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Good for Business
Retail trade in Lithuania increased by 17.2% in December
27.01.2012.Based on the provisional data, Statistics Lithuania informs that the turnover (VAT excluded) of enterprises engaged in retail trade, except for trade in motor vehicles and motorcycles, in December 2011 amounted to LTL 2420.6 million and, against November, increased by 17.2% at constant prices, while seasonally adjusted it decreased by 1.3%. The growth in turnover was influenced by an upturn in Christmas trading. Over a month, the turnover of enterprises trading in food products grew by 27%, that of enterprises trading in non-food products (excluding motor vehicles) – by 21% at constant prices.
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27.01.2012.Flybe to operate a route between Tallinn and Copenhagen
27.01.2012.The production of cereals in Estonia grew by 14% in 2011
27.01.2012.Lithuanian-Polish trade volume was all time high in 2011
27.01.2012.Estonia ranked first worldwide in terms of broadband Internet speeds
26.01.2012.H&M to open two new shops in Riga in 2012
26.01.2012.Number of train passengers increased by 11% in Lithuania
26.01.2012.New container train Saule heads from Lithuania to Kazakhstan
Baltic States: News & Analytics
Analytics, EU – Baltic States, Baltic States – CIS, Legislation, Business in Europe
Latvia ranked world's second greenest country
27.01.2012.Switzerland is the greenest country worldwide. Latvia is ranked second, ahead of such countries as Norway, France, Great Britain and Sweden, according to "Environmental Performance Index" (EPI) by Yale and Columbia universities.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Ecology, Energy, EU – Baltic States, Rating
27.01.2012.Raising the subsistence benefits in Estonia is an absolute necessity
27.01.2012.Dombrovskis: Latvian government could have focused more on combating shadow economy
27.01.2012.Milk production in Estonia increased by 3% in 2011
27.01.2012.Azerbaijani envoy meets Lithuanian environment minister
27.01.2012.How to receive residence permit in UK
27.01.2012.MP: Latvia must activate its foreign policy toward Oriental countries
27.01.2012.Saeima: gradual increase of retirement age in Latvia must be agreed upon with society
Baltic States: Economy
Transport, Markets and Companies, Energy, Real Estate, Technology, Tourism, LIVE RĪGA, Baltic export
European Commission orders Lithuania to update driving licences
27.01.2012.The European Commission (EC) has today asked Denmark, Lithuania, the United Kingdom and Portugal to adapt their national legislation on driving licences so as to ensure that EU rules can be applicable as of January 2013, egovmonitor.com reports.
Keyword tags: EU – Baltic States, Legislation, Lithuania, Transport
27.01.2012.Real-estate prices in Jurmala increased by 20% to 45% in 2011
27.01.2012.Tallinn to organise a poll to gauge residents’ opinion on free public transport
27.01.2012.TEO recognized as most transparent in NASDAQ OMX Baltic exchanges
27.01.2012.Parts urged German logistics firms to build partnerships in Estonia
27.01.2012.EU support of EUR 72.4 mln for Lithuanian roads
27.01.2012.Food Bank: wasteful treatment of food in Estonia comparable to wealthy countries
27.01.2012.Lithuania to seek Gazprom to revise its prices, but to reorganize the gas system
Baltic States: Finances & Investments
Financial Services, Investments, Buy / Sell Business
Dombrovskis: defense spending in Latvia to reach 2% of GDP no earlier than 2020
27.01.2012.Latvia will increase defense spending to two percent of GDP no earlier than 2020, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (Unity) told members of the press today after a meeting with Estonian Defense Minister Mart Laar.
Keyword tags: Budget, Financial Services, GDP, Latvia, Legislation
27.01.2012.Swedbank: Baltic stock market may gain 25% in 2012
27.01.2012.External MFIs assets' outstanding amount decreased in Lithuania in December
26.01.2012.Baker Tilly Baltics becomes a certified advisor of the alternative market First North in Latvia
26.01.2012.Latvian Revenue Service plans to collect 4.3% more in taxes in 2012
26.01.2012.Did Vasiliauskas lie that after closing Snoras, there were no financial operations conducted?
