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Gold has gained about 26% so far this year, on track for its best annual performance since 2010, largely driven by the U.S. central bank's interest rate cut and heightened geopolitical tensions that have driven investors to the traditional...

Trouble never comes alone, not even in climate issues. The ways in which people consume and feed themselves are causing "interconnected" crises that affect biodiversity, climate and health, threatening the survival of essential ecosystems...

The balance sheet of his own government is a positive one, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu claimed yesterday, at the end of the government meeting, in a press statement in which he presented the main achievements of his mandate. Unfortunately, the...

Fitch revised the outlook of our country's long-term foreign currency credit rating from "stable" to "negative" and maintained the rating at "BBB-", in a climate marked by political uncertainty, expectations of a more...

• November 1 

The end of the calendar autumn was marked by the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place on November 24 and December 1. For this reason, in order to increase its chances before the election and to maximize the chances of its own...

The S&P 500 is up about 27% this year, slightly above its 24% gain in 2023, and if the year were to end at this point, it would be the best performance of the main U.S. stock market basket since 2019, an evolution that was not anticipated by...

Financial markets may be losing patience with Romania's high fiscal deficit, Daniel Dăianu, president of the Fiscal Council, warned, noting that the seven-year deficit reduction plan risks being too slow for some investors, Reuters reports....

Ukraine's economy grew by 4.2% in the first ten months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, thanks to the construction, transport and manufacturing sectors, the country's Economy Ministry announced, according to...

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...

Raportul datorie publică/PIB este un indicator cheie al sănătăţii financiare a unei ţări, oferind o perspectivă asupra capacităţii guvernului de a-şi gestiona datoria şi, totodată, modelează flexibilitatea politicii fiscale şi joacă un rol...

The public debt/GDP ratio is a key indicator of a country's financial health, providing insight into a government's ability to manage its debt, while also shaping the flexibility of fiscal policy and playing a crucial role in influencing...

Just as there are several major economic players globally, the US economy, at $29 trillion, is an economic powerhouse to be reckoned with, and official figures for 2023 and 2024 show that the state of California has the largest economy in the US,...

"It's about the economy, stupid," the slogan coined by political strategist James Carville during Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign, still rings true more than 30 years later, according to a statista.com...

The world's agri-food systems generate huge hidden costs, estimated at $12 trillion per year, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Modern diseases such as stroke, diabetes and...

Following the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections in the United States, political leaders in Romania emphasized in their congratulatory messages sent to the future American president the importance of continuing the strategic...

• October 1 

The preparation of the campaigns for the presidential and parliamentary elections that will take place on November 24, respectively December 1, led the Government to increase the amount of budget expenditures in the second month of autumn in...

Omer Tetik, CEO of Banca Transilvania, believes that our country is behind the other member states of the European Union in terms of the development of the capital market and claims that the number of Romanian companies listed on the Bucharest...

At a time when our planet is undergoing irreversible transformations, experts warn that it is vital that humanity takes concrete measures to protect biodiversity. Reports from the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services...

New Zealand and Great Britain were placed, again in 2024, in first and second place, respectively, in the annual ranking made by the Hinrich Foundation and the IMD World Competitiveness Center, which analyzes 30 developed economies in terms of...

In the context of the current economic and political tensions in Israel, generated in particular by the war with Hamas that began on October 7, 2023, the impact on Romania's economy is considerable, considering the close economic relations...

Russia has proposed the establishment of a grain exchange between the member states of the BRICS group, which could later be expanded to trade other important raw materials, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday in the inaugural speech at the...

The legislative initiative that regulates REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) in our country has passed the Senate vote, and is currently in the Chamber of Deputies, which is the decision-making chamber, Senator Cristian-Augustin...

REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) offer individuals access to investments in assets such as office, commercial or logistics buildings, Adrian Tănase, Director General of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), said yesterday during a debate on...

The BRICS member states must take several critical decisions at the Kazan summit in order to improve cooperation within the group, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said yesterday, on the first day of the BRICS summit he is hosting.

The national economy will register an economic growth between 1.2 and 1.8% at the end of 2024, much lower than the one announced by the Government, of 2.8%, based on the data provided by the National Strategy and Forecasting Commission , said...

• July 5th 

The third quarter of 2024 was marked by a series of major challenges for Romania's economy. High summer temperatures have led to increased energy consumption, and the government has taken drastic measures to cover energy needs, including the...

The new global financing goal to combat climate change, which will be debated at the COP29 conference in Baku, must be based on a solid public financing structure, says Simon Stiell, the UN's executive director for climate, in an appeal to...

The economic costs generated by dropping out of school in Romania have reached an estimated value of approximately 15.7 billion euros over the last 11 years, equivalent to approximately 5.23% of the country's annual GDP, according to a report...

A recent World Bank report shows an alarming situation for the world's 26 poorest countries, which are home to 40% of the people most affected by poverty. These economies have reached the highest level of debt in the last 18 years and face...

În ciuda faptului că ţări precum SUA, China, India sau Germania domină adesea clasamentele economice, Statele Unite sunt singura economie din Top 10 privind PIB-ul pe cap de locuitor, conform unei analize visualcapitalist.com, realizată în baza...

Despite the fact that countries such as the US, China, India or Germany often dominate the economic rankings, the United States is the only economy in the Top 10 in terms of GDP per capita, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis based on...

• September 2 

The first month of autumn brought a series of economic and financial challenges for our country, especially in the context of a growing budget deficit, high inflation and volatility of energy prices. However, the Ciolacu government continued to...

The correction of the indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) that started in August continued in September, in contrast to the evolution of the main indices of the Western markets, which suggests the absence of internal growth vectors for...

U.S. stock market indexes are hovering near new all-time highs, and according to some Wall Street strategists, there are strong indications that prices will continue to rise, even if the geopolitical climate is tense and valuations are high....

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided last Friday to cancel one of the most controversial measures in the European Mobility Package: the obligation for transport vehicles to return to the company's operational center every...

The US and China are two great powers of the world, but their sources of power vary significantly, according to a Ray Dalio analysis (Great Power Index 2024) that identified eight basic pillars that measure a nation's types of strength. These...