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.
In line with the consensus forecast, Romania's central bank (BNR) increased the monetary policy rate
Romania’s foreign trade deficit moderated in November, but even so, it rose by 21% YoY to EUR 2.59
"We expect the National bank of Romania (BNR) to keep the monetary policy interest rate unchanged at
Former Liberal (PNL) finance minister and prime minister Florin Citu harshly criticised the
Romania’s monetary authority, the National Bank of Romania (BNR), is expected to hike the
One of the good news, with a relevant contribution to Romania's macroeconomic and financial
Despite the rising prices and shrinking disposable incomes, Romanians set a new record for non-food
The net asset value of the fund unit for the mandatory private pension funds (Pillar 2) decreased on
The stock of Government bonds and bills held by Romanian pension funds increased in the 12-month
Romania needs to borrow RON 160 bln (EUR 32 bln, over 10% of GDP) from the domestic and foreign
Romania issued USD 3.75 bln of FX bonds with maturities of 5, 10 and 30 years on January 7, as the