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The SIF mutant kicking its legs
Financial Investment Companies (SIFs), this undesirable mutant of Romanian politics - because they have absolutely nothing to do with economics - have succeeded, with priceless help from our...
Parties in the nuptial season
Although the second round of the locals is still ahead, most parties are already looking closely at the legislative elections. The countdown has begun, and the first round on June 4 failed t...
Things the movies taught us - the sequel
I could practically write novels on movie cliches, because they never fail to follow a certain structure, just like soap-operas and Sandra Brown novels do. But I chose to end my "presentatio...
Vote for the footballers
For several weeks, many Romanians will have their eyes glued to television sets, on terraces, in the streets. For football. A passion and hobby that unites many. Remarkably many Romanians.We...
Scandal in the fashion world
Famous top-model Alina Puscau, winner of the 1998 edition of the Elite Model Look International Contest in Nice (France), announced that she would no longer work with Elite, as the agency di...
June 13-15, Romania's exclusion from the European game
Ten years ago, the three dark days of Romania began in Bucharest, when police forces and then miners called from Valea Jiului by President Ion Iliescu violently halted manifestations in Piat...
Lower interest rates may be the best thing about the IMF accord
The drop in interests on the banking market and maintaining them at an acceptable level might account for the greatest gain of the extension of the accord with the IMF, since the opening of...
Things the movies taught us
First of all, I must say that I am a huge fan of American films, as they manage to pull us away from all the little misfortunes of every day life. Nothing compares to a Bruce Willis close-up...
The magic word that steals reason and money
Most of the time, cons are done out of the law and using institutions established for a purpose other than the stated one. However, the credit cooperatives-popular banks, most of which have...