Experts emphasized that cyber threats continue to evolve at a particularly accelerated pace, targeting both organizations and the human element within companies.
Romania has the seventh largest M&A transaction in Central and Eastern Europe in the first 9 months.The value of global transactions reached $1.6 trillion, up by 10%.
According to the study, the Responsible Behavior and Insurance Benchmark of Romania—55% of Romanians describe themselves as optimistic, while 15% adopt a pragmatic approach.
However, over 43% do not have savings set aside and are relying on their October salary or plan to take out a loan.
Almost 7 out of 10 Romanians have low self-esteem, and 66% do not trust other people, these being the main obstacles in people's personal development.
Another important aspect for the organizations' success identified by the study is reimagining the work, workplace, and workforce in line with technology developments (67%).
Gen Z save for pleasure and education (14%), while Millennials (56%). Best Agers (57%) want to be fully covered in case of unpredictable times.
72% of retailers aim to increase their store space, compared to 26% in 2022, with physical stores remaining a key element in the overall strategy.
Nearly 60% of respondents see the potential of e-invoicing and digital reporting for trade to simplify compliance.
An overwhelming majority of CFOs (87%) believe that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will drive efficiency in the tax area, compared to only 15% in 2023.
Romania has a considerably higher rate of young people who make plans for their future (96%), among which 54% have well defined plans, compared to 40%, the European average.
62% of the consumers have purchased products after seeing advertisements in shopping malls.
A new study from BCG Reveals that employees' confidence in AI and GenAI is growing, but half of regular users believe their job may disappear in the next decade.
In the first 6 months of 2024, 68,223 new companies were registered, this being the lowest value in recent semesters, including the first semester of 2019.
The use of AI leads to increase in sales productivity and customer satisfaction and to decrease in marketing overhead costs.
Romanian investors have bought office buildings, hotels in smaller towns or mountain resorts, two small shopping centers and portfolios of shops on the street.
Analysis also reveals alarmingly low supply chain maturity among many organizations with limited ability to benefit from AI and generative AI as a consequence.
For those who monitor their common expenses, the preferred tool is the banking application, used for this purpose by 36% of the respondents.
Households' average monthly spending on streaming video on demand (SVOD) platforms has increased by almost 30% compared to last year, from $48 to $61.
To meet the demands of a changing world and an increasingly competitive economic environment, transformation has become a key trend over the past two years for large companies.
The lack of real digitization and transparent communication from state institutions throughout 2024 only demotivated taxpayers to invest their financial resources.
57% of Romanian consumers buy banking products online, nearly double that of 2020 (30%).
Seven out of ten companies in Romania expect an increase in impact of circular economy regulations from moderate to high and very high in the next five years.
Improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation, irrigation and enhanced flood protection will support the Sustainable Development Goals.
The first building of the Stellaris residential project in western Bucharest is 95% sold, and the works on the second one are progressing according to schedule.