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Article #109: Monaco Tax Haven Resident Mix Changing

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The number of residency applications from principality is Europe's best known tax
women in Monaco is increasing, according haven, with residents enjoying a zero
to a Monaco travel guide. rated income tax.
Best known of Europe's tax havens, Monaco With property prices among the highest in
has also been seen as a social gathering the world, residents of Monaco normally
and vacation place for the rich - and need to spend six months a year there to
home to successful businessmen enjoying maintain residency.
the zero per cent income tax policy. An announcement has been made recently
With the social highlights of the Monaco that a new island is to be built off
Grand Prix, the luxury yacht show and the Monte Carlo, and this will provide more
casino, the image of Monaco's incoming land and property in the world's second
population could be misconstrued as a smallest country.
male dominated business orientated Bidders for the development have been
environment, with women taking their asked to take the environment into
place behind the casino dealing tables account - and also the Monaco Grand Prix.
and the pit lanes for the Monaco Grand Which suggests a possible new route for
Prix. the race.
But the incoming mix is changing, and Despite being one of the world's most
with it Monaco and Monte Carlo's image. glamourous sporting events the Monaco
A Monaco travel guide claims that the Grand Prix is notorious for a lack of
change has been noticeable in recent overtaking opportunities, and the new
years, with more women taking top space might in time address the
positions in the banks and finance houses historical criticism of the race.
in Monte Carlo. Property prices in Monaco are high due to
'Even ten years ago it would almost the lack of land - in the past one of the
certainly have been a man you would be districts, Fontvieille, had much of its
seeing if you wanted to open a bank area reclaimed from the sea, but property
account in Monaco. Now there's a fairly prices there equal those of the better
good chance that the manager will be a known Monte Carlo.
woman, who earned the position on merit'. One of the best known buildings in
Further evidence of the change in Fontvieille, Seaside Plaza, has average
Monaco's population comes from a Monaco prices of three to four million Euros for
real estate specialist company who have a three bedroom apartment, and a four
noticed a bigger percentage of their bedroom four bathroom one is currently on
enquiries coming from women. the market at close to ten million Euros.
'The amount of women enquiring for a One property company who specialise in
property in Monaco has increased in Monaco property doubt that prices will
recent years', they say. 'At one time it ease much.
was mainly businessmen who were selling 'By the time the development is finished
up and looking for a tax haven to retire prices would probably have gone up in
to. There's definitely more businesswomen Monaco anyway, and this new development
looking for property in Monaco now, and on the housing side is likely to be
more women of independent means too.' aiming for quality rather than quantity',
A report in the UK from the Centre of they claim. 'It's almost certain that the
Economics and Business Research suggests properties will be snapped up by
that the trend of more women deciding investors off-plan, and then come back to
independently to move to the tax haven of the market with a premium once the
Monaco might increase as they suggest buildings are complete. The development
over half of millionaires in a few years in itself will attract more attention to
time will be women. the Monaco property market. In the short
Monaco Residency and medium term prices are likely to rise
As well as the Monaco Grand Prix, the in Monaco rather than fall'.






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