and the Seventh New Generation Festival.

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