Good for Business
Good for Business
Estonia records EU's third steepest increase in new automobile registrations in April
16.05.2012.New automobile registrations in Latvia increased by 4.6% in April 2012, which was the sixth smallest increase in Europe, according to the latest report from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. The steepest increase among all countries included in the report was recorded in Iceland – 147.8%, followed by Hungary – 15.8%, and Estonia – 15.5%.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Car market, EU – Baltic States, Good for Business, Transport
16.05.2012.International public art project CowParade Ventspils 2012 begins
16.05.2012.GEFCO Baltic launches new project “Daily Route to Kazakhstan”
16.05.2012.Turnover of Premia Foods increased by 2.7% in Q1
16.05.2012.From May 20 Ryanair.com portal to open its upgraded version
16.05.2012.Estonia gets its third natural mineral water plant Häädemeeste vesi
15.05.2012.Estonian Air increases market share in Tallinn Airport
15.05.2012.Blue Flag awarded to 10 Latvian beaches in 2012
Baltic States: News & Analytics
Analytics, EU – Baltic States, Baltic States – CIS, Legislation, Business in Europe
In 2011 electrical power of cogeneration plants in Latvia increased by 1.95%
16.05.2012.According to the data of the Central Statistical Bureau in 2011 there were 84 active combined heat and power (CHP) plants in Latvia, with total electrical capacity of 966.2 megawatts (MW). These CHP plants produced 3122 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity and 4175 GWh of heat energy, which is 60.9 % of the total volume of the produced heat.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Energy, Latvia
16.05.2012.47.9% Latvians assess their health as “good” or "very good”
16.05.2012.International lenders: Latvia's GDP will grow by 3.5% in 2012
16.05.2012.Estonia posts EU's second highest annual inflation in April
16.05.2012.Estonia and Russia made a step ahead in parliamentary dialogue
16.05.2012.Nordic cost cuts create Baltic jobs
16.05.2012.Latvian president approves of government's tax cuts
16.05.2012.Latvia PM: tax cuts to begin with VAT reduction due to increasing inflation
Baltic States: Economy
Transport, Markets and Companies, Energy, Real Estate, Technology, Tourism, LIVE RĪGA, Baltic export
Poland considering to return to Visaginas NPP project
16.05.2012.Polish energy company PGE (Polska Grupa Energetyczna) is considering to return to the project of the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) construction, Polish daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna said.
Keyword tags: Energy, EU – Baltic States, Lithuania, Nuclear power plant
16.05.2012.Latvia could end up paying the entire cost of new trains due to faulty contract signed with CAF
16.05.2012.In 2012 half Lithuanians cut car fuel consumption
16.05.2012.Alcohol consumption grew by 11% in 2011 in Estonia
16.05.2012.HELCOM: few oil spills observed in the Baltic Sea
16.05.2012.Gazprom files suit against Lithuania on Kaunas power plant in international court
16.05.2012.Many Western Europe countries pay less for Gazprom than Lithuania
16.05.2012.Tallink won't pay dividends for 2011
Baltic States: Finances & Investments
Financial Services, Investments, Buy / Sell Business
Latvia's current account deficit reduced to LVL 27.6 mln in March
16.05.2012.Compared to the first months of the year 2012, the current account deficit reduced to LVL 27.6 million in March.
Keyword tags: Banks, Financial Services, Foreign trade , Investments, Latvia
16.05.2012.EU payments to Latvia could be renewed in June
16.05.2012.Invalda to acquire 10% of its own shares
15.05.2012.Ukio Bankas improves conditions for credit payment card services
15.05.2012.Latvian euro coins will have national symbols on them
15.05.2012.Estonia's Tax and Customs Board to use smaller office space
14.05.2012.Swedbank in Lithuania receives National Responsible Business Award
14.05.2012.External assets of Lithuania's national bank increase in April
Education and Science
Education and Science, Economic History, Book review
Estonian schools start teaching chess with Kasparov's help
15.05.2012.Estonian Chess Association president Andrei Korobeinik and chess legend Garri Kasparov signed on Monday in Tallinn a framework agreement "Chess to School" and this autumn teaching chess will be launched in at least a dozen Estonian schools as part of a pilot project, Äripäev.ee/LETA reports.
Keyword tags: Baltic States – CIS, Education and Science, Estonia
11.05.2012.International speaking contest to take place in Riga
10.05.2012.Estonian Parliament approves of higher education reform again
10.05.2012.Latvian Education and Science Workers to stage protests to achieve higher wages
09.05.2012.Türkiye Scholarships for Latvian students
08.05.2012.Ukio Bankas invites students to take out State-supported loans
07.05.2012.Business student competition Peak Time 2012 winners revealed in Riga
02.05.2012.President Berzins to donate his salary to Strazdumuiza Boarding School
Baltic States: Opinion
Direct speech
Estonian president: Northern Europe could be the place to test and initiate future solutions for Europe
09.05.2012.Northern Europe could be the place to test and initiate future solutions for Europe, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said in Copenhagen when giving a speech on European issues in the parliament building at the invitation of the Danish Institute of International Studies on Tuesday, the president's chancellery said.
Keyword tags: Direct Speech, Economics, Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Financial Services
30.04.2012.From marketing to humanity: new ideas
25.04.2012.Nerijus Maciulis: Lithuania's economy "reaping its fruits"
10.04.2012.Rudolf Meroni’s official letter to Latvian Minister of Justice concerning criminal seizing of control over Ventbunkers
06.04.2012.The letter of the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan to the Prime Minister of Tajikistan
04.04.2012.Swedbank economist: why Lithuania needs euro?
16.03.2012.Why March 16?
09.03.2012.The Economist: Polish-Lithuanian ties ancient, but increasingly acrimonious
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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Estonia plans to participate at EXPO 2015
14.05.2012.The Estonian economy ministry has made a proposal to the government that Estonia should participate at the 2015 EXPO in Italy, which would cost an estimated 3.7 million euros, LETA/National Broadcasting reports.
Keyword tags: Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Forum, Markets and Companies
11.05.2012.Vilnius to host its first international aviation conference in 2012
10.05.2012.Riga Toastmasters held a demonstration meeting
08.05.2012.Ukraine summit postponed after several European leaders announce their decision not to attend
07.05.2012.Swedbank organizes „Commercialisation Reactor” in Riga
03.05.2012.Lithuanian artists displaying hand-woven textiles in Tehran
26.04.2012.“White Square” in Minsk: the winners are announced
24.04.2012.The First European Tatar Youth Forum will be held in Riga
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