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Barclays Monaco CEO Gérald Mathieu departs amid private bank restructure
Barclays Private Bank has confirmed the departure of Gérald Mathieu, CEO of its Monaco operations and former Head of Private Bank Europe and Middle East, following a strategic overhaul of its European business model.
Read morePrincipality marks UN Day of Disabled Persons
For six years the Principality of Monaco has been associated with the commemoration of the United Nations International Day of Disabled Persons, held each year on December 5. The Department of Health...
Celebration of Saint Barbara, Patron Saint of the fire service
Archbishop Monsignor Barsi presided in the St Nicholas Church on Monday, December 4, for the celebration of the traditional Saint Barbara Mass, an early Christian Greek saint and martyr. The Saint...
Prince’s guards feature on new 2 euro coin
The Carabiniers of the Prince are the subject of a new commemorative €2 coin from Monaco, coinworld.com reports. The obverse design shows a Carabinier and in the background the Palace of Monaco. At...

Monaco GP 75 Series: Thierry Boutsen, from F1 driver to Boutsen Aviation
ML: You have competed 163 World Championship Grand Prix races winning three, achieving 15 podiums and scoring 132 career points. How did your childhood in Belgium lead you to this path? TB: I don’t...
Tis the season, but don’t go overboard
The holiday season is upon us, and we’re all frantically buying presents at the Metropole, going to parties, choosing the right outfits, organising family visits – and definitely over-indulging...

Monaco Life’s Olympic Series: André de Montigny
Our Q&A with Monaco’s Brazilian community kicks off with André de Montigny, the Honorary Consul of Brazil in Monaco ML: You were born in Trois Rivières, Quebec. Tell us about your career...