Good for Business
Good for Business
Spain's Talgo to supply new electric trains to Latvia
21.11.2018.Latvia’s Pasazieru Vilciens (Passenger Trains) rail passenger carrier will purchase new electric trains from Spanish company Talgo, the rail company’s CEO Rodzers Janis Grigulis told journalists Wednesday.
Keyword tags: EU – Baltic States, Good for Business, Latvia, Railways
21.11.2018.Singapore's Grinvest PTE, partners buy Snoras HQ building in Vilnius
21.11.2018.Transferwise joins instant payments system via Bank of Lithuania
20.11.2018.Offshore wind farms in Baltic Sea to be built in 2021 at earliest – Lithuanian energmin
20.11.2018.Freight handling by Estonian ports up 20% on year in October
20.11.2018.Lithuanian Railways to upgrade another section of Vilnius-Klaipeda railway
20.11.2018.Kreiss remains leader in Latvia’s road transportation sector in 2017
20.11.2018.Skonto Metals remains leader in Latvia’s logistics sector in 2017
Baltic States: News & Analytics
Analytics, EU – Baltic States, Baltic States – CIS, Legislation, Modern EU
Former Riga City Council official who is wanted in Latvia for corruption detained in Egypt
21.11.2018.Former Riga City Council official Arija Stabina, who is wanted in Latvia for corruption, has been detained in Egypt, according to the Latvian Television information reported LETA.
Keyword tags: Latvia, Legislation
20.11.2018.Support for euro currency on the rise in Latvia - survey
20.11.2018.Contraband cigarettes worth EUR 2 mln busted on Lithuanian-Polish border
20.11.2018.Estonian interior minister announces resignation for health reasons
20.11.2018.European agriculture: policy’s effect for the Baltic States and Latvia
20.11.2018.Industrial producer price index in Estonia increased in October
16.11.2018.Sources: Trump offered to nominate Ricardel as ambassador to Estonia
16.11.2018.Siauliai airport's ex-CEO suspected of attempt to bribe Lithuanian Air Force officer
Baltic States: Economy
Transport, Markets and Companies, Energy, Real Estate, Technology, Tourism, LIVE RĪGA, Baltic export
Amber Beverage Group and AC/DC rocks the market with the new Thunderstruck Tequila
21.11.2018.Together with the legendary Australian rock band AC/DC, Amber Beverage Group (ABG) is launching Thunderstruck Tequila® to rock the market as the third of ABG’s new premium tequila brands, ABG representative informed BC.
Keyword tags: Alcohol, Baltic Export, Latvia, Markets and Companies
20.11.2018.Rail Baltic Estonia announces procurement of tender strategy
20.11.2018.Lithuania's presidential office suggests looking for options for leaders' flights
20.11.2018.Italian company to develop architectural guidelines for Rail Baltic
20.11.2018.Russia's Curonian Spit disconnection has nothing to do with Baltic synchronization – CEO
16.11.2018.Every second cruise passenger visiting Tallinn is German or American
16.11.2018.Somersby most popular alcoholic beverage in Latvia
16.11.2018.Estonian econmin: Hyperloop must be considered in Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel project
Baltic States: Finances & Investments
Financial Services, Investments, Buy / Sell Business
Balta non-life insurer pays out over EUR 1 million for stolen cars in ten months
21.11.2018.Latvia’s Balta non-life insurer, which is a member of PZU Group, paid out more than EUR 1 million in compensations for stolen cars in the first ten months of 2018, LETA was told at the company.