26.01.2012.Government of Lithuania granted a regular loan SoDra in amount of EUR 0.4 bln
26.01.2012.Estonian insurers ascertained 327 fraud cases in 2011
Education and Science
Education and Science, Economic History, Book review
Stats on school children in Latvia: 7,600 are abroad
24.01.2012.The State Quality of Education Office of Latvia released its statistics yesterday on the situation in 2011-2012 school year. Local municipalities say that 12,481 pupils are not on any enrollment list in any school in Latvia.
Keyword tags: Education and Science, EU – Baltic States, Latvia
20.01.2012.Estonian university and Estonian Nature Fund sign bilateral agreement
17.01.2012.President Berzins and Ukrainian foreign minister on hand to open renovated Ukrainian high school in Riga
11.01.2012.Ukio Bankas will present new books to Lithuanian libraries
09.01.2012.President’s charity campaign provides Lithuanian libraries with thousands books
06.01.2012.”Statistical Yearbook of Latvia 2011” has been published
06.01.2012.Estonian students fear being left out of debates on higher education reform
04.01.2012.Appropriate response to the EU legal challenges
Baltic States: Opinion
Interview
Rudolf Meroni uncovers the truth behind theft allegations
05.01.2012.Ventbunkers/LNT press service made avaible to the Baltic Course the interview with Rudolf Meroni, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, where he uncovers the truth behind theft allegations.
Keyword tags: Energy, EU – Baltic States, Interview, Latvia, Legislation, Oil, Transport
20.12.2011.Nauseda: Lithuania will return to 2008 only in 2014
15.12.2011.Fake marriage – a huge problem for many Latvian women
09.12.2011.Address of Mats Staffansson in the Museum of Modern Art in Riga
29.11.2011.What do the social media users expect from companies
21.11.2011.Hazans: another 100,000 people to emigrate from Latvia in 3-4 years
07.11.2011.U.S. economist Weisbrot: Latvia’s story is not an Argentine-type recovery
19.10.2011.Snoras expert Kancerevycius: Lithuania is better prepared to second crisis wave
Round Table
Round Table
The case for labour market deregulation in Europe
06.12.2011.There is strong evidence that countries with more flexible and open labor markets and free economies are better equipped to seize opportunities presented by globalization. Can this global economic crisis become a turning point for Europe’s economic policies?
Keyword tags: Analytics, Education and Science, EU – Baltic States, Labour-market, Markets and Companies, Round Table
02.12.2011.Labour Market Development & Regulations: the EU’s approach
02.12.2011.Features of ethnic identity and social adaptation of the Latvians working in England and Ireland
25.05.2011.Baltic IT services sector grew by around 2% in 2010
11.05.2011.Promoting IT healthcare system in Europe: Commission’s plan for 2012-2020
11.05.2011.ERP market in Latvia: a view of insider
27.04.2011.Union’s IT strategy & Entrepreneurship
27.04.2011.Preliminary results of Baltic IT industry in 2010 are encouraging
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Vilnius presented at international tourism exhibitions
25.01.2012.The Vilnius City tourism possibilities have been actively presented at the international tourism exhibition in Utrecht, Holland and at exhibitions in the capital of Spain, Madrid and Helsinki, the capital of Finland, Vilnius Tourism Office said.
Keyword tags: EU – Baltic States, Forum, Lithuania, Tourism
23.01.2012.The first stage to submit the works for the “White square” in Belarus is in full swing
20.01.2012.Estonia introduces game and forests at Grüne Woche 2012
19.01.2012.Estonia supports growth in competitiveness of Baltic Sea Region
18.01.2012.airBaltic takes part in Shadow Days 2012
12.01.2012.Estonian designers to participate at London Fashion Week
10.01.2012.Registration for the IV International Advertising Festival «White Square» is opened
06.01.2012.Traditional Snow Meeting to take place in Trakai
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