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The natural gas bill will increase by 5% for the final consumer starting April 1, 2026, after the capping scheme ends on March 31, announced Laurenţiu Urluescu, president of the Romanian Energy Suppliers Association (AFEER), yesterday during an...

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 United States has announced a new package of sanctions against the Russian oil industry, directly targeting Rosneft and Lukoil, considered major sources of financing for the Kremlin's war effort. The decision was announced by US Treasury...

Inflation continues to be one of the most pressing global economic issues, and a monthly report monitoring the dynamics of this indicator in the G20 countries highlights major disparities in price increases across the world's largest...

September brought to the forefront of the political scene one of the toughest confrontations between the Government, the opposition and society in recent years. The cabinet led by Ilie Bolojan entered at full speed into a succession of decisions...

Street protests have demonstrated, in the last two decades, that social networks are not only communication tools, but also true "virtual markets” where civic movements are born. From the "yellow vests” in France to...

The main indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange reached new historical records in the last month of summer, followed by the first more consistent profit marks of the upward trend that began in May, with the confirmation of our country's...

The increase in the general VAT rate from 19% to 21%, the increase in reduced VAT rates, the increase in excise duties, the increase and introduction of new taxes and fees approved by the first package of fiscal measures assumed by the Bologna...

• July 1 

The number of layoffs in the US reached 744,000 in June 2025, which means an increase of almost two times compared to last year.

June 2

The steep upward movement of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices catalyzed by the election of Nicuşor Dan as president of our country stopped last month, in a tense international context, while domestic attention was captured by the...

The return to the liberalized electricity market should not be recorded as a shock for consumers, especially since the state will continue to support vulnerable consumers and especially since not all bills will register increases, according to...

We are faced with a series of decisions presented by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan as necessary, but without the Executive having offered the general public a clear analysis of their economic effects. Beyond the image arguments, what is missing is...

Economic expert, university professor Dr. Mircea Coşea, told us that the package of fiscal measures presented yesterday by Finance Minister Alexandru Nazare is toxic for the country's economy.

The S&P 500 index reached a new all-time high at the end of last week, after a spectacular recovery from the fall that began in February, triggered by Donald Trump's declarations regarding the imposition of tariffs in the United States of...

With the return of the electricity market in our country to free market status, with the termination of the cap-compensation scheme on July 1, consumers will directly feel the market variations, and for many of them, the energy bill could become...

• Gold price down 

The euro/dollar exchange rate failed to hold above 1.1450 this week, falling at one point even below 1.14, according to an analysis published by currencynews.co.uk, which highlights that the latest data on the US economy did not support...

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...

Global supply chains, the central pillar of the modern world economy, are on the verge of a deep crisis, fueled by the new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on imports from China, according to a series of articles published by...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices recorded slight increases in the first quarter of the year, in a climate marked by geopolitical tension in Europe and political uncertainty in our country, where presidential elections are due to take...

The Trump administration marks a radical change in food policies, eliminating all synthetic additives derived from petroleum.

Ten years of presidency ended with a resignation, with Klaus Iohannis thus ending his two terms not in glory, but in disgrace. On February 10, the former president announced his resignation in order to avoid a political crisis generated by the...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices registered slight increases in February, in a climate marked by geopolitical tension in Europe and political uncertainty in our country, where presidential elections are due to take place in May,...

The value of the Romanian eCommerce market will exceed euro8 billion in 2025, after reaching euro7.7 billion in 2024, according to a specialized report. According to the second edition of the "eCommerce Insights 2025" study, conducted by...

The new 25% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect yesterday, along with a doubling of duties - to 20% - on Chinese products, generating new trade conflicts with the US's three largest...

The disappearance of the Dacian treasure, following a burglary on the last day it was still on display at the Drents Museum in the Netherlands, represents the main event of the first month of 2025, despite the Government's attempts to keep...

The National Bank of Romania revised the inflation forecast for the last quarter of the year to 3.8%, from 3.5% as previously estimated, but the general downward trend in inflation remains, with the Consumer Price Index set to reach 3.1% in the...

US inflation accelerated in January 2025, for the fourth month in a row, reaching 3% at an annual rate, while analysts expected a slowdown, AFP reports.

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) finished 2024 with a slight increase, after diametrically opposed developments in the two halves of the year.

Romanian retail in 2025 reflects a combination of pragmatism and the desire for indulgence, according to the latest analysis carried out by Footprints AI, based on anonymized data collected from over 8.5 million consumers, which highlights...

• October 4 

Reporter: How did 2024 end for energy suppliers, and what are the prospects for 2025?