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9 februarie 2024

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CNAS intensifies controls on medical providers to detect fictitious settlements

The National Health Insurance House continues its analysis and control actions on public and private providers of medical services, in order to detect cases of fraudulent use of public funds, the institution's representatives announced.

Google CEO Supports AI "Hyperprogress” and Urges Governments to Innovate

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has called for accelerating the development of artificial intelligence and maintaining investment in this field, amid growing calls for stricter regulations.

Japanese digital payments group PayPay targets Nasdaq listing

PayPay Corp., a Japanese leader in digital payments, is preparing to enter the world's largest stock market, fintechweekly.com reported, noting that it has filed documents with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq, marking a major step in its effort to expand beyond Japan and solidify its role in global digital payments.

UK, Belgium and Japan are the biggest buyers of US debt

• Each of the three countries increased their holdings by more than $115 billion in a year • China reduced its US debt holdings by $86 billion, leading the net sales

European steel exports to the US, reduced by 30%

The additional tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on steel and aluminum imports have caused a 30% decrease in European steel exports to the United States starting in July 2025, which has led industry representatives to call for a "rebalancing" of the agreement between Brussels and Washington, AFP reports, according to Agerpres.

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BET FI111487.74

BET NG2104.05

USAMV Bucharest launches a center of excellence for agriculture and climate neutrality

Trump and FIFA launch $75 million fund to rebuild sports infrastructure in Gaza

• Plan to revive football in war-torn region

The Indo-Pacific Framework: The Architecture of Strategic Rules Without Free Trade

• Serial Dossier BURSA - Analysis of Economic Blocs

Construction work increases again in the EU

Infantino: All 2026 World Cup matches to be played behind closed doors

Asia-Pacific - The Variable Geometry of a Continent's Integration

• BURSA Serial Dossier - Analysis of Economic Blocs

Photo source: facebook/ Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai

Babeş-Bolyai University joins elite European network for developing superbug vaccines

Google DeepMind: Artificial General Intelligence Could Become a Reality in 5-8 Years

Radu Miruţă: SAFE Program Does Not "Pawn the Future,” but Reduces Armament Costs

PSD does not want "heads of services" who transform institutions into political annexes

Donald Trump: "US must make a meaningful deal with Iran”

• A possible deal - in the next ten days

Premiere: Romania hosts the International Business and Finance Olympiad

China, Hong Kong banks' profits rise

Mihai Filip - CEO Oves - presenting the characteristics of the Sahara missile to Radu Oprea - Secretary General of the Government

Sahara Autonomous System - OVES' bet on smart, scalable and low-cost missiles

Photo source: feaa.uaic.ro/ Rectorul UAIC Liviu Maha

Tuition fees increase at two major universities, increases of up to 87%

Photo source: facebook/ Universitatea de Vest Timişoara

Premiere: Romania hosts the International Business and Finance Olympiad

CCR approves the cutting of magistrates' pensions

The Constitutional Court of Romania (CCR) decided yesterday, with a majority of 6 votes in favor and 3 votes against, that the law on the reform of magistrates' pensions is constitutional and thus rejected the objection of unconstitutionality...

Radu Miruţă warns: May 31, deadline for signing contracts financed by SAFE

Olympic Scandal in Los Angeles: Mayor Calls for Resignation of LA 2028 Organizing Chief

Health revenues will not be cut: Minister promises "real” reform, not accounting measures

Ministry of Education launches online column to combat confusion and disinformation

Unprecedented January in the Arctic: Spring temperatures in the middle of winter

China and Poland - the biggest gold buyers in the last five years

• At the opposite end, the Philippines, Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka have the largest reductions in gold reserves

Two-speed Financial Union, the project of the major European economies

Six European countries - Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland - have begun the process of creating the Capital Markets Union, an initiative that would divide the EU in two on this issue, meaning that we will have a two-speed...

Vaccination crisis: measles makes a strong comeback amid misinformation and system bottlenecks

Regulation of children's access to social networks, discussed at high level

CNAS: Real reform does not mean "breaking the monopoly”, but autonomy and spending money correctly

Tensions in the coalition over the execution of the PNRR: accusations of delays, assurances of continuity

AFEER Study: Prosumers are putting huge pressure on electricity networks

US Military Spending - Long-Term Upward Trajectory

US defense spending has gone through several cycles since 1997, but the long-term trajectory is upward, according to visualcapitalist.com, which has compiled a ranking of these expenditures, based on official data, showing how the amounts have...

The soft pillow on which helplessness lies

The results obtained by Romanian athletes at the Milan Olympics fall within the usual line. No surprises, no terrible disappointments, just participation.

The European Union - from open market to geo-economic protection

• Serial BURSA Dossier - Analysis of Economic Blocs

School year 2026-2027: classes start on September 7 and end on June 18

UEFA stands firm on maintaining Russia ban

Obama slams Trump's decision on emissions law

• Health and climate consequences

2025 in numbers

• January 1

2025 ends in a technical recession; The anatomy of a year of fiscal and budgetary corrections

Our country went through one of the most tense periods in its recent history in 2025, a year in which political instability, budgetary imbalances and inflationary pressures formed a dangerous mix that pushed the economy to the limit of support.

Bank of Russia cuts interest rate amid economic problems

FDA refuses to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine

Human-made noise, a major threat to birds

Employers: Doctors' loyalty is achieved through stability, not constraints

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EU Council validates controversy: prosecutor in "Pfizergate", promoted to European Public Prosecutor's Office

The North American Bloc in 2026: The Industrial Fortress and Its Political Cracks

The global economy we knew in the first two decades of the 21st century - an open market where capital moved freely, technology spread rapidly, and prices and interest rates tended to converge - no longer exists. In its place has emerged a world...

Scandal in Congress: The truth in the Epstein Files, hidden by the DOJ and the Attorney General?

The publication by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) of the 3.5 million documents and files in the Epstein files, some of which were later withdrawn and others modified under the pretext of anonymizing some victims, raised the level of...