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.
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OMV Petrom, Romania’s largest energy company, will reduce its workforce by about 1,000 employees -
Rompetrol Rafinare, which operates Romania's largest refinery and is the main supplier of petroleum
United States agribusiness group Bunge, Romania’s leading producer of edible oils, plans to expand
Infinity Capital Investments (formerly SIF Oltenia), the majority shareholder of vegetable oil
The budgetary measures taken so far by the government of Romania are insufficient for stabilising
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Ionuț Costea, former head of EximBank, and Sebastian Vlădescu, former finance minister, were
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Corden BioChem, an expert in industrial biotechnology, could resume production at the bioethanol
Romania’s general government budget deficit can drop below 6.5% of GDP next year, possibly