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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Sizeable money-laundering sums confiscated from Monaco banks
A long-running legal case came back before the Monaco Criminal Court last week concerning a case of arms trafficking and money-laundering. Four Monaco banks…
National Council lambasts Government over Moneyval ‘delay’ Monaco’s elected body, the National Council, on Monday expressed its “regret” over what it claimed to be a further delay by the Government…
THIS WEEK IN MONACO MAY 16 – MAY 21
Huge row breaks out over anti-homophobia day France’s sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has reacted angrily after a number of Ligue 1 and 2 football players refused to participate…
Costamare reports outstanding Q1 profit Monaco-based shipper Costamare Inc. on Monday reported profit of $148.9 million in its first quarter on revenue of $248.8 million…
Macron courts Tesla’s Musk and others to ‘choose France’ President Emmanuel Macron met Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, the boss of Pfizer and other business chiefs on Monday to urge them to pour money…
| DULY NOTED The Paris prosecutor has opened a judicial inquiry into planned obsolescence of Apple products, a spokesperson for the prosecutor said on Monday. “Following a complaint, an investigation was opened in December 2022 into deceptive marketing practices and programmed obsolescence,” the spokesperson said, adding that the complaint had been filed by NGO Halte a L’Obsolescence Programmée (HOP). SOURCE: Reuters * The Cannes Film Festival starts today with the organisers claiming that security will be tight. As is the case every year, after 11 days the spotlight will turn to the Monaco Grand Prix. SOURCE: BFMTV Compiled by Jeff Daniels |
 Weather Forecast Sunny to start, afternoon showers possible, high 22. Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, high 22. Thursday: Unpredictable, maybe showers, probably not, high 21. Outlook: Unsettled. |
