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Emerging markets appear poised to drive global economic growth this year, while many advanced countries are expected to underperform the global average, according to the World Economic Outlook report published in October 2025 by the International...

The accelerated disorganization of global architecture raises a legitimate question: Are we witnessing a succession of coincidences, or the convergent manifestation of different ways of interpreting the same structural transformation of the...

The global fragmentation accelerated by U.S. policies coincides, paradoxically, with the strategic objectives promoted by China over the last decade. This convergence does not result from direct coordination but from the overlap between the...

Global disorder is entering a phase of accelerated rearrangement. The American pillar no longer ensures stability, and the post-war architecture is fragmenting under the impact of recent decisions from Washington. The withdrawal of the United...

Japanese stocks had an exceptional year in 2025, climbing to new records amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but also Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's plans to strengthen domestic production, respectively the revaluation of the...

The U.S. withdrawal from 66 international organizations triggers a structural shock that dismantles the postwar global architecture.

Systemic uncertainties mark the year 2026, foreshadowing a future with multiple probabilities, in which economic, political, technological, and environmental developments are dominated by major risks.

The US economy, at $30.6 trillion, is larger than that of China, Germany and Japan combined, with real US GDP set to grow by 2% this year, according to visualcapitalist.com, which notes that the world economy will reach $117 trillion this year....

The European Commission's proposal for the modernisation of the EU's energy networks, presented on Wednesday 10 December, officially presents itself as a leap forward, but if we look closely at the documents, from the "Guidance on...

NATO's Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has decided to suspend the Israeli company Elbit Systems from all new tenders and freeze some ongoing contracts, after serious allegations of corrupt practices emerged, according to an article...

Advanced countries tend to dominate the world's economic productivity rankings, but some emerging markets have also made major gains as they industrialize and integrate into global supply chains, according to an analysis by...

Consistent defense investments, rapid production increases and an industrial ecosystem that innovates faster than adversaries are the conditions for European security, said participants in the NATO Defense Industry Forum yesterday, an event that...

The signing by the Government, yesterday, of the agreement with the German giant Rheinmetall AG, regarding the construction of a modern powder factory in the Braşov city of Victoria, represents the opening of the way for a strategic investment...

The third quarter of 2025 was dominated by the efforts of the Government led by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan to restore macroeconomic balance through firm, often unpopular measures. After a first semester marked by a deficit of 3.68% of GDP and...

Western hegemony - primarily the U.S., but also the EU - is being challenged and besieged by China, backed by the BRICS bloc and part of the Global South, which promote multipolarity as an alternative. Pressure also comes from states hit by the...

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...

Ursula von der Leyen announced the launch of a major project dedicated to the defense of Europe's eastern flank, with a focus on the Black Sea area, which she described as "the cornerstone of a credible defense."...

Faced with threats from Beijing and the Kremlin, the West is losing ground because it reacts chaotically, without a common strategy and with fragile political systems, warns Chris Kremidas-Courtney, senior researcher at the European Policy Centre...

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...

The trade agreement reached by the US and Japan, as announced by President Donald Trump, represents a radical new economic decision aimed at reaffirming the United States' position in global trade. In a move with significant geopolitical...

Eurozone companies remain optimistic about their growth prospects but face pressure on their profits, partly due to trade tensions, according to a study published this week by the European Central Bank (ECB), cited by Reuters.

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Political negotiations to shape a governing coalition were the constant of the first 22 days of June, a period in which the leaders of the PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR and those of the National Minorities Group discussed intensively at the Cotroceni...

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 US Department of Energy has issued a stark and unprecedented warning, signaling a 100-fold increase in the risk of major power outages by 2030, amid the planned retirement of more than 100 gigawatts of power generation capacity, 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...

Europe must reach a level of complete readiness by 2030, capable of deterring any threat, is the joint message conveyed yesterday by Mark Rutte - NATO Secretary General - and Ursula von der Leyen - President of the European Commission, at the...

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...

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...

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...

By 2030, China is preparing to radically transform urban mobility through an unprecedented technological leap: the launch of 500,000 robo-taxis (fully autonomous taxis) on the streets of ten of its largest cities, according to an article...

At an event organized two days ago in Washington under the auspices of the Munich Security Conference, the Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, issued a clear warning: America's security posture of the last two decades is no longer...

OMV Petrom expects the impact of US tariffs on the company to be minor, under current conditions, it is mentioned in the issuer's quarterly report, signed by CEO Christina Verchere.