“We believe in Romania” echoes around the world through RePatriot
Romanian business people from around the world have worked together for 4 days at the RePatriot 2021 Summit held in Bucharest and Sinaia, an event marked by the joy to make Romania better. The event, a strategic pillar of the most important movement that connects Romanians from far and wide was attended, face-to-face, by 149 […]
Why are you here?
Author: Neil McGregor, Chairman of the Board of Directors BRCC This is a question which I was asked recently, in the context of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce – or, perhaps more succinctly, “what is the Chamber for?”. Whilst this may seem to be an odd question given that the Chamber was established in […]
How to better manage conflicts
Foto: stockyimages / depositphotos.com We all know this from our daily life at home or in the office: different opinions emerge in discussions and we often do not know what to do. Many people withdraw from the scene („I do not like conflict“) or use verbal violence to make things clear. Both strategies do not […]
Financing rounds unfolded through Bucharest Stock Exchange exceed EUR 1.5 billion in the first 10 months
The companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) managed to obtain solid performances in the first ten months of this year. The Romanian capital market surged by 35.1% looking at the companies in the BET-TR index, which also includes dividends, and by 28.5% for the 19 most liquid companies included in the BET index. […]
Conflicts of Energy
Foto: vencav / depositphotos.com Go to a party one of these days and the recurring topic of small talk will be energy. Potentially doubling or even tripling heating costs generate emotionally charged discussions: the *&$* people in the government let us down when they went along with energy market liberalization, how are we supposed to […]
PMI continues to invest in the Otopeni factory where it produces consumables for IQOS. The budget allocated over the next two years exceeds USD 100 million
Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris International (PMI) continues its investments aimed at transforming the Otopeni factory into a manufacturing unit for consumables for IQOS, the electronic tobacco heating system developed by the company. The amount allocated for the next two years exceeds USD 100 million. Since 2017 (when the transformation process of the Otopeni factory started) […]
Political instability, adding fuel to the fire of inflation
Foto: AndreyPopov / depositphotos.com Governing Romania is the fantasy of “great” state people’s petty character who make daily the dusty dust. Trueborn Romanian idiom that practically shows that they do nothing. For nine months the entire country had been tossed – against its will – in the middle of the thrashing for liberal leadership, then […]
“Fit for 55”: rather unprepared!
Foto: robertsrob / depositphotos.com “Fit for 55” is the ambitious title under which the European Union announces the continent’s “greening” during the next three decades. And “greening” means the liquidation of energy production units that use hydrocarbons as raw materials and therefore release huge amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. Zero net emissions […]
Strength in numbers – including temperature figures
There is a saying in English “there is nothing new under the Sun”. There is also the Romanian saying “nu e nimic nou sub soare” but judging by what my friends tell me, these two phrases have similar meanings but different emphasis. Whilst the Romanian phrase may convey the message “I already know that” the […]
Visit to Bucharest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Nikos Dendias, an event that confirms the excellent diplomatic relations between Romania and Greece
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, visited Bucharest at the beginning of September 2021, accompanied by the Ministry Secretary of State, Costas Fragoyiannis. During the visit, the Greek official was received by the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, and had an official meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu. The two ministers […]