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The prospect of far-right populist candidate Călin Georgescu winning the presidential elections brought massive drops to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices, in a month in which political instability in our country meant that the results...

If there is one word that sums up 2024, it is "change": change in politics, with over 2 billion people across the world going to the polls, and a profound shift in the global order that has shaped the world over the last 80 years and that...

In 2024, two reports were published, prepared at the request of the European Commission. The first report, coordinated by Enrico Letta, is entitled "More than a Market" and refers to the transformation of the single market into a true...

Regardless of which candidate wins the US presidential election, capital markets are unlikely to be heavily influenced in the short term, but later, when the winner's policies are implemented, the impact may be more significant, it said in a...

The Romanian House of Agri-Food Trade "Unirea" represents one of the most ambitious and, at the same time, controversial government projects in Romania's agricultural sector, established in 2019 under the PSD government led by Viorica...

The dependence of our country on energy imports, in certain periods, and the need for capitalization of companies in the energy sector, so that they can increase the energy production capacity at national level, are the reasons why the Ministry...

The management of CCP.RO Bucharest recently had a proposal for another software to ensure the functioning of the Central Counterparty, according to our information.

The last month of summer was marked by a series of government decisions that continued to deepen the budget deficit, which - according to the budget execution for the first seven months published by the Ministry of Finance at the end of August -...

The social and political convulsions of the first three months of the current year left their mark on the entire semester, because the PSD-PNL coalition turned to the state piggy bank to calm them down. Thus, the Ciolacu government decided to...

The European Parliament, with 401 votes in favor, 284 votes against, 15 abstentions and 7 null votes, decided yesterday to grant Ursula von der Leyen a new mandate as President of the European Commission, despite the fact that the EU Court of...

The budget deficit continued its decline in the second financial quarter as well, its growth being a little smoother compared to the first three months of 2024. Thus, if at the end of March the budget deficit recorded for the first quarter stood...

Romanian-French trade relations are at a high level as long as France ranks third in the dynamics of Romania's economic relations with other countries, being also the third foreign investor in our country, but also in the top 10 - 9th place...

The lack of fiscal predictability is an acute problem for American investors in our country, the representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham) stated yesterday, during the press conference in which they presented the...

The European leaders are expected to grant, at the European Council Summit today and tomorrow, Ursula von der Leyen a new mandate as president of the European Commission, a mandate that would be confirmed by the vote of the European Parliament....

Reporter: How does the private equity market in our country compare to that of comparable countries in Eastern and Western Europe? What are the challenges but also the opportunities?

The main indexes of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) ticked new historical records last month, when companies published their results for the first quarter of the year, and international markets had a growth trajectory.

The capital market in Romania can have an important role for the reconstruction of Ukraine and the development of the Republic of Moldova, argued the participants at the 10th edition of the CFA CEE Investment Conference, an event that this year...

The loans contracted by the European Union will represent in the coming years a real bomb from the community budget that will have to be defused by the decision-makers in Brussels, claims Nicolas-Jean Brehon, budget advisor of the Schumann...

The situation in the Middle East after the recent air attack launched by Iran against Israel and the search for solutions to ease relations between the two states will be on the agenda of the extraordinary meeting of the European Council, which...

Social convulsions have been a constant in the first three months of the current year, with a peak in January, when almost half of the country's major cities were blocked by farmers' and transporters' protests, which lasted for three...

Luxembourg, the financial services capital of Europe, has the highest average hourly wage (47 euros) on the continent, and is also the country with the highest GDP per capita in the region, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis, which...

The construction sector is one of the main contributors to the creation of the Gross Domestic Product, but it is currently facing problems generated by the bureaucracy from the central and local public authorities, lending from the banking sector...

Entrepreneurship is one of the key elements of the economic development of our country, which has shown resilience following the multiple crises that have marked the macroeconomic climate in recent years. There is potential, but it must be...

Since the beginning of Russia's illegal aggression in Ukraine, the European Union and NATO have sided with the authorities in Kiev, condemning the aggression and providing several packages of humanitarian and military support.

Last year, the governments of Ciucă and Ciolacu failed to comply with the state budget law approved in December 2022, a normative act drawn up by the PSD-PNL governing coalition and which provided for an increase in budget expenditures, but also...

The European People's Party requested yesterday, through a letter sent to Ursula von der Leyen - the president of the European Commission, the allocation of more funds for farmers, said the European deputy Siegfried Mureşan - vice-president...

Reporter: Barring completely unforeseen events, what are your expectations for the returns of equity and bond funds this year? On what grounds do you base your opinions?

The incompetence of the public authorities left its full mark on the end of the year, the month of December being marked by two tragedies that show the fact that, despite the tragedies at Colectiv and Crevedia, despite the scandal of the Asylums...

Radu Soviani: Mr. Munteanu, what would a one-million coupon invested in SIFs have meant if there had been decent management, from launch, from listing, until now?

Foreign investments, ensuring a transparent and efficient flow of financial capital and increasing human capital are essential for the reconstruction of Ukraine, argued the participants of the first day of the international conference...

Europe is now at a critical juncture, with deglobalization, demography and decarbonization looming on the horizon, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), said late last week, according to CNBC.

After 15 years of activity, the Pilon II private pension funds have around 8.1 million participants, 117 billion lei accumulated, of which three quarters represent the contributions transferred into the system and one quarter (over 30 billion...

Radu Soviani: Mr. Stolojan, how does mass privatization look now compared to the initial intentions for this program?

The European Union allocates too few funds for research and development, approximately 2.27% of the Community's Gross Domestic Product, than its global competitors (China - 2.40% of GDP, the USA - 3.45% and South Korea - 4.81 %), it is stated...

Numărul proprietăţilor imobiliare generatoare de venituri (clădiri de birouri, parcuri industriale şi de logistică, spaţii de retail, hoteluri) tranzacţionate în primul semestru a crescut cu 30% comparativ cu aceeaşi perioadă a anului trecut,...

Realizarea Uniunii Bancare (BU) şi a Uniunii Pieţelor de Capital trebuie să fie priorităţi-cheie pentru următoarea Comisie Europeană, deoarece ambele proiecte oferă gospodăriilor şi IMM-urilor acces mai larg la finanţare, cresc stabilitatea...

Achieving the Banking Union (BU) and the Capital Markets Union must be key priorities for the next European Commission, as both projects offer households and SMEs wider access to finance, increase financial stability, reduce the impact of...

Reporter: It's been a year since you came to Romania, specifically to lead Agricover Credit IFN. Why did you choose our country, and why Agricover?

The explosion at an illegally operating LPG station in Crevedia, a disaster that has so far resulted in four deaths and 54 injuries, revealed last month the corruption within the Romanian state and the inefficiency of the work of some public...

European funds represent a "golden nugget", which can mitigate the costs of macroeconomic adjustment, facilitate the necessary reforms (including the modernization of the Romanian state), facilitate the financing of the balance of...