Liviu Voinea, Ph.D., a Romanian national, has been Alternate Executive Director at the World Bank since March 1, 2024, https://www.worldbank.org/ informs. Prior to this, he was Senior Advisor for Romania to the Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund from August 2019 – August 2023. Mr. Voinea has a broad policymaking experience. As Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Romania from October 2014 - August 2019, he was responsible for financial stability, macroeconomic forecasting, banking resolution, and international relations. Mr. Voinea also served as Minister Delegate of Budget from December 2012 - August 2014. In this capacity, Mr. Voinea was responsible for budget and public debt. During his mandate, Romania exited the excessive deficit procedure, and returned to investment grade. Moreover, in 2012, he was Deputy Minister of Finance and served on the Board of the Eximbank Romania from 2009 - 2012. Liviu Voinea holds a Master of Science degree from Stockholm University and a Ph.D. from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. He worked as a post-doctoral researcher for the European Commission’s Joint Research Center in Seville, Spain (2004). Mr. Voinea is a professor of financial macroeconomics and international economics at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. He received the Romanian Academy Award in Economic Sciences in 2007. Mr. Voinea published articles in Journal of International Money and Finance, Review of International Political Economy, Economics of Transition, IMF Working Papers. His latest book, “Defensive Expectations. Reinventing the Phillips Curve as a Policy Mix” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) offers an alternative perspective on consumption, savings and inflation in the aftermath of an economic crisis.
Some dinners are eaten. Others are remembered. At Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard, the past few months have unfolded like a quiet culinary opera. One by one, Europe’s most celebrated chefs arrived, took over the kitchen of Boulevard 73 and left behind more than menus; they left stories. Now, on December 4, the curtain falls. […]
HORIZON CITY, a €130 million residential project, is emerging as one of the most solid and forward-thinking developments in the Pipera area—both through its scale and through the modern direction it sets for the new residential standards in the north. Developed across nearly 23,000 sqm, with 699 apartments and 926 parking spaces, the project brings […]
Romania’s National Forest Administration, or Romsilva, announced that it is putting over 16,000 Christmas trees up for sale over the winter in a press release published on Thursday, November 27. The trees can be purchased directly from the offices of the forestry districts. Prices range between RON 17 (EUR 3.3) for a spruce...
Lot 3 Pietroasele–Buzău of Romania's A7 highway, also known as the Moldova highway, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 27. The newly inaugurated segment is 13.9 km long. The A7 connects Romania’s historic regions of Muntenia, the southern part of the country, with Moldova, the eastern part. “We are opening another 13 km of the Moldova Motorway […]
The City Hall of Sinaia, a popular mountain town roughly 120 km north of Bucharest, announced that a new attraction, the alpine coaster on Pârtia Nouă, will officially open on December 1. The installation, located in the ski area near the Sinaia Gondola, features what the authorities say is the longest track of its kind […]
The Romanian national team debuted with a victory in Group A of the Women’s Handball World Championship, organized in the Netherlands and Germany. Romania won 33–24 (13–12) against Croatia in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday, November 27. The Romanian team dominated the match in the second half, left backer Sorina-Maria Grozav scoring 7 […]
