Radu Craciun

Romania`s credit ratings have never been the best compared with other countries in the region, either in absolute, or relative terms. This resulted in enough voices wondering on various occasions whether Romania might be discriminated against by the credit rating agencies in relation to its neighbors. A topic that I see resumed today. Let us […]

Managing portfolio investments is a job in itself. One for which professionals study hard a highly complex field which is not within everybody`s reach. There are no shortcuts and the responsibility is huge as these people deal with other people`s money and not their own. Moreover, more often than not, they operate under the scrutiny […]

How can we decipher what is currently going on with the economy? Assuming that we are regular people with average knowledge in the area. What might seemingly conflicting statements, such as “the inflation that we are able to keep in check, has dropped, this is really great” and ”the uncertainties and risks arising from medium-term […]

Certainly, this is a question that on the face of it could sound absurd to many. How can a country with significant natural gas resources fear that they could end up creating trouble? These concerns are not new and there is a whole literature on the phenomenon given various metaphoric names. The Economist was the […]

A few months ago I participated in a conference organized by the Romanian Central Bank. On that occasion, against the backdrop of Mr. Juncker`s vaguely optimistic statements on the new European architecture, people talked endlessly about including Romania in Europe`s hard core. That is alongside France, Germany, the Netherlands and other like countries. My speech, which […]