About EconoBeats
EconoBeats is a macro and market intelligence platform built on public data. It tracks macroeconomic regimes, financial conditions and market risk, and publishes research reports and a market newsletter.
EconoBeats is run by BARBU ROBERT-FLORIAN PERSOANĂ FIZICĂ AUTORIZATĂ, Valea Mare, Vâlcea County, Romania.
Funding of the ECONOBEATS project
Project funded with non-refundable support under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023–2027 (PS 2023–2027): ECONOBEATS
Programme co-financed by the European Union through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and by the Government of Romania.
EconoBeats is a digital platform for macroeconomic and market data analysis. It collects data from external sources automatically, processes it with its own models and presents it in an interactive dashboard and in analysis reports, to support informed decisions.
ECONOBEATS is funded with non-refundable support under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023–2027, intervention DR-36 LEADER (community-led local development, non-agricultural start-ups), in the territory of the Local Action Group “Ținutul Vinului”. The financing contract with AFIR was signed on 19 June 2026.
General objective
To contribute to the economic and social development of the LAG territory, to higher living standards and to lower poverty: a new local business, a new job through self-employment, young people integrated into the local economy and a more attractive area.
Specific objectives and activities
- Infrastructure for the business: furniture, equipment and a renewable-energy (photovoltaic) system.
- An innovative digital platform for data analysis and decision support: it collects data from external sources, presents it in an interactive dashboard and publishes analysis reports.
- Human resources: a qualification course for the founder, related to the business.
- A local product identity (local brand): name, logo and slogan, promoted through marketing campaigns.
- Promotion of the local identity, traditions and customs of the “Ținutul Vinului” territory, through a digital letter.
- Promotion of the “Ținutul Vinului” LAG territory through a local event (for example, a tasting and presentation of local products).
Expected results
- The EconoBeats digital platform: an interactive dashboard with data collected and processed automatically, and published analysis reports.
- The equipment the business needs, including a photovoltaic system for renewable energy.
- A new job through self-employment, and a qualification course for the founder.
- A new local brand, EconoBeats, promoted through marketing campaigns.
- Promotion of local traditions and of the “Ținutul Vinului” territory: a digital letter and a local event.