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What’s new at the M

he Monaco conomic oard M held its General ssembly on hursday March at the Méridien
each Plaza. n opportunity to announce the pro ects for , along with some new features.

180 directors of member companies and many and a dedicated space to communicate on the creation of a new entity, the Monaco Business
officials were present at the General Assembly MEB website. Office, dedicated to companies and businesses
of the MEB, with a word of welcome from Another innovation is that conferences and with a client-orientated approach to
President, Michel Dotta. It was then Guillaume in English will be offered to facilitate the relationships with economic actors.
Rose, Executive General Director, supported integration of non-French-speaking entities Next, Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance and
by his Deputy Director, Justin Highman, who into the Monégasque economic fabric, with Economy, took the floor, rejoicing at the good
presented the 2022 report and the outlook for the first to be held on 5 June. economic results of the Principality recently
the current year. And finally, in conjunction with the Ministry of released by IMSEE. He also congratulated the
Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, the MEB will MEB teams, applauding “a structure created by
: ear of ecovery intensify its role as facilitator in establishing entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs”.
With activity freed from health constraints, the contacts between Monégasque companies and Members participating in this General Assembly
year 2022 enabled the MEB to fully regain its foreign ambassadors, in particular on the occasion were then joined by other leaders and partners
ability to support Monaco businesses in their of the accreditation of diplomats in the Principality. of the MEB to attend the 44th Members’
development and to promote the Principality’s Meeting. No less than 320 people were able
economy, even if the war in Ukraine may have By way of conclusion, Stéphan Bruno, Director to network in a friendly atmosphere conducive
had an indirect impact. More than 40 operations of Monaco’s recently-reorganised Business to new encounters – which is what, in a way,
were carried out locally and internationally, in Development Agency, was invited to discuss the lies at the heart of the MEB’s mission.
particular economic missions abroad, often in
coordination with other entities of Team Monaco,
in Dubai, Montreal, Toronto, Madrid and finally
Paris, in partnership with local chambers of
commerce and including B2B meeting sessions.

: Development and Innovations
Regarding future activity, economic missions
are planned in Belgium (14 to 16 June),
Thailand (27 September to 2 October ), the
Netherlands (22 to 24 November) and London
(6 and 7 December). Locally, over the next
few months, an Eco Club/Nice-Matin Group
will be devoted to business tourism (12 May)
and will be followed by numerous economic
conferences, starting with that of multi-award- Guillaume Rose, Directeur Général Exécutif du MEB, a présenté le bilan 2022 et les objectifs des mois à venir.
winning forecaster, Christophe Barraud (16 Guillaume Rose, MEB Executive General Director, presented the 2022 results and objectives for the coming months.
May) and and then Alexandre Bubbio, Director
of IMSEE (22 June). Amongst the delegation
receptions, Luxembourg (15 May) will be next
on the agenda, for a joint operation with the
CCI Côte d’Azur.
In terms of what’s new, a decision was ratified
during an extraordinary general meeting at the
start of the session, so members will have the
choice, from 2024, between two categories
of annual membership: firstly the Classic
for €650, which opens rights to all current
services and events; and another, the Premium
at €1,300, with added advantages such as
the possibility of coming with more people to
certain events, benefiting from exclusive events Mot d’accueil par le Président Michel Dotta. / Welcome speech by MEB President, Michel Dotta.

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