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• Dochia: "The pressure on the pension system is very high and the decision makers need to be very careful when it comes to their decisions"  

At the time I wrote these lines, five hours before the polls closed, Klaus Iohannis had a clear victory. No surprise! All indicators, throughout the day, anticipated a difference of at least 20% between Klaus Iohannis and his counter-candidate:...

• The writhing of the candidate without theoretical odds 

November 20, 1995 - The first trading session is held on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE), after, in April, the BSE was re-established as an institution of public interest.

Style and elegance, brightness and ostentation, light and color, music and dancing, prizes and surprises - those were some of the ingredients of the BURSA Gala on Thursday, November 14th, which, held at the majestic Palace of Parliament, marked...

The first round of the presidential election showed once again what we have known for 30 years: nothing changes! Logic says that as long as we had no debates between the main candidates, it follows that people didn't cast their votes based on...

• Adrian Vasilescu: "The German press talks about the end of abundance" 

V.V. Ponta and V.V. Dăncilă have eliminated their traitors from the party (the few members ProRomania and the PSD who voted in support of the appointment of the Orban Cabinet). They are outright stating that they do not support the freedom of...

The budget execution of the first nine months represented a pleasant surprise: the scale of the disaster was published after a delay of only a few days.

In the case of Realitatea TV I do not feel that I need to do research, I am just going to write like any TV viewer would write - if it were that easy on most articles, journalism wouldn't matter much.

Societatea Energetică Electrica S.A. informs the investors and the capital market that the Financial Supervisory Authority approved, through the Decision no. 1311 of 30 October 2019, the Simplified Prospectus regarding the issue of up to 309,869...

When I read that "Mario Draghi declared victory in the battle for the euro," in an interview with the Financial Times, I remembered how people used to complete the expression the "victory of socialism" before 1989, by adding...

After two years of heated discussions, controversies and high-level resignations, the Brexit saga seems to be nearing the end. The outcome of the UK is decided this week, with laborious discussions being scheduled between the British officials...

Apparently, Viorica Dăncilă changed her mind on expelling Paul Stănescu, the leader of one of the most powerful county organizations of the Social democrats: "I consider all my colleagues act on good faith. They will prove that they were...

When you've painted yourself into the corner, by ignoring the mistakes of monetary policy, yours and those of others, the only "effective" measure remains prayer.

Tokyo Stock Exchange wants to persuade Saudi oil giant Aramco to list its shares on this market as part of its international component of its future IPO.

The US public debt has reached 1 trillion dollars in the fiscal year which ended on September 30 1981, after increasing by about 81 billion compared to the previous year.

Monica Melencu, mother of Luiza Melencu (victim of Gheorghe Dincă, in the Caracal case), has been fined 5,000 lei for once again refusing to allow the taking of DNA samples, which she has been ordered to do by court ruling; scared by the fine...

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?