The world of work will be different
Foto: huhulin / depositphotos.com From the very beginning of the pandemic, a report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) warned that the labor market would be so distorted, that it would hardly recover in 2023. Obviously, the ILO experts put the blame on the pandemic for the labor crisis, stressing that the job losses destroyed […]
ORTEC – Partner in data-driven decision-making
Valentin Marica, Managing Director ORTEC CEE Improving the world using our passion for mathematics In today’s data-driven and complex world, it is key to continuously adapt to the rapidly changing environment. But how to optimize business decisions under changing circumstances? At ORTEC, we support organizations in making better business decisions by leveraging data and applied […]
Home office is killing company culture
Foto: 06photo / depositphotos.com During the pandemic, we discovered working from home. Meetings were held digitally, and physical meetings were the exception. Now, after Corona, we witness a vivid discussion about how many days a week employees should come back to the office. Enthusiasm for returning to the old style of working in offices is […]
Saving and preserving the Sibiu – Agnita Railway for future generations – an example of how the British model of volunteer-led social enterprise is helping to keep the “Mocăniţa” alive
Investories BRCC Bucharest – 1 July 2022. Over a winter weekend in the late 1990s an expat friend and I went to explore Transylvania by train from Bucharest, in which I made my first visit to Sibiu. Unlike the many visitors who now come to that lovely city by air, motorway and other main roads […]
Sebastian Metz, General Manager AHK Romania: “Sustainability is an issue of central importance to the economy”
After his graduation in 2006 as an economist, Sebastian Metz gathers a wide international experience, being active in France, Algeria and Nepal. After successfully leading the department for SMEs, Export promotion and Trade Fairs of the German-Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Algeria), he left to Nepal, where he got the function of GIZ/CIM […]
Successful business – but not for profit? Bringing the British model to Romania
Investories BRCC Neil McGregor Vice-Chair for Corporate Governance & relations with the British Chambers of Commerce, immediate Past Chair, BRCC Bucharest – 23 May 2022. One of my favourite Romanian expressions from the past is “munca patriotica in zadar” or, as I understand it, “patriotic (i.e. “volunteer”) work which generates no productive result”. Nowadays volunteering […]
How to prepare my retirement?
Foto: Surgay / depositphotos.com This question seems to be a bit far-fetched for most of you, but it is important to start thinking about it in time. Why is a transition between active life and the “afterlife” so challenging? When we work over 30 or 40 years, we often get stuck in a hamster wheel […]
Economy, in dreadful need of good governance
Foto: YAYImages/ depositphotos.com We hear more and more the wording “good governance”. The international financial institutions increasingly base their financial support on the condition that their money finances reforms that ensure “good governance”. The concept is not new. It simply defines qualitatively the decision-making process and the process by which decisions are made. Good governance […]
Tourism in Austria – The sustainable & ecologic path
Investories ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Foto: Phillipp Vollnhofer Tourism in Austria is a unique success story. For decades, politics, business and culture have worked together in making sure that guests from all over the world feel at home here. Hospitality and innovative thinking make Austria a role model for tourism worldwide. It’s safe to say that Austria’s […]
The index of energy and utilities companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange goes up while volatility intensifies
Foto: cla1978 / depositphotos.com International capital markets are going through a period of significant volatility, and the Romanian capital market has aligned itself with this trend. Rising interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and persistent inflation are some of the factors behind these fluctuations. The increase in volatility has resulted in significant spikes in liquidity on the […]