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MEB: Economic Missions, Networking and Team Monaco on

the Agenda...

The Monaco Economic Board (MEB) held its General Assembly at the end of March in the presence
of a number of key figures, including Minister of State Pierre Dartout and new Councillor Pierre-
André Chiappori. A look back and a look ahead.

“The strength of an economy lies in its ability missions targeted Belgium, the Netherlands shared agenda has been drawn up to improve
to adapt and reinvent itself, Monaco included and Djibouti in 2023. 2024 kicked off with a trip interaction.
( ... ) The fact that innovators feel at home to Riyadh that attracted 43 companies. “This The Monaco Economic Board will, of course,
here is fundamental”. Pierre-André Chiappori is the Monaco Economic Board’s biggest trip continue its networking mission in 2024 with
took advantage of the Monaco Economic ever,” Guillaume Rose estimated. the organisation of the members’ Rendez-
Board’s Annual General Meeting to address Vous. Following the AGM, the 48 Members’
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Monaco’s driving forces directly. The new Action for Team Monaco Rendez-Vous gave over 320 MEB member
Minister of Finance and Economy expressed The upcoming conferences will cover a range company directors the opportunity to nurture
a certain optimism for the future, “thanks in of topics: macroeconomic forecasts, sports and develop their business networks.
particular to the human wealth represented business, intellectual property and, of course,
by the increasingly significant contribution artificial intelligence. AI is indeed at the heart of
of women in the world of work”. our concerns. The President of the MEB, Michel
This General Meeting is traditionally the Dotta, spoke of the importance of attracting This General Meeting was the time
occasion for the members of the FEB to talent in this field to Monaco. One of the MEB’s to hold elections for members of
approve the results for 2023 and the 2024 other missions is to make the Principality more the Executive Committee. Three
new members were elected after
programme. Initiatives such as the creation attractive. “Collaboration with institutions, being nominated by the bodies they
of conferences in English, which are set to and in particular with the diplomatic and represent: Pascale Taramazzo (Cabinet
expand, the launch of the new website, and an consular corps and the Attractiveness Unit Taramazzo - Ordre des experts-
increase in membership of almost 20% since headed by Frédéric Genta, is continuing, comptables de Monaco) who will also
2019 (now totalling 652 companies). Among whether as part of economic development be Treasurer, Mathieu Ferragut (CFM
the initiatives mentioned by Guillaume Rose operations alongside member companies, or Indosuez - Association Monégasque
and Justin Highman, Executive Managing during projects designed to attract investors des Activités Financières) and Pierre-
Director and Deputy Managing Director and wealthy residents to Monaco”, stresses Alexandre Rousselot (Keesystem - JCI
respectively, were the 50 operations carried the MEB, according to whom, as part of Monaco).
out in the Principality and abroad. Economic the coordination of “Team Monaco”, a new

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Les membres du MEB ont approuvé les comptes 2023 ainsi que le Rapport moral de l’association.
MEB members approved the 2023 accounts and the association’s moral report.

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