Iulian studied physics at the University of Bucharest, and he sees himself as a physicist in the broadest sense of the word. He also studied economics at Charles University in Prague and Central European University in Budapest, after a master’s program in business administration at Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies. Since recently, he’s been exploring coding and data analysis for business and economics. As a freelancer, he worked for nearly two decades as an analyst for ISI Emerging Markets, Euromonitor International, Business New Europe, but also as a consultant for OMV Petrom and UkrAgroConsult. Iulian was part of the founding team of Ziarul Financiar. At Romania Insider, which he joined in 2018, he is reviewing the latest economic developments for the premium bulletins and newsletters. He would gladly discuss topics such as macroeconomics, emerging markets, Prague, energy sector including renewable, Led Zeppelin, financial services, as well as tech start-ups and innovative technologies. Email him at iulian@romania-insider.com.
OMV Petrom reportedly failed to submit to the National Agency for Mineral Resources (NAMR) the
Romanian constructors’ activity surged by nearly 22% YoY in the last quarter (Q4) of 2022
Romanian cardiac surgeon Dan Tesloianu was put in custody for 30 days after prosecutors of the High
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) revised slightly downward its forecast
The deadline for settling the milestones related to the second payment under the Resilience Plan was
Polish oil and gas company Serinus Energy, controlled by an investment fund of billionaire Sebastian
The consumer price inflation will ease to 7% by the end of the year, from 15% as of January, and
The net average wage in Romania increased by 13.4% YoY to RON 4,182 (EUR 850) in the last quarter
The gross industrial production contracted by 4.4% YoY in the last quarter (Q4) of last year
Consumer prices advanced by only 0.34% in January, and the annual inflation eased by 1.3pp to 15.07%
Romania’s GDP will increase by 2.5% this year (from +4.5% in 2022), according to the latest forecast
Romania’s gross external debt (GED) increased by only 4.5% YoY during 2022, to EUR 142.7 bln at the