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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 European Commission has announced that the 15% tariff imposed by the US will also have to be paid by European wine and spirits producers, which will have negative effects on them, but also on farmers on the old continent, according to an...

Financial markets did not register significant reactions after the meeting at the end of last week between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, nor in anticipation of the meeting scheduled in Washington between Trump,...

In a world where what political leaders establish today is no longer valid on the same day, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are meeting tomorrow in Alaska, officially to establish a plan to end the conflict in Ukraine, a plan that, as the...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices reached new historical records last month, following developments that were clearly superior to the major international markets, which suggests that the fiscal-budgetary correction measures announced by...

Companies from 60 Russian regions concluded trade transactions at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE), BelTA reports.

In most U.S. states, the engine that powers the economy is either real estate or manufacturing. A visualcapitalist.com analysis, conducted in partnership with Terzo, highlights the industry that contributes the most to each U.S. state's GDP,...

The agreement between Donald Trump, the US President, and Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, on the introduction of a 15% customs tariff on almost all European products imported by the US (except for aluminum and...

Exporturile ruseşti de metale preţioase spre China aproape s-au dublat în primele şase luni ale acestui an, în contextul în care preţurile record ale metalului galben au impulsionat veniturile generate de aceste vânzări, transmite Bloomberg,...

Russian precious metal exports to China nearly doubled in the first six months of this year as record prices for the yellow metal boosted sales, Bloomberg reported, according to Agerpres.

Franco-Romanian economic ties date back over 30 years, during which the Hexagon partners have continuously invested in our country, investments that have contributed to structural transformations in key economic sectors - agriculture, automotive...

Natural gas plays a key role in the global energy mix, being widely used for electricity generation, heating and as an industrial raw material.

In 2000, the US was the leading trading partner for most countries in the Americas (North, South and Central), several major economies in Asia-Pacific and parts of Africa, while the EU dominated trade with much of Europe, large areas of Africa...

US imports of goods fell by 20% in April 2025, the largest monthly decline ever recorded, according to visualcapitalist.com.

US President Donald Trump sees no need to extend tariff truce beyond July 9, preferring to send a letter directly to trading partners setting out the tariffs they will have to pay, according to international media.

The end of the calendar spring, the month of May, represented a turning point both in the political evolution and in the shaping of Romania's economic and financial trajectory, marking major transitions, institutional volatility, but also...

For the sustainability of public debt, given that the budget deficit reached 9.3% of Gross Domestic Product last year, a massive fiscal adjustment is necessary, i.e. a drastic reduction in public spending and better collection of revenues to the...

The European Union and Ukraine are negotiating a new agreement that will set quotas for agricultural imports from Ukraine, quotas that will be "somewhere between" current levels and temporary exemptions granted to Ukraine in 2022, after...

Several factories and production lines of European auto parts suppliers have been closed due to a shortage of rare metals, caused by China's decision to impose restrictions on such exports, the European Automotive Suppliers Association...

Ukraine's 2025 grain harvest could fall by 10% to about 51 million tonnes, compared with 56.7 million tonnes in 2024, according to the most pessimistic estimates, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval said yesterday, Reuters reports,...

The middle of the calendar spring, April, represented a fiery month for the Romanian economy, in light of the pressure put by the presidential elections scheduled for May 4 and 18, but also by the need to take legislative, fiscal and...

A statement signed by alleged "two gangs of anarchists" was published on a website affiliated with the far-left movement, Indymedia, claiming an act of sabotage on the electrical infrastructure in the Var and Alpes-Maritimes regions. The...

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Globally, $24.7 trillion worth of goods were imported in 2024, with some countries relying more on foreign purchases than others, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com, which, using 2024 data from the World Trade Organization and the...

Having dominated the global financial system through massive money printing, the United States is now trying to extend that influence into the real economy through tariffs and strategic subsidies. But in a world over-indebted and increasingly...

The National Bank of Romania announced yesterday a rate of almost 5.04 lei, above the psychological threshold of 5 lei defended in recent years by the country's monetary institution, in a tense domestic economic and political context, marked...

The global entertainment industry is in turmoil and concern after US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of a 100% tariff on all films produced outside the US, Reuters reports. The measure, part of Trump's protectionist trade...

Gold prices hit a new all-time high of $3,300 an ounce on foreign markets yesterday as investors sought safe havens after US President Donald Trump called for an investigation that could fuel a global trade war, Bloomberg and Reuters reported....

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), considered the most respected global authority on arms trade, last month published its latest report on international trends for the period 2020-2024. While the report highlights...

Innovative cases have led the competition authority to rethink and adapt its intervention methods to new economic realities, which has required innovative solutions in the regulatory framework, said Bogdan Chiriţoiu, president of the Competition...

Global stock markets fell sharply yesterday, with European markets, for example, hitting their lowest levels in two months, after the new round of tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening. The US president announced...

Global stock markets fell sharply yesterday, with European markets, for example, hitting their lowest levels in two months, after the new round of tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening. The US president announced...

The first victims of the customs tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump will be the countries that register high trade surpluses with the US, to which they export many more products than they import, states an article published by the daily...

The Japanese currency (yen) rose yesterday in foreign markets as investors fled to safe haven currencies a day before US President Donald Trump's planned tariffs take effect, according to Reuters.