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.
Romanian flight carrier Tarom has extended the suspension period for its flights to Tel Aviv, Amman
The Court of Appeal of Malta scrapped the ruling of a lower court and issued a final decision in
Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) indicted Niculae Havrileț, former head of the
Monsson Group, controlled by the Romanian-Swedish businessman Emanuel Muntmark, announced plans to
The shareholders of Romania’s power grid operator Transelectrica (BVB: TEL), controlled (58%) by the
Romania's state-controlled Oil Terminal (BVB: OIL), the port operator in Constanta Port, received
The monthly average net wage in Romania rose by 13.2% y/y, or a real 7.5% y/y, to RON 5,170 (EUR 1
The new Pension Law, to be enforced as of September 2024, will add RON 2.1 billion (EUR 420 million)
AAylex ONE, which operates the poultry brand Cocorico, contracted a EUR 20 million loan from a
Global Grain International, a Romanian subsidiary of Moldovan agri group Trans-Oil Group controlled
Romanian sugar producer Zahar Premium, which took over a sugar factory in Ludus (Mures County) from
Irish building materials group CRH, through its Romanian subsidiary Romcim (cement producer), took
