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

During the last week, the interest of digital sources in economic topics remained high, stimulated by developments regarding various local and international companies, legislative measures targeting the business sector, or control activities carried out by state institutions. Through an extensive analysis of the press and social networks, conducted with the help of the media monitoring platform NewsVibe using artificial intelligence technologies, 24,177 materials related to the economy were identified. The analysis highlights ten entities that enjoyed accelerated digital visibility, explaining the main factors of this exposure and the role of online channels in the dissemination of economic information.

Top 10 entities in trend, in an economic context 

1. Nordis Law
2. Zabka
3. Adrian Pavăl
4. AMEPIP
5. Carlyle
6. RAR
7. Radu Burnete
8. Dragoș Pavăl
9. Blue Air
10. General Directorate for the Administration of Large Taxpayers

Nordis Law, designed to provide increased protection for home buyers in relation to developers and to prevent abusive practices, was adopted by Parliament last week, following a consensus between the coalition parties and those in opposition.

Entrepreneurs Dragoș and Adrian Pavăl, the owners of Dedeman, are reportedly in the race to acquire Carrefour's assets in Romania, alongside the Polish chain Zabka.

AMEPIP (Agency for Monitoring and Evaluating the Performance of Public Enterprises) has been in the spotlight of digital sources following a notification sent by the Minister of Economy, Radu Miruță, to this institution, as well as to the DNA and the Prosecutor's Office, regarding the procedure related to the appointment of the board of directors of ROMARM.

The process of acquiring international Lukoil assets has remained in the public eye due to the emergence of information (not officially confirmed) that the American investment fund Carlyle, also present in Romania, has expressed interest in purchasing them.

The trade of second-hand cars is targeted by a control action from the Romanian Auto Registry – RAR, which checks how sellers comply with legal provisions, especially regarding the obligation to provide the Vehicle Identity Card.

Presidential advisor Radu Burnete has been in the forefront of economic news following his participation in a TV show, where he made several statements picked up by online sources. Among other things, he spoke about the digitalization of ANAF, the projected trajectory of the budget deficit, and the sanctions imposed on Lukoil.

Although in bankruptcy, the company Blue Air generated interest with the announcement that several planes from its fleet will be repurposed in an unusual way – being transformed into hotels or restaurants.

Over 500 large taxpayers from various fields of activity will be targeted in the upcoming period by controls from the territorial structures of ANAF, through delegation of authority from the General Directorate for the Administration of Large Taxpayers. The selection of targeted companies is based on fiscal risk analyses.

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

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

*****Summary created 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 themes. The presented data has been enhanced with the help of AI tools.