The first quarter of 2022 was characterized by significantly higher energy and raw materials prices as well as supply chain disruptions. “Nevertheless, we had a very good start to the year 2022,” said Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, at the company’s virtual Annual Shareholders’ Meeting this year. BASF had already released preliminary […]

River Development announces that International Institution SEK Bucharest International School is opening its first school in Romania in a building in Sema Parc, for current educational activities and future expansion. The transaction was brokered by ESOP Consulting, a local real estate consulting firm. Founded in 1892, the International Institution SEK Bucharest International School offers its students a program of trilingual […]

The major taxpayers are obliged from January 1, 2022, to report digitally the fiscal and accounting information to ANAF. However, they received a grace period of 6 months, the reporting obligation will come into force starting with July a.c. Major taxpayers will be followed by medium-sized taxpayers in 2023, and small taxpayers in 2025. The new reporting system is made […]

Thoughtworks (NASDAQ: TWKS), a global technology consulting company that integrates strategy, design and engineering to stimulate digital innovation, aims to increase the number of female employees in Romania, the target for the coming years being that the number of women and people belonging to gender minorities reaches 40% of all employees, a percentage that is currently found internationally on overall […]

BLIK, a modern mobile payment system that was launched with the support of all major banks in Poland in 2015, is currently the most popular way to pay in this country. 21 million users of mobile banking applications in Poland already have access to BLIK, and over 10 million people use it regularly for payments. BLIK’s founders are now looking […]

Telekom Romania Mobile is implementing an ambitious plan of connecting its base stations to solar panels, in order to replace the current power sources with renewable energy sources. This is an investment contributing to ensuring a greener future for Romania, which will considerably reduce the carbon imprint of the company for the following years. “The effects of climate change are […]

In its 12th year, the bi-annual report from global technology consultancy Thoughtworks also spotlights the changing economics of open source software Thoughtworks (NASDAQ: TWKS), a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation, today released Volume 26 of the Technology Radar, a biannual report informed by Thoughtworks’ observations, conversations and frontline experience solving its clients’ […]

Vodafone maximizes the benefits for the new customers in the Easter offers, already available in physical stores and online at www.vodafone.ro. For 7.9 euro/ month, Vodafone mobile services customers will receive the Vodafone Maxim package with maximum NET (NET 500 or NET 1000, depending on the coverage), Vodafone TV, 206 TV channels, Sport and 4K extra options included. The same […]

Vodafone Romania and Salvamont (Mountain Rescuers Association) strengthen their technological partnership and launch two digital solutions that, together with the power and the reliability of the recently rebranded Vodafone GigaNetwork, help to significantly reduce the time needed to search for victims and save more lives. When the path goes unseen, the mountain rescuers rely on Vodafone GigaNetwork 5G and GigaNetwork […]

Connections Consult (CC) announces the establishment of its wholly-owned US subsidiary, Connections Consult USA LLC (CC USA), in Fairfax, Virginia.  CC USA will focus on digital transformation and the delivery of software solutions to public and private sector customers in the United States of America.  The location of CC USA in Northern Virginia, part of the Washington DC Metropolitan area, […]

SolvIT Networks, a South-Eastern IT company, recently concluded a partnership with 4me for the whole Balkan area. The Romanian branch will cover a region made of Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova, and the Serbian branch the formal Yugoslavian territory. “We are thrilled by concluding this partnership with 4me, a company that built a reputation in providing Enterprise Service solutions at the […]

Audiobooks have dominated the top of the literary charts in March at the expense of e-books, with 12 times higher numbers than digital books, according to Voxa’s internal research, the first Romanian streaming platform for audiobooks and e-books. “Audio is by far the most accessed format from our platform. Voxa users’ preference for audiobooks indicates that time is precious, and […]