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Romania holds the record at building highways at a snail's pace, but when it comes to expenses, we are always in the top tier, by paying bills that would be worthy of mammoth projects.

Sebastian Ghiţă, businessman and politician, gave us an interview in which we have approached a series of subjects concerning the measures for Romania's economic turnaround, the future of the government alliance, as well as the role that...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Romania Mugur Isărescu has the following explanation on the consequences of the passing of the "bail-in" legislation in the European Union:

The report that investigates the manner in which Bank of Cyprus came to own 9.7% of the shares of Banca Transilvania (BT), conducted by American consulting firm Alvarez&Marsal (A&M), at the request of the Central Bank of Cyprus, has been...

It seems like on Friday, someone yelled "Ready, Set, Go!", as just one minute before 15:00, the BSE received orders for four "deal" trades, involving 0.37% of the Proprietatea Fund, 1.41% of SIF4 "Muntenia", 0.85% of SIF5...

Many studies and expert voices in the medical sector all over the world are becoming increasingly interested in the study of the effects that new technologies has on our health.

Reporter: Mr. Mihai Bogza, as president of the Foreign Investors Council, how would you describe the evolution of the business environment in Romania in the year that has just ended?

The price of energy delivered in a regulated regime, the special constructions tax and the tax for water processing are factors that will affect the listing of Hidroelectrica, Remus Borza, the former president of the Supervisory Board of the...

The anger of the clients that suffered losses with"Harinvest" is growing from one day to the next, as they are not getting any answer from the institutions of the stock market to the question that they have repeatedly: "What are we...

SIF1 Banat-Crişana has contributed 10 million Euros in the share capital increase of SIF Imobiliare PLC, a vehicle created for the management of some of the real estate assets of SIF1.

• "We will not see a return of the real estate market in 2014" 

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Anxious to ruin our banking system and our companies, minister of budget Liviu Voinea expressed his wish, in Brussels, as part of the reunion of the Extraordinary Council of ECOFIN, held on Wednesday, December 18th, that the theft of the money...

The CEO of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, Ludwik Sobolewski, stands by his opinion that brokers need to meet stricter requirements for being allowed to participate in the market, after the Association of Brokers, both through president Dan Paul,...

Non-performing loans in the portfolios of our banks could reach a peak of 35% of the total volume of loans, economic analyst Florin Cîţu warns.

The European banking authorities have initially denied the global financial crisis, thinking that the subprime exposures of the American banks will remain confined there.

The victims of "Harinvest" must get their money back quickly, to wash away the shame of the stock market, said Dan Paul, the president of the Association of Brokers and vice-president of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, in an exclusive...

It is official: we are participating in the collapse of the world.

The fight for the exploration of shale gas is moving from the fields to the court rooms, as several local councils from the county of Vaslui have asked for the exploration of shale gas not to take place in their region.

The ASF has levied harsh sanctions against "Harinvest", after discussing, in today's meeting, about the audit of the brokerage firm of Vâlcea, in November.

The investors who lost money and shares at "Harinvest" are extremely angry at the institutions of the stock market - The Financial Oversight Authority, the Bucharest Stock Exchange and the Central Depository, and don't want to hear...

The domestic defense industry can be revived, if a series of measures intended to lead to increased competitiveness and efficiency are considered, says Aurel Cazacu, general manager at Criabo Defense&Security.

The case of "Harinvest", the brokerage firm which was suspended for three months, because it did not have the money to settle some trades, is proving a lot more serious then it initially appeared.

We've made the Israelis happy.

The "BURSA" newspaper won two awards at the twelfth edition of the "Stock Market Gala of 2013", held by the Association of Brokers last week, at the Bucharest World Trade Center.

The bonds of "Romenergo" which SIF1 Banat-Crişana bought this summer will become part of the patrimony of "Industrial Energy", a company which will be created after the split-up of "Romenergo", which was approved by the...

Last night, president Traian Băsescu put on his boots and trampled all over the shoes of his political opponents, who had laid them out to wait for presents for Saint Nicholas, and who got direct attacks instead. Many people are saying that the...

The stock market seems to have had a better year than the previous ones, considering that the state eventually kept its word and it listed the companies it had in its portfolio.

For our stock market, this year was one of reform, said Remus Vulpescu, the chief of cabinet of the Minister of Public Finance.

The EUR/RON exchange rate seems to have been used again as a political weapon in a confrontation between president Traian Băsescu and the government led by Victor Ponta, according to some opinions expressed under the protection of anonymousness...

Had what prime-minister Victor Ponta - that we will have an economic growth of 2.7% this year, the highest in the EU, that we have the greatest GDP in history and the lowest deficit since the accession to the EU and that we have a far higher rate...

• Update 14:01 Ponta and Băsescu meeting today at 17:00 

The representatives of the National Bank of Romania (NBR) did not attend the reunions of the Supervisory Board of the European Banking Authority (EBA), for almost a year, according to the documents drafted at the end of each of those meetings.

Prior to the conference "The role of banks in the restructuring of companies" I wrote that it was "too late for the restructuring of bank loans". Unfortunately, it was only after I participated in the debates that I realized that...

The Financial Overnight Authority has suspended the operating license of "Harinvest" for 90 days, because the brokerage firm did not have sufficient funds to settle some transactions, and the Central Depository had to intervene through...

The new fiscal measures proposed by the government are likely to distort the market mechanisms, to increase the fiscal burden, which will be reflected at the level of every taxpayer, and are completely inadequate at the end of a major rewriting...

Today, the BURSA newspaper is organizing the third conference with the topic "The Role of banks in the restructuring of companies". The agenda of the conference is comprehensive and it is trying to answer some questions of major current...

Banks are more exchange houses than lenders, says businessman Ioan Niculae, the president of the Union the Council of Romanian Investors, who says that in the last few years, the relationship between banks and companies has "devolved".

The vice-president of the ASF, Mircea Ursache said he would propose to the Parliament the hiking of the holding limit for the stock exchange to 32.99%, up from its current level of 5%.

The violation of ethical principles by bankers was one of the main factors that led to the global crisis, meaning that the introduction of new rules and regulations will not be enough for a safer banking system, Henk Paardekooper, the CEO of RBS...