Good Morning Monaco Friday, June 3, 2022 US Treasury sanctions Monaco-based Imperial YachtsThe US government upped its sanctions on Putin on Thursday, targeting a close friend of the despot who…
MAY 31, 2022COMBINED MARITIME FORCE (CMR) and EUROPEAN UNION NAVAL FORCE (EU NAVFOR) THREAT BULLETIN FOR PERSIAN GULF, RED SEA AND GULF OF ADEN (GOA) The CMF and EU NAVFOR…
The Dry Market had one of its worse weeks with the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) diving down to 2,681 points, thanks to the volatile Capes – losing 660 points since…
Capes’ rise lifts the BDI – now standing at 2,718, whilst Wets remain with mixed feelings. The Third World War continues with the Russian aggression in Ukraine – and possibly…
EU has opportunity to harness crisis to deepen economic union By Ellie Groves and Taylor Pearce The response from the European Commission after the 2008 financial crisis was slow and…
Easter visitor figures give boost to economyThere was a very large influx of tourists over the Easter weekend, Minister of Finance and Economy Jean Castellini told a meeting of the…
Good Morning Monaco Thursday, April 21, 2022 Kremlin figures will miss the Med this summerOleg Tinkov, a sanctioned Russian tycoon who rejects the label oligarch, has denounced what he calls…
Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Complex FBI enquiry names Monaco residentThe Securities and Exchange Commission has announced charges against 16 defendants, located in the Bahamas, the British Virgin…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS April 18 2022 Global Markets Oil prices are on the rise today as the unabated conflict between Ukraine and Russia increases the prospect of further…
Good Morning Monaco Friday, April 15, 2022 Axe falls on Riviera oligarch propertiesFrance’s finance ministry has announced sweeping new freezes of the properties of many oligarchs whose assets had previously…
Good Morning Monaco Thursday, April 14, 2022 Prince Albert catches coronavirus a second timeHSH Prince Albert has tested positive for coronavirus just hours before he was due to fly to…
Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Tunnel work adds to tennis travel woe Much of Monaco was caught in near-gridlock on Tuesday, even outside rush hour… Chef of Latitude…
Good Morning Monaco Monday, April 11, 2022 One more elderly death linked to pandemicA 92 year-old resident suffering from coronavirus symptoms has died, the Government announced on the morning of…
Good Morning Monaco Saturday, April 9, 2022 Boris Becker found guilty of bankruptcy breachesOne-time tennis golden boy and former Monaco resident Boris Becker has been found guilty in London of…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) approached the danger zone, that of 2,000 points as the fall continued all through the week. Wets as always volatile and peculiar. The Ukrainian mess…
Good Morning Monaco Friday, April 8, 2022 Monaco-based Russian influencer cuts up rough over handbag banAs thousands of Ukrainian’s flee their homes to avoid Russian bombardments, random killings and rape, a…
FTSE 100 opens down 0.3% Brent crude up 1.2% at $102 a barrel. BP down 1.8% Shell down 1.4% Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The UK…
Good Morning Monaco Thursday, April 7, 2022 Port Authority promises to go up-market as cruise ships returnCruise ships have come back to Monaco after two years of absence due to…
SEIZED YACHTS NEED TO BE DECOMMISSIONED TO MITIGATE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS, WARNS SURVEYOR Seized maritime assets could pose a “significant risk” to ports, harbours and marinas if there is…
Good Morning Monaco Monday, April 4, 2022 Oligarch chopper seized in MonacoAccording to multiple press reports two helicopters whose beneficial owner was Alisher Usmanov, one of Russia’s largest oligarchs, have…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) fell one point since yesterday and now stands at 2,357; on a weekly basis same was down 67 points – from 2,544 last week (25/03).…
Good Morning Monaco Monday, March 28, 2022 Monaco’s World Plastics Summit makes its mark first time outIt was only the first time the event had been held, but there was…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 23 points since yesterday and now stands at 2,522; on a weekly basis same was down 61 since last week’ 2,605 losing the 2,600…
Good Morning Monaco Friday, March 25, 2022 Links between Russian superyacht crewsWhile scores of Russian-owned superyachts have been seized by European jurisdictions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the focus over the…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS March 24 2022 Global Markets On geopolitical developments, interest today turns to the back-to-back three summits of NATO, G7 and the EU in Brussels, with attention focusing on energy…