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 […]
Hi-Tech Business Forum, 17th of March, 11 AM
The year 2021 began with positive news in the IT field for Romania.Our country will host, in Bucharest, the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre – the Cyber Centre, the first EU structure to be headquartered in Romania.This achievement was made possible due to the high level of training among Romanian IT specialists […]
Salesianer: Reinventing the field of industrial textile laundries
Adrian Chiorean, aged 40, graduated Marketing within the Academy of Economic Studies from Bucharest, and the Master Program of the International Economic Relations Faculty. Employee of the Salesianer Miettex company since 2007, he held chronologically the position of Business Developer in hotels and medical sector, after which between 2012-2014 he dealt with the development of […]
Electronic commerce – opportunity and challenges
Author: Dragoș Iordache, Avocat Partener SCA Simion, Nere & Iordache The year 2020 will remain for sure in history as a benchmark. Regardless of the industry in which they were acting, turnover or the stage in which they were, companies have been influenced, in most cases affected, by the general situation created by the coronavirus […]
General Meeting of the Members of the Hellenic-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce
On Thursday, 03 December 2020, the General Meeting of the Members of the Hellenic-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce took place. The meeting was held by virtual means, and the voting was carried out under confidentiality measures ensured by a safe, transparent, and effective platform. The Hellenic-Romanian business community elected its new Board of Directors members: […]
Teachings of Coronavirus pandemic
rfphoto / depositphotos.com After almost a year, we are still trapped in the web of the Coronavirus crisis. Even though positive evolutions can be seen, for sure, several months will still have to go by till we reach again a stable situation in our lives. What can these times teach us, and what can we […]
Talking Taxes
SergeyNivens / depositphotos.com How nations spend their money says a lot about the respective society. Romania vamps up arms systems, while investing less in education and public health. But this time let‘s look at the other part of the state finances equation: revenues. Looking at current figures, there is an unpleasant picture unfolding. Basically, according […]
Be careful what you wish for – or the unexpected case of the cheese and ham sandwiches
Author: Neil McGregor, Chairman of the Board of Directors BRCC We sat down to our Christmas festivities of 2020 safe in the knowledge that a deal had been negotiated between the UK and the EU for many aspects of their future trading relationship. More than one month after the entry into effect of the new […]
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 […]