Trophy hunting
As an automotive journalist, I have often encountered the question: Which is the most expensive car? So … let me answer this question. In an attempt to group the cars by classes, taking as a criterion only Maslow’s Pyramid … we would probably start from something with four wheels that prosaically would be called “home […]
Growth booster on Bucharest Stock Exchange in the first half of the year: 12 new equity issuers and 16 new bond issues
The capital market is becoming more and more attractive for Romanian entrepreneurial businesses, which use the stock market to boost their growth. The first half of the year brought to the stock market 12 new equity issues. Also in the first half of this year, 16 new financial instruments were listed on the fixed income […]
Optimism, fears and hope
Rawpixel / depositphotos.com According to the latest business opinion polls, the main concerns of the company managers are: pandemics (52%), cyber threats (47%), over-regulation (42%), public policy uncertainty (38%) and uncertain economic growth (35%), a recent PwC study shows. Hence it is not just the pandemic that scares. The real economy is also afraid of […]
What is a sabbatical good for?
Elnur_ / depositphotos.com In the Western world, more and more employees are experiencing signs of burnout. According to an American study from last year, about 75% of them are concerned by this. In this context, it is no wonder that people think about stepping out, having a break. The sabbatical leave is one of the […]
Digitization – opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurs
Avocat Ștefan Burciu, SCA SIMION, NERE & IORDACHE This last year, Romanian business market became more and more preoccupied with digitalisation. From this point of view, the pandemic has been for entrepreneurs a time for reflection, and the results shall materialise in the near future. If we are to identify a positive aspect of the […]
The article which is overtaken by events before publication – hopefully…
Foto: alexeynovikov / depositphotos.com Recent days have seen many positive news items about the progressive lifting of COVID restrictions and the return to what we used to regard as normality. This has coincided with my first business trip from Romania back to the UK, after getting my second vaccination in Bucharest at the end of […]
Fulga Dinu, Country Manager Operations, IMMOFINANZ: ”The social aspect and personal interaction are particularly crucial for innovation and productivity in companies”
Fulga Dinu, a manager with two decades of experience on the real estate market, leads the local operations of the Austrian company IMMOFINANZ, one of the most important real estate developers in Romania. In an interview with TheBizz Magazine, she talks about the evolution of the company’s activity and the measures implemented last year, in […]
Making a difference together!
Light into Europe Charity works for a world where persons with disabilities have equal opportunities for education and employment; working together with Blind or Deaf children and adults and in collaboration with anyone who shares these ideals, both in Romania and in Europe. Stan Platt, OBE shares the journey of Light into Europe in Romania. […]
A New Vice-President for the NRCC in 2021
The NRCC Board of Directors appointed as its new Vice-President Mr. Serban Isopescu-Weber, Health Systems Leader of Philips Romania, venerable & supportive member of the NRCC! Dear Serban, please introduce yourself shortly to the NRCC Community The simplest question always requests the most difficult answer. My name is Serban and there are only a few […]
NRCC White Paper: Defining the „New Normal” and a Roadmap for Economic Recovery
According to a survey conducted by the Netherlands Romanian Chamber of Commerce (NRCC), one of the most active bilateral chambers in Romania, 70% of the respondents indicated to require support in the area of advocacy. The organization, which has been supporting and promoting the Dutch-Romanian business community for more than 15 years, has recently published […]