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Mr. Abdelrahman A. Raouf, Minister Plenipotentiary for Economic and Commercial Affairs, Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Bucharest : “The bilateral economic relationship between Egypt and Romania has gained momentum last year”

May 30, 2016

Mr. Minister, one year has already passed since your last interview with Nine O’Clock. What are the latest developments in the bilateral economic relationship between Romania and Egypt?   The bilateral economic relationship between our both countries has gained momentum last year in terms of increasing the trade exchanges value by 23%, compared to 2014. […]

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JAZZx: Bela Fleck, Meshell Ndegeocello to perform at this year's festival in Timișoara

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Romania can be “digital tiger of Europe,” MEP says at Romanian Digital Day event

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Lender BCR introduces second mobile unit to reach rural, small urban communities in Romania

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Marius Costin takes over as CEO of Romanian payment services provider Netopia Group

Marius Costin took over as CEO of payment services provider Netopia Group starting March 14, while Niculae Vasile has been appointed the group's CTO, the company announced. Co-founder Felix Crisan had previously held both roles. Marius Costin, who was previously the CEO of PayU Romania and the CEE CEO of Mokka, will work "to strengthen […]

Slovak-Czech angel investor Gluon Syndicate commits EUR 100,000 to Romanian startup

Slovak-Czech angel investment syndicate Gluon Syndicate recently announced its second investment, committing EUR 100,000 to innovative Romanian startup Assista AI.  The startup, incorporated in the United States by Romanians Paul Burca and Anton Zaharia in 2023, aims to revolutionize task automation. Unlike single-purpose AI tools, Assista AI connects to over 100 productivity applications, allowing users […]

Swimmer David Popovici and rower Simona Radiș named Romania’s Athletes of the Year 2024

Romanian star swimmer David Popovici and acclaimed rower Simona Radiș, both Olympic champions at the Paris Games, were named Male and Female Athletes of the Year at the 2024 Romanian Sports Gala on Tuesday, March 18. The event was organized by the National Sports Agency, with the awards presented during a ceremony at the Romanian […]