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The Cost of Living Index, compiled by online platform Numbeo, shows that the Cayman Islands (a territory of the United Kingdom), Switzerland and Singapore are the most expensive countries in the world, a situation reflected in their developed...

The outlook for the world economy in 2026 is cautious, according to a report published this month by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which shows that the global expansion is slowing due to fragmentation and rising protectionism. There are...

Europe imported 9.3 million barrels of oil per day (b/d) in 2024, making the continent one of the largest oil importers in the world. As the continent reduces its dependence on Russian oil, imports from the US increased by 6% in 2024, according...

The conclusions of the most recent report on human rights compliance - a document published on August 12 by the State Department - cast a shadow over the decision of the Constitutional Court of December 6, 2024, to annul last year's...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows provide a snapshot of the industries that global investors see as having the greatest growth potential. In 2024, the top ten sectors attracting FDI accounted for $1 trillion in foreign investment, according...

For the first time in history, a sole chipmaker - Nvidia Corp. of the United States - is the most valuable company in the world. Its meteoric rise places it ahead of technology titans Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc., and even state-owned oil giant...

Over the past five years, the world's top 300 private equity firms have raised $3.3 trillion, up just 0.4% from last year's total.

Business activity hidden in the shadows generates trillions of dollars in revenue every year, and the value of the global shadow economy is estimated at 11.8% of world GDP, or $12.5 trillion, according to an analysis by consulting firm EY.

Monaco is currently the most expensive real estate market in the world, followed by New York and Hong Kong, according to data from New World Wealth and Henley & Partners, cited by visualcapitalist.com. The source compiled a list of the top 20...

Tools that use artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, are appreciated by only 22% of Americans in their daily lives, which places the US at the bottom of the profile ranking, compared to other countries, according to a survey conducted by...

Financial centers are a fundamental pillar of the modern economy, channeling capital, facilitating trade and stimulating innovation around the world.

As the world evolves, new industries are emerging as key drivers of future economic growth. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, there are 18 fast-growing areas-including artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, biotechnology, and air...

Bonds of Mikro Kapital IFN, a non-bank lending institution that provides loans to microenterprises and small businesses in our country, worth two million euros, are listed today on the Multilateral Trading System of the Bucharest Stock Exchange...

Klaus Iohannis was president of Romania between 2014 and 2024, serving two consecutive terms, which were marked by important political, social and economic events, but also by controversies and criticism. During his two terms, Klaus Iohannis...

Our country is in the middle of the European ranking in terms of burnout, but it is registering an increasing trend, especially among young people, claims Professor Dragoş Iliescu, a lecturer at the University of Bucharest. He noted that...

Global wealth grew by 4.2% in 2023 as stock markets recovered and inflation eased, according to an analysis by www.visualcapitalist.com.

Oil and products made from this raw material represent, on average, 30% of global merchandise exports, valued at 1.5 trillion dollars annually, according to a visualcapitalist.com analysis.

Europa domină clasamentul mondial al competitivităţii pe anul curent, şase economii din regiune aflându-se în primele zece poziţii, trei dintre acestea fiind chiar în primele cinci locuri (Elveţia, Danemarca, Irlanda), potrivit analizei publicate...

Europe dominates the world ranking of competitiveness for the current year, with six economies from the region being in the top ten positions, three of which are even in the top five places (Switzerland, Denmark, Ireland), according to the...

Agricultural products represented more than a third of the total value of global merchandise exports between 2019 and 2021, and the most dependent countries in the world in terms of profile exports are the island states in the Pacific Ocean,...

A survey conducted in 38 countries by Statista Consumer Insights shows that only 21-44% of respondents believe that environmental protection is a major issue for their country, with respondents from Brazil being, for example, the most concerned...

Even though reforestation is a difficult operation, being expensive, difficult to plan and difficult to execute, without taking into account the associated environmental obstacles - weather, pests and natural calamities - some countries have...

The reference index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nikkei 225, closed yesterday's session above 40,000 points, for the first time in history, Reuters reports, adding that the Japanese market continues its upward trend fueled by corporate...

The stock market in Tokyo set a historic high yesterday, for the first time since 1989, when the speculative bubble appeared. Yesterday's advance was due to the financial results announced on Wednesday evening by the American technology giant...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) returned to the first place in Asia, in terms of market capitalization, as significant funds left the Chinese stock market, heading for Japan and India, the Nihon publication announces Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei),...

Global deal-making fell to a ten-year low in 2023, with mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity down 17% from 2022, according to LSEG Data & Analytics figures cited by investmentexecutive. com.

The race for money in football's governing bodies leads to a flurry of changes in the format of classic competitions and the emergence of new ones. In the name of "attractiveness," everything is transforming. The International...

In the midst of two active, potentially world-changing conflicts in the Middle East and Europe, the US is hoping to find at least some common ground with China, as Beijing's foreign minister began a three-day visit to Washington yesterday ....

For Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, is a frequent person. If in most countries of the world, democratic states, including Western democracies demonized in recent years by the leader from the Kremlin, Kim Jong-un is perceived...

Nicio universitate din România nu mai face parte din Clasamentul Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), realizat, încă din 2003, de Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Harvard este, pentru al 21-lea an consecutiv, pe locul 1 în lume. Anul...

China is looking to become the world's biggest economy, an intention which is also visible from the speeches of the country's officials. The efforts in that direction are visible, as the Chinese economy was the only one that had a strong...

Prior to the pandemic, one of the main concerns of the entire world was the military. According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), last year, the biggest amount ever was spent globally, respectively 1.9...

A historic moment for the European Union, which starting with February 1st, will lose an important member of its community! After 47 years in the European Union and three years of negotiations and disagreements which turned into a political...

Globalization has also brought with it an unpleasant effect: cross-border corruption. According to the intermediate report Exporting Corruption for the year 2018, a document drawn up by the organization Transparency International, there is a...

Esports, no longer the "unruly" child of the tech and sports entertainment fields, has established itself as a legitimate and profitable industry. Romanian production company PGL is at the forefront of its acceptance and growth.

The presentation of the "benefits of socialism" in the version of American Bernie Sanders, who is campaigning to become the candidate of the Democratic Party in the presidential elections in the US, has somehow made it to the front page...

Grupul Enel a fost confirmat în indicele Euronext Vigeo - World 120, care listează cele mai sustenabile 120 de companii cu cea mai mare capitalizare free-float în Europa, America de Nord şi regiunea Asia Pacific, în decembrie 2015,...