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Seasoned retail investment veteran joins Scallier as Poland's commercial property market shows resilience
Michal Radomski has been appointed Investment Director at Scallier, marking a strategic move that positions the advisory firm to capitalise on emerging opportunities in Poland's evolving retail property landscape. With over a decade of commercial...

Western Romania: Babeș-Bolyai University establishes endowment fund
The Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca (UBB) has established an endowment fund, which the institution described as a "strategic" financial mechanism aimed at supporting academic excellence and ensuring the long-term sustainability of...

A new stock exchange will be launched in Chisinau, in partnership with the Bucharest Stock Exchange
0 Moldova will have a new stock exchange, created in partnership with the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) and a group of institutional investors from Moldova. The announcement was made today at the Moldova Business Week forum, the most important...

Drills in Belarus and drone incursions into Romania: How the war in Ukraine has already become a European conflict
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CHISINAU AND BUCHAREST AGREED ON CREATION OF NEW STOCK EXCHANGE IN MOLDOVA
Chisinau and Bucharest have formalized a partnership to create a new stock exchange in the Republic of Moldova. As the press service of the Investment Agency informed, the signing ceremony of the relevant memorandum took place on Monday. On the...

Moldova’s exports rise in July, but trade deficit widens
In July 2025, the Republic of Moldova exported goods worth 347 million dollars, marking a 30.3 percent increase compared to June and a 21.8 percent rise compared to July 2024. However, overall exports for January–July 2025 fell 5.7 percent...

Romania says Russian drone entry poses new security 'challenge'
BUCHAREST: Romania on Sunday (Sep 14) strongly condemned the entry of a Russian drone into its airspace during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine, saying Moscow's actions pose a "new challenge" to Black Sea security. Poland had already denounced...

Romania condemns ‘irresponsible’ Moscow after Russian drone breaches its airspace
By Daria Tarasova-Markina, Cristiana Moisescu and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania has condemned Moscow’s “irresponsible actions” after alleging that a Russian drone breached Romanian airspace during an attack on neighboring Ukraine, prompting...

Wine of Moldova conquers Romania: 49 wineries, over 300 wines at Moldovan Wine Festival in Bucharest
This weekend, Romania's capital, Bucharest, has become the capital of Moldovan wine. The fifth edition of the Moldovan Wine Festival brought together 49 wineries from the Republic of Moldova, presenting over 300 wines to the Romanian public – from...

Romania says Russian drone entered its airspace near Ukrainian border
Open this photo in gallery:From left to right: Finland President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky; Liudmyla Kuchma, wife of Former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma; head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy...

Brawl breaks out on flight between Tel Aviv, Bucharest; several detained
An altercation between several Israelis on a HelloJets flight to Bucharest escalated to a massive fight involving some 30 passengers on Sunday night, according to Romanian media. HelloJets was operating the flight for Israel’s Israir, which...
Kerala, EU to host Blue Economy Conclave from Sep 18 onwards
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 (UNI) Kerala, in partnership with the European Union, will host a two-day Blue Economy Conclave from September 18 onwards, bringing together leading experts, policymakers, and industry stakeholders from India and Europe...

Global finance leaders are coming to Chisinau for the conference “New Technology for Old Markets”
0 Global leaders in finance and technology will come, for the first time, to Chisinau on September 19, to participate in the international conference “New Technology for Old Markets”. According to the National Bank of Moldova, the host of the...

Romania scrambles jets as drone breaches Nato airspace amid Russian attacks
Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defence ministry said. Defence Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the F-16 pilots came close...

Defense Alert: Russian Drone Breach in Romania Highlights Kremlin Strategy Aimed at Nato Divisions
On 15 September 2025, Romania’s Ministry of Defence confirmed, through information first reported by the BBC, that one of its F-16 fighter jets tracked a Russian drone entering national airspace during a wave of strikes against Ukrainian...

What is Nato? Romania and Poland both face Russian drone incursions in a week
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NVDA slips -2.3% as China said NVIDIA violated antitrust laws, crude gains after Trump is ready to impose sanctions on Russia - Newsquawk US Market Open
US and China day two talks are underway; overnight, FT reported that there has been a lack of progress, potentially reducing the odds of a Beijing summit. Recently, US Treasury Secretary Bessent said the US and China made good progress on...

Romania deploys jets after Russian drone breaches airspace during strike on Ukraine
Bucharest: Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country’s airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defense ministry said. Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the F-16 pilots...

Bulgartransgaz signs 100-million-euro loan to finance the Vertical Corridor
Bulgartransgaz and United Bulgarian Bank have signed a long-term loan agreement worth 200 million levs (approximately 102.26 million euros) to finance investments in the Vertical Gas Corridor. The company launched a procedure in June to select a...

Romania scrambles fighter jets after drone incursion
Romania scrambled fighter jets yesterday when a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defense ministry said. Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the F-16 pilots came close...