Living in Monaco

2016 06 Serge PierryvesSerge Pierryves, a Monegasque citizen born in Monaco in 1963, holds a degree in Marketing and Communications. He started his career in 1983 as a marketing assistant with Christian Lacroix SNC, where he was involved in launching the creator's own fashion house. He returned to Monaco in 1989 and joined the Tourist and Convention Authority, where he rose through the ranks to become the Assistant Director in 2002. In 2006, he transferred to the State Property Authority, once again as Assistant Director, before being appointed Housing Department Director in 2008. Serge Pierryves has been the Director of the Business Development Agency since December 2010. He was made a Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles in 2009.  He told us about the role of the Business Development Agency.

2016 05 Gianni RomanoSon of a banker (his father managed Banque du Gothard in Lugano),  Gianni Romano left Switzerland in the late 90s to open a management company in Monaco: Financial Strategy. He is its Chairman and for 12 years he was an Advisor on the AMAF Board.

2016 04 Guillaume ROSEMonaco's Director of Tourism has put interactive digital tools in place in the Principality for maximum effectiveness. His motto is "constant renewal".

2016 03 pallancaLe 22 mars dernier, L'Association Monégasque des Activités Financières a reçu le Directeur du Travail, Madame Pascale PALLANCA, accompagnée de son Directeur adjoint , Mme Sophie Vincent, et de l'Inspecteur Principal du Travail, Mme Corinne VAN KLAVEREN.  Nous avons interrogé Mme PALLANCA sur les missions de sa Direction.

2015-09 regis-assoIn February 2013, Régis Asso was appointed Director of the Monaco Police Department. His career as a divisional commissioner in Nice and then Cannes placed him at the forefront of major events: European Heads of State Summits, NATO Summit, G20, France-Africa Summit. He gives us his view of public security in the Principality of Monaco.

2013-12 mwboTo be launched by early next year as one of the initiatives of the Strategic Council for Attractiveness’s Welcome Plan, the “Monaco Welcome” label will particularly relate to the financial institutions of the Monaco financial centre.

BF 2010-2011 p16-ocde smallToday the Principality of Monaco can claim to have implemented a foreign policy that is in line with the requirements and constraints of international standards relating to fiscal transparency. The direct result of this active policy is that since September 2009 the name of the Principality of Monaco has featured on the OECD’s White List, meaning that the country’s desire to cooperate in tax matters has been acknowledged, while it remains internationally competitive.

BF 2010-2011 p56-braquage smallMonaco’s Director of Public Security asserts that the Principality is a very open country, and that good preventive measures alone allow bank security to be maintained. Interview.