The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are assessing on March 26 the first two evaluations of the stand-by agreement with Romania, according to the schedule released on the web page of the international financial institution. The evaluations were made in Bucharest this January by the IMF mission led by Andrea Schaechter. According [...]
Tudor Giurgiu and Cristian Pascariu's documentary Nasty, about the life and career of the tennis player Ilie Năstase, was included in the selection of the Rome Film Festival, which takes place between October 16 and October 28. The directors will meet the audience in Rome on October 21 and 22 for the film's two screenings. […]
A total of 6,839 Romanians living abroad registered to vote by mail for the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP). Additionally, 6,916 Romanian citizens have registered to vote by mail for the presidential elections. The majority of mail-in voting requests came from Romanians residing in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, […]
Only 1.5% of companies in Romania with more than 10 employees used Artificial Intelligence technologies in 2023, significantly below the European Union average of 8%, according to Eurostat data, as highlighted by economist Cristian Popa, member of the board of directors of the National Bank of Romania (BNR). "The AI train is leaving. Are we […]
The Romanian company Robot Industries, a distributor of robotics and automation solutions, recently opened a new headquarters in one of Asia's main technology hubs, namely Nanjing, China. The company is in an ongoing expansion process, having recently inaugurated its European headquarters in Berlin. The new Robot Industries office opened in China will also help improve […]
Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu stated during an interview on Thursday, October 17, that Romania will surely join the Schengen Area with its land borders this year. Ciolacu blamed the delays in joining the border-free area on his predecessor and current competitor for the position of president of Romania, liberal leader Nicolae Ciuca. "We have […]
Italian group Artsana SpA decided to close down in November the factory it operates in northeast Romania, in Botoşani, according to documents consulted by Economica. It employs 261 people there and produces parts for the global group Chicco. The...
