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Commedia della crisi
BM ENGLISH 8 mar 2010
Among the many colourful masks at this year’s Venice Carnival, there was one never seen before. The mask of recession attracted fewer tourists, but [...]
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Do talk to strangers!
BM ENGLISH 8 mar 2010
The advice given to children, ”don’t talk to strangers”, has become outdated in a world where experience is more valued than safety, and where [...]
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Why the sugar price will rise
BM ENGLISH 8 mar 2010
The raw sugar price on international markets has reached an all-time high and the refining costs of Romanian factories are going up fast. What chances [...]
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Struggling for money
BM ENGLISH 1 mar 2010
Last year almost nobody was talking about salary increases, with most HR managers saying it would be a good few years before annual rises are back. [...]
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Ischgl hot’n’cold
BM ENGLISH 15 feb 2010
Katy Perry, Dita von Teese and Alicia Keys are the muses that sheltered Austrian resort Ischgl from the crisis. In fact, the ski resort reported a [...]
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It’s neither Rome nor Paris
BM ENGLISH 15 feb 2010
The locals prepare dozens of sausage specialties, but they are not Germans. Football is almost a religion, but they are not Turks. They have Roman [...]
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The Weed Field
BM ENGLISH 15 feb 2010
Nostalgics still hope that Romania will be one of Europe’s top grain exporters once again and expect economic recovery to be driven by the [...]
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What the ideal farm should look like
BM ENGLISH 1 feb 2010
In twenty years of capitalism, Stefan Poienaru, an agronomist by training, has become the fifth leading farmer of the country, running a group of [...]
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And yet it does move
BM ENGLISH 20 ian 2010
Companies in the business of moving furniture or IT equipment made hefty profits back in the days of the real estate boom. The drastic decline in the [...]
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When holidays are a luxury
BM ENGLISH 10 nov 2009
Less than three quarters of Romanians went on holiday this year, caution being the keyword, with increasingly more people deciding to give up their [...]
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The demographic bomb
BM ENGLISH 10 nov 2009
The agenda of the future president and of the next government should include at the top of the list the demographic issue, because their terms are the [...]
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The long journey of seafood to the plate
BM ENGLISH 8 sep 2009
Most people regard the seafood available in restaurants or in stores as a kind of delicacy. But few people know how complicated and rigorous its route [...]
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Mall district
BM ENGLISH 8 sep 2009
Two malls, several hypermarkets with shopping galleries, retail parks, an outlet store and several DIY, furniture and home appliance stores. No, these [...]
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Where did Energy Holding go?
BM ENGLISH 8 sep 2009
Two years ago, Energy Holding was the leader of the free energy market. Early in 2009, the company’s share stood at less than 1%, on a market that [...]
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Before the long vacation
BM ENGLISH 26 mar 2009
Ion Soloman, the owner of the Ethos stores, finds it hard to believe even today how optimistic he was last year when he refused to sell the business. [...]
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