Wanderlust
Until recently, we managed to survive on this planet mostly thanks to our ability to adapt. But, over the past 100 years or so, we have been trying to adapt the planet to our needs. If there’s a road to success… we’ll have to see. Pandemic challenged our collective memory to surface our adaptation skills. […]
Global economy – from recession to recovery. But at what pace?
violetkaipa / depositphotos.com On the 5th of January 2021, World Bank announced from Washington D.C. that global economy is expected to expand by 4% in 2021, assuming that the initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout becomes widespread throughout the year. However, the world credit institution shows that economic recovery will likely be subdued, unless political decision-makers act […]
New all-time high trading value with all types of financial instruments traded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) in 2020: the investors active on the Romanian stock exchange traded financial instruments with a total value of RON 18.3 billion, the equi
New all-time high trading value with all types of financial instruments traded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) in 2020: the investors active on the Romanian stock exchange traded financial instruments with a total value of RON 18.3 billion, the equivalent of EUR 3.77 billion. It is the highest value ever recorded on the main […]
Un-bank Yourself? A sit down with Constantin Rotariu of Bitcoin Romania
As cryptocurrency is on the rise, so is its popularity on a grander scale. Where it was first a novelty for early adopters and investors, the use and the way people can use them bring to light the advantages. For example, Bitcoin, since its arrival more than 10 years ago, went in value from just […]
Alukönigstahl is Celebrating a Quarter of a Century on the Construction Market in Romania. The Adventure Goes on.
Attila Beer has an experience of over 25 years in the field of facades systems. He is a graduate of the Technical University in Budapest, and after a short stint as a journalist, started his activity at Alukönigstahl Hungary in 1993. After the opening of the Romania branch in 1995, he trained and led the […]
H.E. Andrew Noble, British Ambassador to Romania: „We are seeing a significant increase in British interest in this market and I would encourage British companies to come and see for themselves what this country has to offer”
In the summer of 2018, you took over the position of Great Britain’s Ambassador in Romania, in over three decades from the first contact with our country, as secretary within Great Britain’s Embassy in Bucharest. How did you perceive the communist Romania of the ‘80s and how profound are the changes arising here, in the […]
Help, Empathy Needed!
Photo: Wavebreakmedia / depositphotos.com We are once again facing a time in which we will not be able to get out too often, in order to go to work or simply to meet with each other. Yet, for most of us, our professional lives will continue, one way or another. We are all waiting and […]
What is the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce for – and how does the pandemic affect this?
The BRCC exists to facilitate and promote business by putting people in touch with other: B2B and also business to government. It is well-known that the more a member puts in to its engagement with the BRCC, the more benefit both it (and other members) will get from this. The disruption to the BRCC’s business […]
Invitation to read: „TONIGHT WE HAVE NO FRIENDS”, by SOFIA NIKOLAIDOU
„From the first moment I felt like we knew each other for a long time. We talked like old friends. We teased each other, as people who are not afraid of being misunderstood, do. A rare virtue that I realized almost immediately: all first acted and then spoke. In the country where I live (Greece), […]
The European Dilemma of the Minimum Guaranteed Wages
Photo: andresvic / depositphotos.com Fearing poverty, the Swiss from Geneva have recently approved the introduction of the highest guaranteed minimum wage in the world: 4,086 Swiss Francs, meaning about 3,700 Euro. Being promoted by left-wing parties and trade unions, this measure aims at fighting Corona-virus induced poverty in the said Swiss city, yet it also […]