Bucharest Stock Exchange kicks off 2022 with a new all-time high: over 16,000 trades performed in a single day
The volatility in the international markets also spilled over to the Romanian capital market in January, and the investment activity intensified against the backdrop of the escalation of the international uncertainties. The factors that decisively influenced the capital markets in January included an update in the investment strategies after a record-breaking 2021, which resulted in […]
AUSTRIA’S MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Foto: ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA Medical technology from Austria encompasses everything from diagnostic devices and dental instruments to building and managing large hospitals. Medical technology and life sciences are among the most important economic sectors of the 21st century. Demographic developments, medical progress and the challenge of integrating constant innovation are boosting demand for new solutions in […]
What can we learn from the war in Ukraine?
Foto: michaeldb / depositphotos.com We have all been appalled by the violence of the war in Ukraine. Nobody believed that such a thing could happen in Europe. At the time of writing, the war is not over and the outcome is uncertain. This terrible game of war as it is now unfolding, also reveals so […]
Business as usual – or not…
Author: Neil McGregor, Vice-Chair for Corporate Governance & relations with the British Chambers of Commerce, immediate Past Chair, BRCC Bucharest – 4 March 2022. TheBizz is a business publication, so I do not intend to expound on matters of politics and warfare here, other than to observe that the events of the last few days […]
Ana Blandiana, Ion Pop, Spyros Kokkinakis, Antonis Fostieris. ”Hellenic-Romanian poetic tetralogy”
The International Greek Language Day was celebrated by a unique experiment – two Romanian poets and two Greek poets participated with a selection of 15 poems each, reproduced both in their mother tongue and translated into Greek or Romanian. If so far 15 anthologies of Greek lyric poetry were published in Romania (starting with the […]
Ana Dumitrache, Country Head, CTP Romania: I strongly believe in the team strength, in the synergies that are created between colleagues. If we work well together and put passion into what we do, no target is unattainable
CTP is the largest developer and manager of modern industrial and logistics real estate in Romania and a leader at European level. How would you characterize the year 2021 in terms of business development at the local level? Ana Dumitrache, Country Head, CTP Romania: For us, the watchword in 2021 was ”expansion” in every way. […]
The hard part is still to come
Foto: rafapress / depositphotos.com Earlier this year, overjoyed officials in Bucharest had some long awaited piece of good news to deliver: the Council of the OECD finally decided to open accession talks with Romania. The 38 countries in the organization account for 18% of the world’s population, but for almost two thirds of the global […]
The story of an international success
Piet ter Schure, CEO of DMT In an international context dominated by Asian countries, the Romanian naval industry has succeeded in remaining a significant pillar in the economy, due to private investments in new technologies, qualified human resources, and increased production capacity. The high potential of this industry in Romania has been well noticed by […]
Dragana Krstic, General Manager of Kvantum Sport: We continue to adapt our business to the new reality. We still expect pandemic challenges, but we hope that things will soon get back to ”normal”
Dragana Krstic is the General Manager of Kvantum Sport, the official distributor of Under Armor in the Balkans, and is in charge of Romania, Croatia and Bulgaria. Her career path has been “carved” by the sporting goods industry, containing both retail and online channels, and covering the entire business cycle. Being driven by passion for […]
Daniel Cuevas, Managing Director Philip Morris România: ”As the Romanian adult smokers will become more aware of the smoke-free products and that they are less harmful than cigarettes, the demand and the market will continue developing”
Foto: Philip Morris România You took over the position of Managing Director of Philip Morris Romania in January 2021. How did you adapt and what were the most important milestones of your mandate in your first year here? What priority goals are on your agenda for the next period? In total honesty, I can say […]