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Pioneering email marketing in Romania – a conversation with White Image co-founder Andrei Georgescu
As the first email marketing agency in Romania, White Image has seen impressive growth since its inception, shaping the local digital communication landscape. In this insightful interview, Andrei Georgescu, co-founder of White Image, shares the story of how the company started, its journey to becoming a market leader, and the trends that are shaping the…
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General Council greenlights Bucharest referendum on city halls’ budgets, urban planning
The General Council of Bucharest approved in its meeting on Monday, October 21, the organization of a local referendum on November 24, simultaneously with the first round of the presidential elections. The referendum, which would bring changes to how the city’s budget is split between the general and district city halls and how the building…
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Romanian government courts US tourism companies
The Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship, and Tourism sponsored a visit to Romania, between October 13-19, for 9 tourism companies from the United States. The initiative aimed to promote Romania in the American market through an intensive tour focused on exploring some of the country’s most attractive tourist sites and destinations. The itinerary started in Transylvania…
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American rapper Wiz Khalifa brought to trial in Romania for smoking weed on stage
American rapper Wiz Khalifa has been brought to trial by prosecutors in Constanța after smoking marijuana on stage at the “Beach, Please!” festival in Costinești, on the Romanian Black Sea coast. Specifically, DIICOT prosecutors have indicted Khalifa, by his real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz, for illicit drug use on October 16 at the Constanța Tribunal.…
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BAT celebrates hosting a successful CORESTA Congress 2024
The 2024 CORESTA Congress – the world’s leading conference on tobacco and related product science – was hosted by BAT in Edinburgh from 13 – 17 October. Danni Tower, BAT’s Group Head of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, called for greater scientific collaboration to realise the public health opportunity of Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) in her…
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British runner adds Romania to his ’30 marathons in 30 days in 30 countries’ challenge ro raise funds for rare disease
British runner Michael Humpherys, currently on a mission to run 30 marathons in 30 days in 30 different countries, ran in the city of Oradea, western Romania, this past weekend. Humphreys, 33, who works as a personal trainer, started the seemingly impossible challenge to raise awareness of motor neurone disease (MND) and gather funds to…
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One United Properties’ nine-month residential sales and pre-sales reach EUR 190.6 million
One United Properties (BVB: ONE), the leading Romanian green developer of residential, mixed-use and office properties, reports residential sales and pre-sales of EUR 190.6 million in the first nine months of 2024. In 9M 2024, the Group sold and pre-sold 713 apartments and commercial units with a total area of 71,886 sqm, as well as…
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Romanian Bernadette Szocs wins two silver medals at European Individual Table Tennis Championships
Romania’s Bernadette Szocs won two silver medals at the European Individual Table Tennis Championships in Linz, Austria, first at the women’s doubles event and then at the singles event. Szocs and partner Sofia Polcanova were bested by Hana Matelova and Barbora Balazova in the doubles final, after a balanced match. The score was 3-2 (11-7,…
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Lone Fleming and Dacre Stoker among guests of Dracula Film Festival in Brașov
Danish actress Lone Fleming and author Dacre Stoker, the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker, are two of the special guests of this year’s Dracula Film Festival in Brașov, central Romania. The event’s 12th edition is scheduled for October 30 – November 3. According to the organizers, many international personalities from the world of cinema will be…
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Bluehouse Capital sells Eva retail property in downtown Bucharest in EUR 8 mln deal
The Greek investment fund Bluehouse Capital sold the former Eva retail property in downtown Bucharest to a private Romanian investor in a transaction valued at approximately EUR 8 million, brokered by real estate consultant SVN Romania. The commercial property, located on Magheru boulevard, has a leasable surface of approximately 1,700 square meters, and gives access…