The National Bank of Romania (BNR) publicly reaffirms its commitment to the July 2021 updated version of the Global FX Code, together with the related guidance materials, according to a BNR press statement."The FX Global Code sets the standard for good market practice and first published in 2017. In order to keep its principles in line with the ongoing evolutions in the global foreign exchange market, in July 2021 there was published an updated version of the FX Global Code together with related guidance material, version that continues to promote the robust, fair, open and appropriately transparent foreign exchange market underpinned by high ethical standards. In this context, the National Bank of Romania publicly reaffirms commitment to updated version of the FX Global Code published in July 2021 together with related guidance materials, as well as, supports the importance of the FX Global Code on the Romanian foreign exchange market to continuous ensuring of its integrity and efficient functioning," reads the BNR statement.The National Bank of Romania also encourages foreign exchange market participants to adhere to the FX Global Code principles when acting as foreign exchange market participants by renewing their statements of commitment to the updated FX Global Code, and to review their internal procedures in order to align it with the updated principles of the FX Global Code, corresponding to the size and complexity of the activity of each participant carried out on the foreign exchange market."Considering the importance for central banks on well-functioning of the foreign exchange financial market, because ensures smooth transmission of the monetary policy to the real economy, which ultimately benefits both market participants and the public at large, today, the National Bank of Romania issues simultaneously with all members of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), including the European Central Bank (ECB), the renewed statements of commitment to the Global FX Code."
June is the richest month. The most awaited two weeks in my annual festival pilgrimage. The route starts with Romania’s Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), followed by Italy’s (and the world’s) most comprehensive festival for restored and archival film: Il Cinema Ritrovato. To shake up the traditional article on the two, I’ll start with the […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Different Beauty, a recently opened exhibition of works by Czech photographer David Těšínský, offers a glimpse into everyday life in the war-torn region of Donbas in 2017. The photos were taken within the span of only a few days, as Těšínský traveled to eastern Ukraine to document the lives of women impacted by war. In […]
Roughly 70% of Romanians are “very” or “moderately” concerned about how AI accesses and uses their data, according to the latest survey conducted by RoCoach in partnership with Novel Research between May and June 2025. Distrust in automated decision-making and the demand for regulation are becoming more pronounced, as Romania rolls out major digitalization projects […]
The Armenian Street Festival returns for a 9th edition between August 1 and 3, 2025, in the “Dimitrie Brândză” Botanical Garden in Bucharest. The festival brings into focus the living heritage of the Armenian community in Romania and the diaspora. According to the organizers, this year’s edition aims to strengthen the Bucharest–Chișinău–Yerevan cultural axis, articulated […]
The Romanian mergers and acquisitions market registered a total of 122 announced transactions in the first half of 2025, with a value exceeding EUR 2.7 billion, marking a slight increase of 6% in volume and 4% in value compared to the same period last year, according to an analysis by George Ureche, partner at PwC Romania. […]
