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Street protests have demonstrated, in the last two decades, that social networks are not only communication tools, but also true "virtual markets” where civic movements are born. From the "yellow vests” in France to...

Without suspecting it, I made the hosts of my last vacation suspicious. Fortunately, it's not just first impressions that count!

The main indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange reached new historical records in the last month of summer, followed by the first more consistent profit marks of the upward trend that began in May, with the confirmation of our country's...

August 1

The increase in the general VAT rate from 19% to 21%, the increase in reduced VAT rates, the increase in excise duties, the increase and introduction of new taxes and fees approved by the first package of fiscal measures assumed by the Bologna...

Chinese investors are driving the country's stock markets to grow strongly in 2025, even as international investors have been discouraged by years of underperformance and persistent deflationary pressures, according to an analysis published...

Romanian tourism is going through a difficult time, according to data included in the White Paper on Tourism 2025 launched yesterday, in Constanţa, by the National Council of Small and Medium-sized Private Enterprises in Romania (IMM Romania),...

In a move that could have a major impact on the global energy market, Russia and China signed a historic 30-year agreement on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit to build and operate the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline,...

Yesterday, Nuclearelectrica started the retrofitting of Unit 1 of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant, an event attended by President Nicuşor Dan, Government representatives, members of the National Commission for the Control of Nuclear Activities...

The world's ten largest oil-consuming countries represented, in 2024, 61% of the global share. This percentage increases to 80% in the top 20 countries, given that total consumption had a moderate advance of 0.7% annually, according to...

The increase in taxation of gains from stock market transactions, the increase in the tax on gains resulting from cryptocurrency transactions, the increase in the housing tax, the reform of the retirement system for magistrates, the increase in...

The price of gold has soared over the past two and a half years, up 34% in the past twelve months, hitting new all-time highs, most recently in April 2025 at $3,500 per ounce, as central banks and investors seek safety amid economic uncertainty...

Financial markets did not register significant reactions after the meeting at the end of last week between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, nor in anticipation of the meeting scheduled in Washington between Trump,...

Faced with threats from Beijing and the Kremlin, the West is losing ground because it reacts chaotically, without a common strategy and with fragile political systems, warns Chris Kremidas-Courtney, senior researcher at the European Policy Centre...

• July 1 

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices reached new historical records last month, following developments that were clearly superior to the major international markets, which suggests that the fiscal-budgetary correction measures announced by...

The number of layoffs in the US reached 744,000 in June 2025, which means an increase of almost two times compared to last year.

The European currency recorded its first monthly depreciation against the dollar this year in July, but in the first seven months of 2025 the euro appreciated by 11.9% against the US currency, the best performance in the last eight years.

More than 10,000 hotels in Europe want to open a joint court action against Booking.com, based in Amsterdam, seeking compensation for losses incurred as a result of the booking platform's use of the so-called "lowest price clause",...

US President Donald Trump has launched a new offensive against excessive drug prices. Last week he publicly announced the sending of official letters to 17 of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, asking them to reduce prices within...

Romanian thieves are in the top of shoplifters in Germany, according to an article recently published by the Berliner Zeitung daily, which cites official data from the Ministry of the Interior in Berlin. In statistics, along with citizens from...

Primul pachet de măsuri fiscale intră astăzi în vigoare, impactul majorării TVA de la 19 la 21% fiind cel mai mare asupra consumatorilor, care se vor confrunta cu scumpiri în lanţ, atât la produsele alimentare care nu fac parte din cele 14...

The first package of fiscal measures comes into force today, the impact of the VAT increase from 19 to 21% being the greatest on consumers, who will face price increases in the chain, both for food products that are not part of the 14 cataloged...

January 1

The trade agreement reached by the US and Japan, as announced by President Donald Trump, represents a radical new economic decision aimed at reaffirming the United States' position in global trade. In a move with significant geopolitical...

Russian precious metal exports to China nearly doubled in the first six months of this year as record prices for the yellow metal boosted sales, Bloomberg reported, according to Agerpres.

Gold has been a relatively stable asset over the past 25 years for investors looking for diversification, a haven against inflation, or a safe haven during uncertain times.

• April 3 

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices rose in the second quarter of the year, a period marked by global trade tensions and the domestic electoral context. The election of Nicuşor Dan as president initially generated a positive momentum for...

June 2

The steep upward movement of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices catalyzed by the election of Nicuşor Dan as president of our country stopped last month, in a tense international context, while domestic attention was captured by the...

Natural gas plays a key role in the global energy mix, being widely used for electricity generation, heating and as an industrial raw material.