The delay in reaching a political agreement to form a stable government willing to assume the economic and fiscal measures Romania urgently needs increases concern within the business community, generates societal tensions, and sends negative signals to investors, financial partners, and rating agencies.
Romania's energy output decreased by an annual 5% in January-April 2025, to 5.917 million tons of oil equivalent (TOE), mostly due to a decline in hydro and wind power generation, the country's statistical office INS said, citing provisional data.
Bitget partners with UNICEF Luxembourg in a three-year effort to empower girls in eight countries with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills. Crypto exchange Bitget signed a three-year partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Luxembourg to advance digital skills and blockchain literacy among young people, according to a Monday announcement. The agreement brings Bitget into the Game Changers Coalition led by UNICEF’s Office of Innovation. The initiative aims to reach 300,000 participants — including adolescent girls, parents, mentors and teachers — across eight countries: Armenia, Brazil, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco and South Africa. Read more
Eight in ten Romanians already have plans for the 2025 summer vacation and most of them prefer the Romanian seaside resorts, according to a recent survey by Raiffeisen Bank, in partnership with global market research company Appinio.