
From IT outsourcing hub to startup ecosystem: Four catalysts behind Romania’s venture capital transformation
Throughout the 2000s and early 2010s, Romania was known more as an IT outsourcing destination than a startup hub.

Throughout the 2000s and early 2010s, Romania was known more as an IT outsourcing destination than a startup hub.

Central banks are among the most data-dense public institutions. As they modernize digital payments and financial supervision, artificial intelligence

The composition of Western workforces has shifted toward older workers, and this trend is particularly strong at the very

R&D subsidies and tax credits are widely used around the world to encourage private sector R&D by reducing its

Macroprudential capital buffers are designed to make banking systems safer. This column shows that, at the bank–firm level, they

The outbreak of the Iran war in February 2026 has led to a major disruption to oil trade and

Supporting job seekers looking to change career has become particularly important as economies try to adjust to the digital

In recent years, several high-profile episodes have renewed concerns about central bank independence in practice. This column constructs a

Do geopolitical shocks to supply chains make firms retreat from globalisation? Using new survey data from 1,855 manufacturing firms

The dramatic developments unfolding globally, spanning wars, geopolitical shifts, and trade disruptions, have caught Europe off balance. The 2026

Throughout the 2000s and early 2010s, Romania was known more as an IT outsourcing destination than a startup hub.

Central banks are among the most data-dense public institutions. As they modernize digital payments and financial supervision, artificial intelligence

The composition of Western workforces has shifted toward older workers, and this trend is particularly strong at the very

R&D subsidies and tax credits are widely used around the world to encourage private sector R&D by reducing its

Macroprudential capital buffers are designed to make banking systems safer. This column shows that, at the bank–firm level, they

The outbreak of the Iran war in February 2026 has led to a major disruption to oil trade and

Supporting job seekers looking to change career has become particularly important as economies try to adjust to the digital

In recent years, several high-profile episodes have renewed concerns about central bank independence in practice. This column constructs a

Do geopolitical shocks to supply chains make firms retreat from globalisation? Using new survey data from 1,855 manufacturing firms

The dramatic developments unfolding globally, spanning wars, geopolitical shifts, and trade disruptions, have caught Europe off balance. The 2026




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