You'll never guess which EU country is the most productive!
Iulian Stanciu entrepreneur
We should embrace this kind of economic nationalism, not run away from it; we need to build a plan around it, whether we say it out loud or not
Who knows
The long march from «made in Romania» to «innovated in Romania»
Matei Ladea co-founder Omnia Capital
Western Europe's economy is clearly stronger than Romania's, but not everything over there actually works. Romania ends up making these leaps that put it ahead of other economies
A survival guide for companies and their employees in the race against robots
Daniel Dines CEO UI Path
A lawyer friend told me the painful part was not that her craft might be replaced. It was that the self she had built through two decades of work might no longer be needed
What's up
Agriculture's most innovative investments under €100k
Cristian Szilagyi sales director Riagro
We've got a client who bought one this year and has already recouped the investment. He had the right connections, this only works if you've got prior market access
Drones of the future are now taking off without requiring permission
Valentin Grigore technical lead DFR
The race from the bottom: Moldova's BET to catch up with Albania
Valeria Vulpe quant ex-Google, ex-Deutsche Bank
Moldova is the poorest country in Europe... we did it! But some years it's Albania. It's very competitive
Where to
Bulgaria overtakes Romania on earnings and smugly hands back the wooden spoon
Angela Achiței social entrepreneur
I believe that Bulgaria's evolution is an important signal for Romania, showing us that economic development should not be viewed as an advantage gained forever
Europe's slowest road just blew €100 mil. to push the bottleneck next town
Florin Goruneanu consultant Irimat Cons
We need a motorway – that's the only way we believe we'll get rid of those brutal traffic jams
Romanian Capital city got itself surrounded by a new ring of batteries
Favi Stelian Managing Partner Nofar Energy Romania
I believe that if the country manages to bring several gigawatts online over the next few years, Romania's energy landscape will look completely different by 2030
say When
Scarce or dirty water? Short of a few billion euros, we might need to take a pick
Ilie Vlaicu president Romanian Water Association
Romania doesn't have a bigger, more legitimate business opportunity than our water sector, it can genuinely drive economic development
Thrifty Romanians saved enough to fund a small green revolution
Manuela Trisnevschi Head of Energy and Utilities BCR
Six years ago, we predominantly financed oil and gas. Today, 2 out of every 3 MW we finance are wind energy
How come
The Temu tax fallout: A boon for retailers, a budget bust, a blow to media revenues
Tudor Manea CEO eMAG
When Temu came, digital marketing got 30-40% more expensive, when they stopped it dropped 20%
Solar-panel cooperatives found the loophole to get better yield for home-made power
Cătălin Stâncel CEO YellowGrid
You can see everything, set your own limits, and cash in on energy market prices you'd normally have zero access to
Rise of the forklifts: Too dumb and they get stuck, too smart and they go crazy
Răzvan Dima co-founder Artsys
Where safety is on the line, we don't leave anything to chance. We iterate through every possible scenario so it never makes a bad call
Why care
The day Zacusca outsold all Romanian business headlines
Mihai Țolea farmer
Processing needs real support, not just vegetable production that gets subsidized and then ends up in the trash
The village with a powerplant shows why the exclusive bet on wind and solar was wrong
Cristian Branc mayor Seleus, Arad
It 's a big project for a small municipality, of 3,000 people. The heat we make will be enough for all [our village] and two [neighbouring towns]
Power day-trade claims the medal as this year's most profitable investment
Aurelian Pârâtu director Electrocarbon
For now profits are huge, but as installed capacity grows, the market will find its balance