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HSBC Holdings Plc, the biggest banking group, was partially exonerated in a case of manipulation of the Euribor, as the European General Court decided to revoke the fine of 33.6 million Euros levied upon the lender.

More than four and a half years after the explosion of the Swiss franc, (CHF), after repeated protests by debtors, wide scale debates in the Parliament, concerning draft laws on the matter, promises by politicians and banks that they would...

We are very near to going back to the way things were in the communist period, when electricity was being cut off voluntarily due to the insufficient supply, specialists in the market are saying in unison.

• (Interview with Paolo Benanti, professor of technology ethics, the Gregorian Pontifical University)  

The most important central bank in the world is trying to find out what has happened last week, when interest rates on the repo market reached intraday all time high, of approximately 10%, even though the surplus reserves in the banking system...

In spite of - or perhaps because of the opposition of the power in Bucharest, Laura Codruţa Kovesi got the support to become the chief-prosecutor of the European Union (EU).

• (Interview with Daniela Iliescu, CEO of Patria Bank) 

The lack of legislative predictability and instability have caused investors not to make investment decisions concerning the extraction of natural gas in the Black Sea, says Virgil Popescu, vice-president of the Commission for Industries and...

The Taliban threatened the United States that they would "make them suffer more than anybody else", after the sudden decision of American president Donald Trump to break up the negotiations concerning the end of the Afghanistan war....

Revenues of the biggest investment banks in the world have been dropping constantly, reaching a 13-year low in the first half of 2019. According to Financial Times, this drop came as a result of the geopolitical tensions, the slowing growth and...

The breakup of the coalition, the meeting in the White House between Klaus Iohannis and Donald Trump and the IMF report concerning the outlook for our economy are the most important events which took place in August, that concern Romania's...

• Mark Blyth: "Jeremy Corbyn wants to destroy Thatcher's party" 

Following the invitation published on 1 August 2019, regarding the selection process of the financial auditor for the annual individual and consolidated financial statements of OMV Petrom SA ("OMV Petrom") and its subsidiaries, for the...

Reporter: How would you describe the current political situation and what do you think should happen to resolve the deadlock we are in?

Lately, it seems that not a day goes by without the international press pointing out the inability of the central banks before the adverse dynamic of the real economies worldwide and the increased volatility on the international markets.

• (Interview with lawyer Gheorghe Piperea, receiver of RADET) 

Not only the weather was hot in July, but the economic, social and political matters as well. Even though it began with the validation of Mugur Isărescu for the sixth time at the helm of the NBR, it went on with Simona Halep winning Wimbledon and...

The Bretton Woods moment has left a mark in politics. The conference which was held in New Hampshire, United States, 75 years ago, has represented a first globalization exercise, in which 44 states have participated, the effort of structuring the...

Reporter: Your Excellency, how would you describe the economic and diplomatic relations between Romania and Iran?

Reporter: How would you describe the economic and diplomatic relations between Romania and France?

• Isar: "Starting today, the NBR will no longer draw liquidity from the interbank market, thus no longer being the competitor to the Ministry of Finance, like it has been for the last two years" 

The Finance Ministry is preparing the tax amnesty for all companies in Romania, for all debts owed to the state budget until December 31st, 2018. The amnesty is dissimulated into a project where the ministry claims it is a financial restructuring...

The Romanian blouse, the "Ie", the independence cry of the countryside garment, arising out of countless wars found in the room of great grandfathers, is now conquering the world. First was white, then black, and then a rainbow of colors...

Next stop: vote of no confidence. One of the most significant moments of the parliamentary and especially parliamentary dynamic. Will the majority set up after the elections fall or not? Can another government be formed that receives the...

The Bundesbank warned that it might suffer great losses if a major country were to leave the Eurozone and stopped payments for debts based on the TARGET2 system.

Luxembourg is a small country that manages to present numerous and important business advantages. It is conveniently located in the heart of Europe, with an attractive business and work environment and it has a highly skilled workforce. Investors...

Malta has pro-business and pro-foreign investment regimes that have helped it stand out as a preferred EU location for entrepreneurs and multinational corporations. Investors who open a company in Malta have a series of benefits, starting with a...

Romania is a country with unmistakable natural beauty, a growing economy and a talented workforce that is strategically located to important markets because of its access to the Black Sea. There are several advantages of starting a business in...

We have a national trade strategy which is valid until 2020, but which does not answer Romania's current needs, says Ştefan Radu Oprea, minister in charge of the Business Sector, Trade and Entrepreneurship.

The day after losing the elections, Dragnea has gone to jail.

The Romanian stock market has started going off, 25 years ago, in the wrong development direction, and we can currently stop and go another way, Make, the president of the BURSA group said yesterday, in the opening of the eighth "BURSA"...

The risk of central banks leading the economy towards a period of stagnation is increasingly evident. Both the considerable drops in the growth estimates, as well as the expectations of the central banks concerning the GDP and inflation, as well...

Smart city type projects with potential for development in Romania are becoming increasingly attractive, with foreign businesspeople showing interest in investing in that kind of businesses.

• Eugen Teodorovici: "Everybody talks about a European family, but it's every man for himself"  

Born from the ashes of the financial crisis of 2007 - 2008, the second largest bull market in history became ten years old on Saturday, as the current historic cycle represents the second biggest economic expansion in the history of the...

Romanian freelancers, a category which includes a number of economics specialists, are facing a number of difficulties in their activity and no one cares about them and their problems, lawyer Gheorghe Piperea says.

The PSD did what everybody wants. It raised wages. We all want happy Romanians. If we could, we would raise employees' wages every day, in fact, we would do so hourly.

The saying goes that whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. That also applies to Laura Codruţa Kovesi, the former chief-prosecutor of the National Anticorruption Department, who has been dismissed for political reasons and in the...