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Tax consultant Gabriel Biriş, a lawyer and former secretary of state at the Ministry of Finance during the Cioloş government, claims that the package of fiscal changes proposed by the Bolojan Cabinet is the lesser evil.

The Ministry of Finance yesterday made the legislative package on fiscal-budgetary measures aimed at reducing the current budget deficit transparent, a package that provides for doubling the bank turnover tax, increasing VAT, increasing excise...

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 increase in dividend tax, from 10%, as it is now, to 16%, as it will be from the beginning of next year, will not have too much of an impact on long-term investors, believes Dragoş Mesaroş, trading director of financial brokerage company...

Increasing the dividend tax is seen as one of the methods of increasing the state's tax revenues. Basically, a year ago, the dividend tax was 8%, which means that, in a short period of time, we are witnessing a doubling of it, Alin Brendea, a...

Investors who want to buy Fidelis government bonds that will be listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) can do so starting today and until July 11, according to recent announcements by the Ministry of Finance.

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...

Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan declared, after Friday's government meeting, that Romania is in a delicate budgetary situation, determined by chronic deficits accumulated in recent years, the largest of which was recorded last year. "We have...

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices recorded significant increases last month, amid the confirmation of the country's pro-European course, highlighted by the election of independent candidate Nicuşor Dan as president, in a context...

• May 2 

The Publishers' Union of Romania (UER) harshly criticizes the Executive's intention to increase the VAT rate applied to books, including school textbooks, in a context in which the reading level is already alarmingly low. Romanians are...

USR would agree with the increase to 10% of the tax on gains from stock market transactions, but on the basis of a different system than the current one, MP Claudiu Năsui, member of the Budget, Finance, and Banks Committee of the Chamber of...

Major asset classes have seen significant changes over the past five years, driven by global events and economic policies. A visualcapitalist.com analysis, based on Bilello.blog data, shows the annual performance of major asset classes from 2020...

UniCredit SpA is likely to withdraw its bid for smaller rival Banco BPM, the Italian bank's chief executive Andrea Orcel said on Friday, Reuters reported, according to Agerpres.

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The Governor of the National Bank of Romania, Mugur Isărescu, issued a clear warning yesterday regarding the direction of economic reforms and the risks associated with current fiscal policies. In a message directly addressed to the government,...

Investors prefer euro-denominated government bonds, within the Fidelis offering that is taking place during this period, marked by uncertainty related to the formation of the government and the measures that will be implemented to correct our...

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 evolution of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) indices was marked by strong volatility last month, amid investment insecurity caused by trade tensions between the United States and the rest of the world, mainly China, while, domestically,...

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...

National defense was one of the main topics during April, especially since on the last day of the month a new meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defense convened by interim president Ilie Bolojan took place.

National defense was one of the main topics during April, especially since on the last day of the month a new meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defense convened by interim president Ilie Bolojan took place.

Nicuşor Dan, the elected and validated president, stated at the end of last week, after resigning from the position of general mayor of the Capital, that there is no question of eliminating the reduced 9% rate for basic food or increasing the...

Global stock markets have seen mixed performance since the start of 2025, with US stocks seeing a major sell-off in April, while European markets have rallied on easing monetary policy from the European Central Bank (ECB) and a rebound in...

The activity of president-elect Nicuşor Dan was intense and focused in the first days after the May 18 elections and addressed essential issues for the country's economic and financial future, with an emphasis on reducing the budget deficit,...

Education Minister Daniel David has drawn attention to the multiple deficiencies of the Romanian education system, from the lack of lifelong learning to the poor quality of graduates and the fragility of the Research-Development-Innovation (RDI)...

Investors are showing a preference for government bonds with short maturities, within the Fidelis offering that is taking place during this period, marked by the approaching presidential elections, which will take place at the end of this week....

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...

The Trump 2 administration is trying to restart the American industrial engine with unconventional tools: punitive trade tariffs and massive subsidies for strategic sectors. It is an approach that is evocative of frequently the logic of...

Investors can subscribe, starting today, to the new Fidelis government bond offer, through which the Ministry of Finance offers interest rates of up to 7.8% for lei-denominated bonds and 6.25% for euro-denominated bonds, according to information...

The Recovery and Resilience Mechanism cannot be considered a truly "performance-based" instrument, states a report published last night by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). The cited document states that, although payments are not...

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...

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...

Romania's entry with land borders into the Schengen area, one of the most important diplomatic achievements of the beginning of the year, was quickly overshadowed by a series of events that strained the country's political, social and...

The number of corporate bankruptcies in the US rose sharply in 2024, reaching a 14-year high, as businesses grappled with high interest rates, tighter credit conditions and slowing consumption, according to S&P Global.

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....

Maintaining a solid financial position in the market is crucial for the company in this period, marked by international geopolitical and commercial tensions, as well as the presidential elections in our country, according to a report by Lion...

The indices of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) had rather sideways developments in the third month of the year, in contrast to the declines of international markets, which reflects the predominantly defensive nature of the main companies of...

A study in the UK reveals that extreme poverty can have as strong an impact on babies' brain development as premature birth. Even if babies are born at term, poor socio-economic conditions can negatively influence early brain development. The...