New NRCC Board, new NRCC President
On the 25th of March, the NRCC organized its annual General Assembly. During that General Assembly, the NRCC members voted for 4 of the in total 10 Board positions. The NRCC members vote Board Members, the respective Board Positions are elected within the Board itself. We proudly present you the NRCC Board: What changed? The […]
Are we nearly there yet?
Author: Neil McGregor, Chairman of the Board of Directors BRCC Thirteen months ago – not long after the UK had left the EU and the transitional period had started – we took the decision to send the staff of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce to work from home. I did the same with the […]
Responsibility in waste management
Author: Mihaela-Luminița Popa, Avocat Colaborator SCA SIMION, NERE & IORDACHE Following the more and more advanced industrial and social processes producing large waste quantities, gradually, at national and international level, strategies and plans related to waste management have been developed, mainly aiming to avoid waste formation, their capitalisation and lastly, their removal. In compliance with […]
Economic growth can fail because of the national decrepitude
Foto: volodymyr.martyn / depositphotos.com For many years, consumption has been the safety parachute for Romania’s continuous economic growth. The GDP’s important advance recorded until the beginning of the pandemic and the introduction of the lockdown could have been a valuable „legacy” at the heart of a rapid economic recovery and sustainable development. But even before […]
International business, democratic accountability and the diaspora
Author: Neil McGregor, Chairman of the Board of Directors BRCC For a bilateral chamber of commerce such as the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce to exist, it necessarily requires that there should be international business between the two countries. Whilst some may argue in favour of protectionism and trade (and other) barriers I think that […]
7 mistakes to avoid as a leader in this time
Foto: boggy22 / depositphotos.com We are living in challenging times. There is an incredible pressure on leaders too, to maintain performance despite tough limitations imposed by corona and a quite unclear future about where the business is going. It is not surprising that some of us make mistakes. I have identified 7 typical mistakes that […]
HRCC 2021 GALA EVENT
Loyal to its traditions, on March 4th, 2021 the Hellenic Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce had its Gala Event that is based on the Hellenic tradition of cutting a special pie, called „vasilopita”. The event, that this year due to pandemics was online, was honored by HE the Ambassador of Greece to Bucharest, Ms. Sofia […]
What a waste!
Foto: InkDropCreative / depositphotos.com If there is one particular area of public policy in Romania requiring urgent action, it is by far the environment. On all environmental fronts Romania is lagging far behind other countries, being targeted over the years by numerous infringement proceedings conducted by the European Union. Take air quality, one of many […]
The Romanian capital market outgrows 2020 in the first month of this year to set new all-time highs
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) kickstarted 2021 with all stock indices in positive territory, as the Romanian capital market posted significant increases, which exceeded in one month the level achieved throughout the entire 2020. The BET-TR index, which also includes the dividends, went up by 5.1% in January as compared to the December last year. […]
The future is bright. Bitcoin is here to stay!
Constantin Rotariu, owner, and co-founder of Bitcoin Romania is a man on a mission: getting everybody and everything into bitcoin. And rather sooner than later. For 7 years he is on a crusade demystifying Bitcoin and promoting the vast opportunities of Bitcoin as a personal and/or corporate investment. Un-bank yourself is his advice to anyone […]