PwC Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) announced on Tuesday that it will invest 6 million USD in the ext 2 years to develop services devoted to environment, sustainability and governance policies in the 29 states in the area, Romania included and will set up an excellence center to council customers about strategy and report in the field. The announcement was made on the occasion of the regional launch of a new global strategy “The New Equation”, based on four pillars: ESG, upskilling, people and reducing carbon emissions. At the same time, PwC CEE will continue investments in consolidating services for customers: extensive audit, digital transformation, preventing financial crime. Cloud computing, robotics and automation. “Under the pressure of regulations, investors and society, the business environment should prove it can create long term value by managing ESG problems. In this context, companies will make the transition to efficient, responsible and transparent operation ways, which need transformation, demands for conformation, report and implementation of adequate technologies”, said Dinu Bumbacea, country managing partner PwC Romania and Moldova. PwC CEE has in view the extension of pro bono work in the whole area to improve digital competences of children and needy communities. The company already has an education program initiated by Romania in the field of cyber security in five countries in the region, which will be extended to other areas. The company will allocate over 10 million dollars to develop employees and the implementation of Flexible Friday. Considering the changing tendency of labor force and the impact of pandemic on employees, PwC CEE has officially implemented a hybrid work polocy in the area, expectations being that 40-60% of work time should be remote for a long time.
Every year, on the third Thursday of November, France celebrates the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau — the first wine of the harvest, young, fresh, and full of life. This joyful tradition has become a global symbol of conviviality, elegance, and the French art de vivre. In Bucharest, the celebration continues this year with an […]
The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) announced Bucharest’s candidacy to host the Europa League final in 2028 or 2029 at the National Arena, according to the FRF official website. The Europa League final represents a high-profile sporting event on a European scale. Istanbul will host the Europa League final in 2026, followed by Frankfurt in 2027. […]
Three cats from Romania received the top distinctions during the 2025 World Cat Championship held in Bucharest. Wild Forest’s Nordri, an imposing white Norwegian Forest Cat born in Romania, conquered the supreme title of 2025 World Champion, defeating over 750 cats from 35 countries. Nordri’s son, Wild Forest’s Quasar, aged 7 months, was also named […]
A report by the Romanian Court of Accounts, conducted between April and November 2024, which analyzed the organization and functioning of communes and small towns in relation to the population served, shows that, depending on the number of inhabitants, many towns and communes no longer meet the criteria for inclusion in their respective categories. According […]
An association of construction companies from Romania and Bulgaria has won the contract for building the first section of the A8 Târgu Neamț – Iași – Ungheni highway, with a bid of 4.76 billion (EUR 936 million). The contract for the 27-kilometer road can be signed within ten days if no appeals are filed. “The […]
The organizer of the march commemorating 10 years since the Colectiv club fire tragedy, Marian Rădună, was fined RON 3,000 (EUR 600) by the gendarmes because the demonstration exceeded 11:00 PM, the time set in the authorization. Approximately 200 people participated on Thursday, October 30, in the march commemorating 10 years since the tragedy at […]
