Florin Luca
Florin Luca
Graduate of Saint-Cyr Military Academy, Public Finance Sector (France), Paris Sorbonne University (Bachelor in History and Master in Business Law), London Business School (Leadership and Performance Program) and has over 20 years of international executive management experience in financial services, large corporations and organizations
An Analysis of Basel III: An Accord That Risks Becoming Obsolete Even Before Coming into Force?

An Analysis of Basel III: An Accord That Risks Becoming Obsolete Even Before Coming into Force?

The Basel III accord was eagerly anticipated and its adoption had a significant positive effect on the banking stocks in late 2017. Of course, there were other considerations behind the positive sentiment, such as the progress recorded by the Brexit talks between the European Union and Great Britain at that time. For analysts, however, the lion’s share of this positive outlook was attributed to the fact that, after almost two years of negotiations with behind-the-scene stratagems and a great deal of lobbying, the leaders of the biggest central banks had succeeded to reach a compromise regarding the new Basel III regulations, which would have an important impact on the activity of the commercial banks. According to the statements of certain officials, this framework was intended to be final. More


A New Way of Solidarity within NATO

A New Way of Solidarity within NATO

The NATO Summit that took place in Brussels on the 11th and 12th of July 2018 – almost one year before its recently celebrated 70th anniversary – was the Euro-Atlantic event that fueled great passion from the mass-media and the general public. I was invited back then to take part to a series of important debates at the Summit, where I had the opportunity to interact with NATO high officials, heads of states or governments, ministers / parliament members. At the same time, I had a few private meetings with NATO dignitaries / statesmen (including Paolo Alli, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO, and Joseph Day, Senate Liberal Leader, from Canada), leaders of big international organizations specialized on security issues. I was also given the opportunity to publicly express my opinion on the future of the North Atlantic Alliance. More


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