Keyword tags: Car market, Crime, Financial Services, Insurance, Latvia
21.11.2018.Tartu city govt drafts EUR 191 mln budget for 2019
21.11.2018.Consumer lender 4finance Holding reports 11% increase in turnover in January-September
20.11.2018.Jaunzeme intends to continue Revenue Service's reforms started by Cirule
16.11.2018.Estonia: Transferwise secures EUR 74 mln syndicated debt facility with LHV's participation
16.11.2018.Bloomberg: Banking giants drawn into Danske probe
15.11.2018.Estonia: EUR 90.2 mln worth of deposits reimbursed to customers of Versobank
14.11.2018.Estonia's current account ran EUR 68 mln surplus in September
Education and Science
Education and Science, Economic History, Book review
Internationally mobile students in the EU
16.11.2018.There were at least 1.6 million degree mobile students from abroad who studied at tertiary education level across the European Union (EU) in 2016. These are internationally mobile students enrolled in a degree programme in a country other than the one where they completed their upper secondary education, informed Eurostat.
Keyword tags: Education and Science, EU – Baltic States
15.11.2018.Estonian govt changes arrangement of how European School is managed
14.11.2018.Constitutional Court to hear one more lawsuit over transition to education in Latvian
13.11.2018.TalTech to start building self-driving bus
02.11.2018.Social sciences at University of Tartu ranked high in Times Higher Education list
02.11.2018.Teachers to strike over new pay system in Lithuania in November
25.10.2018.Latvia’s Saeima approves easing language requirements for SSE Riga rector for now
23.10.2018.Saeima committee only approves easing language requirements for SSE Riga rector for now
Baltic States: Opinion
Direct speech
Different roads lead to employment
16.11.2018.Photo by: Shutterstock In the third quarter, the number of employed persons in Latvia increased by 10.5 thousand quarter-on-quarter, while that of unemployed decreased by 6.6 thousand. Employment expanded not only on account of declining unemployment, but also as a result of the formerly inactive population entering the labour market.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Banks, Direct Speech, Labour-market, Latvia
15.11.2018.Manufacturing: neither fish nor fowl, and lack of cooks and pots and pans
14.11.2018.New jobs could be created in Ida-Virumaa
09.11.2018.Rising prices for services have started to push prices up strongly in Estonia
09.11.2018.Latvia reports surprising economic growth
08.11.2018.Vitas Vasiliauskas: Lithuania to stay one step ahead of the FinTech game
02.11.2018.Bank of Estonia: Weaker relations between the Estonian financial sector and the Nordic countries brings new types of risks
31.10.2018.Estonia's industrial growth slowing down – Luminor
Round Table
Round Table
Modern city: sustainability vs. “mega-projects” in Latvian development
06.03.2017.Managing urban areas has been always one of the most important development challenges for city planners. During last decades, cities have been developed in a strictly “human & sustainable” way: everything for city’s dwellers! However, nowadays it’s easy to evaluate the “optimal city” –its development has to be in line with the sustainability concept adopted by the UN and in effect from January 2016.
Keyword tags: EU – Baltic States, Investments, Latvia, Real Estate, Round Table
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Press-releases, Forums
Foreign embassies traditional Christmas Charity Bazaar will be held in Riga
20.11.2018.On Saturday, 1 December the traditional Christmas Charity Bazaar organized by the International Women’s Club (IWCR) and over 30 foreign Embassies will take place in Riga City Council premises.
Keyword tags: EU – Baltic States, Forum, Latvia
20.11.2018.TAB 2019 Installation Programme first stage received 137 submissions from all over the world
14.11.2018.President of Iceland to deliver a lecture at University of Latvia
06.11.2018.Discussion in Rietumu Bank on the Prospects of Financing the Aviation Business
29.10.2018.Oslo hosts meeting of British, Nordic, Baltic leaders
25.10.2018.GreenEST Summit 2018: Future for Buildings will start on October 30
25.10.2018.BREL Forum Will Bring Together Leading Baltic and European Real Estate Industry Experts
23.10.2018.FIA President Todt to attend association's regional congress in Jurmala
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- 15.11.2018Euro area international trade in goods surplus €13.1 bn
- 15.11.2018Latvian employment rate constituted 65.3% in 3Q 201
Global growth: effect for the Baltic States
