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.
The risks to Romania's rating are "largely balanced," Fitch Ratings analyst Greg Kiss told Reuters
The current account (CA) deficit of Romania increased by 26.7% y/y to EUR 6.58 billion in the first
The management of state-controlled nuclear company Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN) summoned its
Romania’s industrial output surged by an impressive 12.1% y/y and even more (+16.9% y/y) in the core
The installed capacity of the residential PV installations, the so-called prosumers, will increase
The European Commission has approved, under the EU merger regulation, the takeover of the local bank
The volume of net investments in Romania increased by 6.7% y/y in comparable prices to RON 34.6
The number of housing units completed in Romania (chart) plunged by 25.9% y/y to 11,360 in the first
Romania’s headline inflation rate dropped from 5.9% in April to 5.1% y/y in May, coming well below
The Romanian sovereign debt remains in good demand, but the twin deficit correction taking longer
With 75% of the votes received for the mayoral seats in the local elections on June 9, the two
Raiffeisen downgraded on June 11 the shares of Romanian petroleum products transport company Conpet
