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Aeronautical company IAR Brasov (IARV) reported a net turnover of 150.5 million lei for the first quarter of the year, 27% higher than in the first three months of 2024, while net profit amounted to 15.5 million lei, more than double that...

The aircraft components manufacturer Turbomecanica Bucharest (TBM) reported, for the first three months of the year, a turnover of 45.6 million lei, up 32% compared to the first quarter of last year, while the net profit amounted to almost 4.2...

The European Union appears to have overestimated its chances of becoming a major player in the global microchip industry, according to a report published yesterday by the European Court of Auditors (ECA), which claims that the community bloc will...

The auditor of Chromosome Dynamics' financial statements for last year questions the continuity of the company's activity, as shown in the report of the developer of IT solutions oriented to agribusiness, published on the company's...

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 European Commission, the European Parliament and the member states of the European Union have reached a compromise on stricter legislation against microplastic pollution, according to AFP. The new regulation aims in particular to combat the...

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 European Union can no longer take peace for granted, but must build a solid foundation on cooperation and strategic investment, declared Antonio Costa, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European...

Aircraft components manufacturer Turbomecanica Bucharest (TBM) reported a preliminary net profit of 12.2 million lei for last year, 10% more than in 2023, as revenues increased by 8.5%, to 142.5 million lei, according to the issuer's report...

The construction materials producer Prefab Bucharest (PREH) reported preliminary operating income of 96.2 million lei, 20.2% below those in 2023, while operating profit increased by 6.6%, to almost 3.5 million lei, according to the issuer's...

The price of Arabica coffee futures on Wednesday topped $4 per pound for the first time in history on the New York Stock Exchange, as concerns about global supply have driven prices to double over the past year, Bloomberg reported.

Commodity prices have experienced significant volatility in recent years, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, disruptions in the global supply chain and geopolitical tensions.

The energy transition relies on the minerals needed to manufacture electric vehicles, batteries, solar farms and wind turbines, and in an economy that is moving away from fossil fuels every day, the supply of these materials presents one of the...

The last financial quarter of last year was a time of intense complexity for the Romanian economy, in which political and economic forces faced significant challenges generated by the general elections, the tense geopolitical context and an...

Despite efforts to reduce its dependence on China for critical raw materials, Europe remains heavily dependent on the Asian country's resources, according to an analysis by visualcapitalist.com. It highlights the proportion of the EU's...

Over 9.4 million citizens who went to the polls on November 24 had their options canceled by the Constitutional Court of Romania, which, after validating the first round of the presidential elections on December 2, reversed its decision on...

Large retailers must facilitate access for Romanian products to store shelves, said Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, following his meeting with Florin Barbu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, at the end of last week. The Head of...

Coffee and cocoa bean futures prices have seen some of the biggest increases among commodities in 2024, fueled by a sharp drop in supply and escalating global trade tensions.

The end of the calendar autumn was marked by the presidential and parliamentary elections that took place on November 24 and December 1. For this reason, in order to increase its chances before the election and to maximize the chances of its own...

Grup Şerban Holding (GSH), a company active in several areas of agriculture, obtained in the first nine months of the year a consolidated net profit of 18.4 million lei, 48% more than in the same period last year, while operating income amounted...

Global Value Chains (GVCs) are international networks of economic activities through which goods and services pass through multiple stages of production, processing and distribution, carried out in different countries. These chains allow...

Digitalization, decarbonization and circular economy are essential pillars in the global economic and social transformation.

• 1. Historical context: 

In 2024, two reports were published, prepared at the request of the European Commission. The first report, coordinated by Enrico Letta, is entitled "More than a Market" and refers to the transformation of the single market into a true...

Europe faces a significant shortage of military personnel and an insufficiency of defense capabilities, despite increased spending on this sector since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, according to a report prepared by the British...

European stock markets rose yesterday, mostly, in the conditions in which Republican Donald Trump will return to the White House, following his victory in the US presidential elections.

Romradiatore Braşov (RRD), a company controlled by Transilvania Investments (TRANSI) in which the coach of the Romanian football team, Mircea Lucescu, has a 16.5% stake, reported for the first nine months of the year, total revenues of 20.2...

The final declaration of the BRICS 2024 Summit held last week in Russia, a document that emphasizes supporting Africa in this period of global transformation, is a gauntlet thrown in the face of the US, according to an article published on Friday...

Russia has proposed the establishment of a grain exchange between the member states of the BRICS group, which could later be expanded to trade other important raw materials, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday in the inaugural speech at the...

The last month of summer was marked by a series of government decisions that continued to deepen the budget deficit, which - according to the budget execution for the first seven months published by the Ministry of Finance at the end of August -...

The aeronautical company IAR Braşov (IARV) reported, for the first half of the year, operating revenues of 240.2 million lei, 9% below those of the first six months of last year, while the net profit decreased by 59% , up to 14.3 million lei,...

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.

After the American vice president Kamala Harris presented at the end of last week her economic program as a candidate for the position of the president of the USA, we wonder if what is called the Simion Plan still looks like a utopia - as...

The member states of the European Union have financed the Kremlin regime with almost 200 billion euros, from the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine until now, through the lens of fossil fuels purchased directly or indirectly from the Russian...

The relaxation of monetary policy by central banks has favorable consequences for the TeraPlast company, directly influencing the cost of existing debts, but also the cheapening of potential new lines of credit, Prime Transaction analysts write...

• "The company's approach is to increase its market share, at the expense of current profitability", say the brokerage house's analysts 

Demand for critical minerals such as copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel has been increasing in recent years, with these raw materials being used in a range of new technologies, from electric cars to wind turbines, which are becoming increasingly...

The European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed an agreement on a new mechanism that provides capital investment for the exploration of essential and strategic raw materials, with the aim of...

China is conquering the port infrastructure in Europe while the European Commission seems concerned only with supporting Ukraine and less with combating its influence on the territory of the European Union. According to several articles published...