Dan Bucșa to Provide Macroeconomic Overview of the Region at the Day of Great Plans

As we slowly bid farewell to summer and the scorching heat that we hope has ended for this season, judging by the announcements, autumn will certainly be hot. The hot autumn will certainly be discussed at the traditional Lider gathering, the Day of Great Plans, which will take place on September 21 in Zagreb.

With the holiday season now over, preparations for this most exciting economic day of the year are in full swing. Given all the economic and political circumstances that have caught up with us after the pandemic, such as the Russian aggression against Ukraine, rampant inflation hinting at a recession, ongoing shortages of materials and raw materials, and (although to a lesser extent) unstable supply chains, it is certain that there will be no shortage of interesting topics and insights at the conference.

We will learn about them firsthand from the leaders of the Croatian economy and financial sector who will present their forecasts and predictions for the coming year.

One of them is Dan Bucșa, UniCredit’s Chief Economist for Central and Eastern Europe. He joined the bank in September 2012, transitioning from UniCredit Bank Romania where he was the Chief Economist. Based in London, Bucșa has been responsible for macroeconomic research for the UniCredit Group in the Central and Eastern Europe region for five years.

Before moving to the private sector, Bucșa taught at the University of Economic Studies in Bucharest and worked in the Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting Department of the National Bank of Romania, where he was involved in developing the forecasting framework used for targeting inflation. He holds a PhD in Macroeconomics and a Master’s degree in Finance from the University of Economic Studies in Bucharest.

At the 14th Day of Great Plans, Bucșa will provide a macroeconomic overview of the region. Three years ago, at Lider’s Day of Great Plans, he emphasized the importance of labor market trends for Croatia, given that the labor shortage in CEE countries was at its peak. He anticipated that in 2020, a rise in worker wages was expected; however, as we know, the pandemic of the coronavirus and the subsequent economic crisis surprised us all that year. The pandemic crisis is behind us, and economies are currently facing other issues – the consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and rising inflation. Whether a rise in worker wages can now be expected, three years later, will be answered by Bucșa at this year’s Day of Great Plans.

Over the past 13 years, the business gathering Day of Great Plans has become a hallmark of Lider’s conferences, gathering around 4,600 participants and 220 speakers, mostly leaders from various industries and prominent figures from political and public life. The conference has gained the status of an indispensable political-economic event, and this year it will cover key topics such as global trends, expectations for the next year in the region, monetary and credit policy in 2023, fiscal policy and its effects on consumption, attracting investments and promoting exports, as well as forecasts for 2023.

Do not miss the opportunity to network with the most successful entrepreneurs; register in time to participate in the 14th Day of Great Plans taking place on September 21 at the Great Congress Hall of the Zagreb Fair. More information can be found at the link.