Business & Finance
Monaco’s economy cools from a record 2025, but jobs hit a new high
Monaco’s business turnover fell 9.6% to €9.2bn in the first half of 2026, off 2025’s exceptional highs, but private-sector employment hit a record near 70,000, IMSEE’s latest bulletin shows.
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New gin named for “Explorer Prince” Albert I
Monaco Gin, a local distiller offering its first premium gin, has created a beverage named after the iconic Monegasque leader and environmentalist, Prince Albert I.
Monaco restates commitment to refugees
The Global Compact on Refugees turned two this year and Monaco joined other signatories to review strategies and plans for the future in aid of displaced persons and host countries around the world.
Minister of State “doing well” after testing positive for Covid
Monaco’s Minister of State Pierre Dartout and several members of his family have tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from vacation in the Alps.
National Council debates regulation of crypto
The last legislative session of 2021 was opened with the amendment to the Financial Activities Act of 2007, with a heavy focus on crypto currencies.
“Migrants are real agents of social change”
Cultural diplomat Prince Nereides Antonio Giamundo de Bourbon has inaugurated a new initiative called the NDB Opera project, a humanitarian endeavour aimed at educating and employing immigrants.
Local yacht broker sells one yacht every two days in 2021
Northrop and Johnson has broken its own record by selling 141 yachts so far this year, an average of one every other day, an exceptional feat in the current climate.
