Category: Opinion

My Romanian friends know that as a British person, talking about the weather comes easily to me. This has been particularly so after what, for me at least, has been a summer of lovely weather in Bucharest and in Scotland. It will however have escaped few of us that elsewhere in the world, people have […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Foto: maloha13 / depositphotos.com Cryptocurrencies are digital money created by a programming code. A cryptocurrency is not issued by a bank or central authority and it is therefore virtually immune to any governmental manipulation or any interference by any state authority. This time however, the lack of regulation does not offer absolute freedoms to the […]

Foto: kchungtw / depositphotos.com Many international companies have started their activity in Romania with a local representation and local management, especially in the `90s. It was the easiest way to develop the markets without too much involvement. Local Managers were often (and sometimes still are) self-made leaders with a way of their own. Because of […]

Foto: SergeyNivens / depositphotos.com The COVID pandemic has not hurt only the hospitality and event business, which are only the most obvious and visible victims with a large number of directly affected people. Less evident to the public, global semiconductor chip shortages led to huge manufacturing problems at automobile plants all over the world, many […]

We talked with two representatives of the top management from CEO Clubs and Executive Clubs Romania and here is some of the wisdom which they shared with us: Virgil Stănescu, Executive Director CEO Clubs Romania / The Executive Club “CEO Clubs is the place where we like to say that we redefine importance. Here #weunderstandleaders […]