Business & Finance
Monaco’s SBM reports strong half-year earnings, boosted by hospitality and real estate
Monaco’s state-linked hospitality and gaming group, Société des Bains de Mer (SBM), has posted robust earnings for the first half of its 2025/2026 financial year, with revenue climbing 10% year-on-year to €542.5 million.
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Changes to the taxe d’habitation: now and next year
While the French taxe d’habitation on main residences will soon be a thing of the past, some households still have to pay in 2022 and the deadline is just around the corner.
New residency permit to ease labour shortage
The French government is considering the creation of a new residency permit that will ease foreigners' rights to work in France, including Britons, and target sectors that are struggling to fill...
EU pushes for instant bank transfers
Instant bank transfers and payments could soon become the norm for businesses and individuals in Europe.
Monaco’s hospitality sector agrees minimum wage
After lengthy discussions spanning several months, Monaco’s hospitality industry has agreed to implement a minimum pay scale for workers that reflects the French system.
Les Dossiers du Rocher: two charged in smear campaign
Two men have been charged in relation to a highly controversial anonymous website Les Dossiers du Rocher, which accuses Prince Albert II’s inner circle of dodgy property deals in the Principality....
Shuffle at the top of Monaco’s court
Morgan Raymond has been named as the new deputy public prosecutor – and temporarily as Attorney General – for the Principality’s courts.
