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Elsa Carpenter

As Sub-Editor and Journalist at Monaco Life, Elsa builds upon years of experience in writing as well as marketing and PR in the local media scene. Originally from the UK, she is based in the French Riviera and has a passion for spreading the word on news throughout the region.

Author’s Articles
Concours International de Roses

Pretty pink and ivory roses win the judges’ hearts at the Concours International de Roses

Between 3rd May and 16th June, the public is being invited to choose their favourite rose by liking the photos of the most beautiful specimens on the Monaco Government's Facebook page.

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Countdown to Moving Day: Grand Ida’s Résidence Héméra nears completion

It won’t be long before the future residents of the Grand Ida Bâtiment C – now going by the name of Résidence Héméra, after the Greek Goddess of the Day - can finally move into their new...

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F1’s Valtteri Bottas flies the flag for the Princess Charlene Foundation at Swartberg 100

Valtteri Bottas has added another feather to his cap by completing the Swartberg 100 bike race in a time that has earned the Finnish driver a spot at the 2024 UCI Gravel World Championships.  

Overall foreign trade grows to €3.7 billion, but trade deficit widens as exports fall

Foreign trade grew by 5.4% in Monaco last year, but the trade deficit also widened significantly as overseas exports declined against rising imports.

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Monaco in miniature: Princely family unveil model of the Principality in Germany

Taking some 150,000 working hours and €5 million of investment to complete, Miniatur Wunderland’s faithful reproduction of the Principality of Monaco truly is a wonder to behold.

Monaco’s population grows to more than 38,000

More 75% of the Principality’s 38,367 residents are foreign nationals, according to the 2023 Population Census.