E-TRENDS by NewsVibe. The top economic themes in trend, in the last week

During the last week, the online environment was marked by the accelerated visibility of several economic themes, related both to the business environment and to public discussions regarding taxation and economic policies or even to economic sciences. Using AI technologies and machine learning, the NewsVibe platform monitored the press and social networks, identifying 21,181 articles and posts that included mentions related to topics in the economic sphere. The analysis presents ten entities that recorded a significant increase in online visibility during the analyzed period, highlighting the mechanisms that determined this evolution and the main digital sources that contributed to generating a high volume of relevant content for the economic field.

Top 10 entities in trend, in economic context 

1. Philippe Aghion 
2. Peter Howitt
3. Joel Mokyr
4. Nobel Prize in Economics
5. First Bank
6. Prosecutor's Office
7. Adrian Nica
8. SMEs Romania
9. STIHL
10. Rahova

The Nobel Prize in Economics was one of the emerging themes of the previous week for sources that reflected topics in this area, generating multiple articles about this year's three winners – Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr, as well as about their works, focusing on the impact of innovation on economic progress.

The recently announced merger between First Bank and Intesa Sanpaolo Bank also generated many media references to these banking entities, with clarifications about the future of services and the impact on customers.

The Prosecutor's Office was in the spotlight of economic media sources after being notified by ANAF regarding an investigation in the field of photovoltaic panels, which involved 17 companies accused of tax evasion and other crimes, with an estimated damage of 6 million lei.

The head of ANAF, Adrian Nica, also found himself in the forefront of public debate after stating that "the gem that he makes at home is included in the VAT gap calculation." His remark generated multiple comments, reactions, and controversies, as well as further explanations from the official.

The employers' confederation SMEs Romania stood out in public discussions in the context of discussions about the prospects of the minimum wage, requesting the government to maintain its level throughout the next year.

A new battery equipment factory was inaugurated on October 15 by the German group STIHL in Oradea, in the presence of Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, who spoke about the jobs generated on this occasion.

The explosion that occurred on Friday in the Rahova neighborhood triggered a debate with multiple ramifications in the economic field, including about the energy sector or the insurance sector.

Top 15 online sources on economic topics, in the last week

NewsVibe Graph. The ranking of relevant web and social media sources that published the most articles and posts on economic topics in the last week

*****Summary made with the help of a data stream provided by the media monitoring platform NewsVibe Romania. The analysis is based on a Machine Learning model developed by the NewsVibe team, which has been trained to classify content extracted from relevant online sources based on the addressed theme. The presented data has been enhanced with the help of AI tools.