Author: Sam Cel Roman

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Moldova - Republic of

The Farce Continues in Moldova

The big circus in Moldova, caused almost entirely by deeply unpopular pro-EU oligarchs, continues on. As is right, the OSCE condemned Moldova’s stupid act this week of banning Russian journalists from entering the country: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic called on Moldovan authorities on Saturday to stop hindering work of Russian journalists in the country. For the record, I should mention … Continue reading The Farce Continues in Moldova

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Money, probability and predicting the future

BBB-

Looks like Romania’s economy is still not doing very well, primarily due to government mismanagement. From here: The issue ratings on Romania’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have been affirmed at ‘BBB-‘and ‘BBB’, respectively. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at ‘BBB+’ and the Short-term foreign currency IDR at ‘F3’. The ratings from Fitch are explained here. Essentially, AAA is the best, then … Continue reading BBB-

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Romania Fail Whale

Investigating the DNA

Word Count: 2854 Ever since Victoria Nuland decided to discuss the re-instatement of Laura Codruta Kovesi as head of the DNA (the National Anti-Corruption Directorate) last week, I started asking myself, “What do we really know about this agency?”. The short answer is: not a whole hell of a lot. Everyone (who hates corruption that is) is cheered on by the DNA’s impressive statistics. After … Continue reading Investigating the DNA

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