Companies have activated approximately 600 ads for Ukrainian citizens, totalling 1,800 jobs, in just two weeks, since the BestJobs recruiting platform introduced the special tag "Ukrainian friendly UA" by which employers can highlight the jobs appropriate for them, according to a press release sent on Monday.Most jobs are in telecommunications (18%), technical & engineering (23%), sales (8%), accounting (8%) and HoReCa (6%).Thus, BestJobs is expanding its support for Ukrainian jobseekers, encouraging employers to open Ukrainian friendly positions by offering free ads on the specially-created page.According to the quoted source, BestJobs has identified the needs of refugees in having electronic equipment in order to work or keep in touch with family, reason for which it invites partner companies to donate mobile phones, tablets, laptops and other functional equipment that will reach Ukrainian citizens in need.For this initiative, BestJobs is in contact with the local NGOs involved in the process to help the victims of the conflict in Ukraine, which can logistically support the storage and distribution of donations, in order to come to the aid of Ukrainian refugees.
Romanian police announced they recovered a stolen bronze statue by French sculptor Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, valued at approximately EUR 15,000. The artwork was taken from France in 2018 and surfaced in Constanța, where officers from the Criminal Investigations Directorate intercepted an attempt to sell it. On February 27, 2025, acting on intelligence...
Romanian telecom group Digi Communications (BVB: DIGI) reported 14% higher consolidated revenues due to strong growth in Spain and launch of operations in Portugal. The group’s gross profit went up almost sixfold to EUR 539 mln, following the sale of its fiber network in Spain. “2024 was a transformative year for Digi, as we strengthened […]
Prosecutors from Romania’s High Court of Cassation and Justice requested a 30-day preventive detention measure for Horațiu Potra, his son, his brother, and 18 other individuals charged with attempted actions against the constitutional order. Horațiu Potra and his two relatives have not been located, and there are indications that they are not in the country. […]
Romania has been downgraded to a "hybrid regime" in the 2024 Democracy Index published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Thursday, February 27. Its score dropped from 6.45 to 5.99, pushing it out of the "flawed democracy" category and down 12 places to rank 72nd globally, between Moldova and Papua New Guinea,
Banca Transilvania (BVB: TLV), the biggest financial group in Romania, recorded substantial growth in 2024 through both organic expansion and the strategic acquisition of Hungarian group OTP’s subsidiaries in Romania. At the end of 2024, Banca Transilvania Financial Group reported...
2024, a new year of growth for Sphera Group: sales of RON 1.5 billion (+5,4%), net profit of RON 97.2 million (+22%) and EBITDA of RON 176.9 million (+19.6%) Significantly improved profitability for KFC Romania, which achieved a net profit of RON 100.2 million (+15.5%), and Taco Bell, which increased its net profit almost six […]
