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The International Energy Agency (IEA) yesterday kept its forecast for global oil demand unchanged in 2024, but downgraded estimates for 2025, citing the impact of Chinese consumption, according to Reuters.

Interest in technology and mobile data consumption are at an all-time high. Growth is steady and by the end of this decade it will reach record numbers. The number of 5G subscriptions, globally, should reach almost 5.6 billion by the end of 2029,...

The heat wave takes all the continents by storm. Vast regions of the central and eastern United States are bracing for a sweltering heat wave this week, with temperatures expected to be unusually high for June. "Temperatures will rise from...

The world is meteorologically in a transitional phase. The probability that the La Nina weather pattern, characterized by low temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, will develop between July and September is 65%, a US government weather agency...

Against the backdrop of agreements with OPEC+ participants, Russia adjusted its forecast for oil production in 2024 to 505-515 million tons - 3-5% less than the previous year, with the new estimated production being at the level of 2020, the...

In May, Ukraine set a new record for the amount of sugar exported in a single month, 108,000 tons, of which 65% went to the EU and 35% to other countries, the acting president of The National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine (Ukrsugar),...

The world is preparing for a summer with record temperatures. Signals are clear and coming from multiple areas. Finland recorded an unusually warm month, with temperatures exceeding 25 degrees Celsius, a record for this country, the Finnish...

Crude oil futures fell in foreign markets yesterday as lingering US inflation dampened interest rate cut optimism. However, stock market quotes are holding close to six-month highs as investors consider a potential attack on Israel by Iran,...

Economies in East Asia and the Pacific are expanding faster than the rest of the world, but growth in the region as a whole is likely to be weaker this year due to China's problems and uncertainty over economic policies, according to the...

The futures price of cocoa beans has risen more than 150% on the New York market in the past three months, and from March 2023 to date, it has gained 255%, as a result of the decrease in global supply. Profile crops are affected by unfavorable...

The stability shown by the leu in relation to the euro starting from the second part of 2023 will very likely continue this year as well, given that the foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Romania (BNR) are at historical highs, we...

Un sondaj realizat recent în rȃndul startup-urilor care s-au înscris în comunitatea Bravva Angels, comunitatea de business angels care investesc în startup-uri fondate de femei, relevă un mix de optimism al antreprenoarelor cu privire la...

Traditionally, the second month of the year should be marked by the beginning of the first parliamentary session and less by the visibility of the work carried out by the government, but the electoral year 2024 seems out of the ordinary, in view...

The reference index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nikkei 225, closed yesterday's session above 40,000 points, for the first time in history, Reuters reports, adding that the Japanese market continues its upward trend fueled by corporate...

The Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank are the major central banks most likely to change the course of monetary policy in the next two months, according to analysts cited by CNBC, who note, however, that the changes these institutions will...

The price index of agricultural raw materials measured by the World Bank (WB) increased marginally in January 2024 (compared to December 2023), after falling by 1% in the fourth quarter of last year, the evolution of the first month of the...

Estimates for Russia's economic growth over the coming years were updated late last week, and according to the national economic development institute VEB, the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow by 2% in 2024, up...

Our country is not in recession and the National Bank of Romania does not have such a forecast, Governor Mugur Isărescu said yesterday, during the conference where he presented the "Quarterly Report on Inflation".

Gold futures fell below $2,000 an ounce this week in foreign markets, the lowest level in two months, as the U.S. dollar rose. The appreciation of the American currency followed the publication, on Tuesday, of data on the dynamics of US...

Consumer prices in China continued to fall in January, recording the sharpest decline in 14 years, according to official data released yesterday, putting pressure on the Beijing government to adopt more aggressive measures to revive the...

The euro earlier this year faced its worst January since 2015, falling 2.2 percent against the dollar, and further depreciation is likely, according to investment banks Rabobank and Credit Agricole.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday improved its growth forecast for the world economy, anticipating a better evolution of the American economy and several important emerging economies, such as China and India, AFP and Reuters report....

The price of gold rose in the final months of 2023 on massive purchases by central banks and growing investor fears about the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine conflicts, according to an analysis by US investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co .,...

The government was focused in the 4th financial quarter to reduce the budget deficit that it faced in the middle of the year and in the 3rd quarter, so that the officials in Brussels do not block the allocation of funds for our country from the...

The US dollar will depreciate this year as the Federal Reserve begins to cut interest rates, the performance gap between the US economy and other world economies will narrow, and a possible US recession would have an impact negative on the US...

The World Bank (WB) reduced its estimate for Romania's economic growth in 2023 to 1.8%, 0.8 percentage points below the forecast released in June last year, according to the institution's latest report - "Global Economic...

La o simplă căutare pe Google după iniţialele AI (Artificial Intelligence) apar 12,2 miliarde rezultate în doar 0,35 de secunde, ceea ce poate fi un indiciu, dacă nu cel mai relevant, privind anvergura fenomenului, în doar un an de la apariţia...

A volcano erupted earlier this week on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, spewing lava and smoke across an extensive area after weeks of intense seismic activity.

The Federal Reserve's shift in rhetoric toward looser monetary policy is bringing the prospect of new record highs for U.S. stocks, even as some investors fear the market may be rising too quickly, given uncertainties about the economy and...

After examining the first set of documents sent by the Government on December 9 regarding the state budget for 2024 and the budget projections for the period 2025-2027, the Fiscal Council considers that it is very possible that the budget deficit...

The main concern of the Government in the last month of autumn was to correct the errors crept into law 296/2023 through which fiscal changes were made, a normative act that passed the Parliament through the assumption of responsibility by the...

The price of gold reached a new all-time high yesterday, with the spot price of the precious metal temporarily surpassing the $2,100 per ounce mark, and analysts expect the appreciation not to stop there, according to an article published by...

Global debt rose in Q3 2023, after a slight decline in the previous quarter, as funding costs continued to rise, to $307.4 trillion, according to the latest Global Debt Monitor (GDM) report from the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

A higher-than-expected oil price next year, which would occur in a scenario where conflict in the Middle East disrupts crude oil supplies, would lead to lower economic growth and higher inflation, according to Fitch Ratings expectations, cited by...

The real estate market tends more and more to become a global one, and the borders are opening one by one, even if we are not talking about those inside Europe. Dubai, Miami or Florida are areas where Romanians invest, buying real estate...

China's consumer prices were unchanged in September, while factory-gate prices posted annual declines for a third straight month, highlighting the uneven post-Covid recovery of the world's second-largest economy, which may require...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) yesterday cut its forecast for oil demand growth in 2024, suggesting that a tougher global economic environment and advances in energy efficiency will weigh on consumption, according to Reuters.

Oil prices rose to their highest level in a year as a sharp drawdown in US crude inventories added to fears of low global supply caused by cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plus its allies (OPEC+ ), with Saudi Arabia...

Greece plans to list the Athens International Airport, the country's biggest, on its stock exchange next year, Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis said recently, according to Reuters.

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...