So, Americans have recently celebrated 15 years of FATCA. Fatca is one of the strangest laws ever to get in the books, but some say it was started in Romania. How? With…
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Starting a business in 2026? Things have changed :(
You might have heard that the Romanian government has frozen the rise in minimum wage for 2026. Some businesses apparently asked for that. Things are getting tight for everyone, taxes are rising,…
How retired people help the economy
A few industries, especially the vice industry, would have us think that older adults are a drain on the economy. Those who want to cut pensions, who have less compassion for the…
Why do European social media platforms fail?
If you’re French and in your thirties, you might remember the blogging platform SkyRock. For business, the French also had Viadeo, a LinkedIn competitor that seemed to offer the same functionality. (And…
Romanian businesses will be required to published salary data
I received an email “Salariile devin publice din 2026.” So, why the longer title in English? Well, the email was kind of clickbait. At first, I thought we were entering a Finnish…
Adio Tate Brothers
We see it all over the Romanian news. The Tate Brothers, the best known life coaches in Eastern Europe, are leaving Romania. If what they are accused of is true, then they…
Keez vs Startco vs Solo
If you want to start a PFA or SRL, you might need the help of an outside service. For SRLs, you need an accountant by law. Now, a lot of people might…
Getting the “Trump Bible” in Romania
The “God Bless The USA Bible” costs about sixty dollars. (It is only 59.99, but you can no longer buy a gumball with a penny.) But what if you want one in…
Don’t be scammed by electricity “renewals”
Every city in the world has its scammers, con artists, crooks, or as you say in Romanian, escrocii, înșelatori, șarlatani. , In your own city, you are probably used to the uniforms…
rental fraud – repeat offender in Cluj Napoca
Do you want to rent a place for Untold? Okay, but make sure the person letting the apartment has the right to do so. A man from Cluj-Napoca was arrested for letting…