Good for Business
Good for Business
Estonia: Pipeline installation of the offshore part of Balticconnector to begin
20.05.2019.Pipeline installation of the offshore part of Balticconnector, the Estonian-Finnish gas interconnection, will begin today. In 2018 all preparatory offshore works were completed, and the seabed is now ready for the pipeline to be installed, Elering informed BC.
Keyword tags: Construction, Energy, Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Gas, Good for Business
20.05.2019.Lithuanian Energy's Q1 revenue up by fifth to EUR 429 mln
20.05.2019.Vilnius airport's platform to be reconstructed
20.05.2019.Estonia: Merko signs EUR 5 mln amendment to contract for construction of Vilnius hotel
20.05.2019.Estonia: Profit of Baltic Horizon Fund up 29% on year in Q1
17.05.2019.airBaltic sees 15.5% increase in passenger numbers in first four months
17.05.2019.Lithuania to build 3 compensators for grid synchronization with Europe
17.05.2019.European Space Agency opens Estonian satellite data center in Tallinn
Baltic States: News & Analytics
Analytics, EU – Baltic States, Baltic States – CIS, Legislation, Modern EU
Baltics, US agree on 3+1 energy cooperation format
20.05.2019.In an effort to ramp up their cooperation in energy, the three Baltic countries and the United States agreed to set up a 3+1 cooperation format, with the first meeting under the format planned to be held in Vilnius next September, In an effort to ramp up their cooperation in energy, the three Baltic countries and the United States agreed to set up a 3+1 cooperation format, with the first meeting under the format planned to be held in Vilnius next September, the Lithuanian president's office said.
Keyword tags: Baltic, Energy, EU – Baltic States, Lithuania, USA
20.05.2019.Museums continue to be popular in Estonia
20.05.2019.The number of unemployed persons is falling in Estonia in Q1 2019
20.05.2019.Where does our honey come from?
17.05.2019.Amount of electricity produced in CHP plants rose by 39% in 2018
17.05.2019.Restrictions set by Riga City Council on gambling halls in historical center are in line with Constitution – court
17.05.2019.Latvija: In the 1st quarter number of tourists from Norway has increased significantly
16.05.2019.Combating VAT fraud: new EU’s efforts to assist member states
Baltic States: Economy
Transport, Markets and Companies, Energy, Real Estate, Technology, Tourism, LIVE RĪGA, Baltic export
Lithuania's Achemos Grupe posts EUR 16.5 mln in loses in 2018
20.05.2019.Achemos Grupe (Achema Group), one of the largest business groups in Lithuania, suffered a consolidated audited net loss of 16.5 mln euros last year after earning 29.670 mln euros in profits a year earlier, informed LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Industry, Lithuania, Markets and Companies
20.05.2019.New LNG cargo for Lithuania's LET arrives in Klaipeda
20.05.2019.Designing Vangazi-Salaspils-Misa section of Rail Baltica to cost EUR 12.024 mln
20.05.2019.Generation of electric power in Latvia down 28.3% in four months
20.05.2019.Fuel prices down in Riga, up in Tallinn and Vilnius
17.05.2019.Gas prices for Lithuanian household to remain unchanged in July – regulator
17.05.2019.Estonian regulator launches environmental impact assessment for offshore fish farming
17.05.2019.Bordans to initiate no-confidence vote in Prosecutor General Kalnmeiers
Baltic States: Finances & Investments
Financial Services, Investments, Buy / Sell Business
Swedbank's pension funds invest EUR 200 mln into sustainable business
20.05.2019.Pension funds managed by the Swedbank financial group are investing 200 million euros, or a sixth of their managed assets, into sustainable business. Swedbank Investiciju Valdymas says the fund's all investments will have to match sustainability criteria in the future, informed LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Banks, Financial Services, Investments, Lithuania, Pensioners
20.05.2019.Delegation of European Court of Auditors to visit Latvia this week
20.05.2019.Estonian cbank governor: Closure of Versobank might set precedent in Europe
17.05.2019.Revolut moves operation launch date in Lithuania
17.05.2019.Estonian FSA: Intl cooperation of FSAs has taken on new dimensions
17.05.2019.US backs overhaul of Latvian financial sector announced by PM Karins - US Treasury official
16.05.2019.Handelsbanken set to close its branches in Baltics
15.05.2019.Estonia: Baltic Horizon Fund raises EUR 800,000 in private placement
Education and Science
Education and Science, Economic History, Book review
The Rector’s Conference (ASEF) were held in Bucharest
20.05.2019.The Rector’s Conference (ASEF) and the Student’s Forum, which is the official dialogue partner at the meetings of the Ministers of Education of the member countries of the Asian European Forum (Asia-Europe Meeting, ASEM), were held in Bucharest on May 11-15, 2019.
Keyword tags: Education and Science, EU – Baltic States, Latvia
16.05.2019.Estonia: City of Tartu, universities to set up service center for foreigners
09.05.2019.Lithuania grants special status to EHU
09.05.2019.Misiunas elected rector of Lithuania's ISM University of Management and Economics
24.04.2019.State Audit Office reveals lack of control in granting scholarships in vocational education
23.04.2019.Amendments that stipulate transition to Latvian as sole instruction language in schools are in line with Constitution - Constitutional Court
18.04.2019.Education ministry proposes four regional blocs with different requirements for the minimum number of pupils at schools
18.04.2019.Decline in vocational education enrolments in Latvia
Baltic States: Opinion
Direct speech
What is monetary policy and how it affects your income?
20.05.2019.If one compared the euro area economy with the human body, money circulating in it would serve as blood, and the European Central Bank (ECB), which influences the price of money – interest rate, would constitute its heart. Just as the heart affects the functioning of the whole body, actions of the ECB strongly impact euro area economic developments, household and business borrowing conditions and the general price level. Decisions on the future stance of euro area monetary policy will be taken this June in Vilnius.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Banks, Direct Speech, Economics, Lithuania
17.05.2019.The labour market is doing well with low unemployment and increasing employment
15.05.2019.Responsible thinking becomes a building block for competitiveness
14.05.2019.The higher oil price has clearly passed into prices
14.05.2019.Latvia: Investment strengthens the manufacturing sector
10.05.2019.The growth picture fits the frame
29.04.2019.Lending remains subdued, whereas deposits are growing
26.04.2019.Estonian residents did more online shopping than before
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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Estonia: 13th Lennart Meri Conference to kick off on Friday
16.05.2019.The 13th Lennart Meri Conference, entitled "One Past, Many Futures," will start in Tallinn on Friday, informed LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Forum, Security, Society, Stability, Technology
14.05.2019.New artwork auction at Rietumu Bank’s premises
11.05.2019.Lithuanian pavilion at Venice Biennale features opera performance on 35 tons of sand
09.05.2019.Photo exhibition in Riga: Chinese Ethnic Minority Customs and Scenery
26.04.2019.Rietumu Bank Is Again Sponsoring the Latvian National Ice Hockey Team
25.04.2019.XI "WHITE SQUARE" has announced the winners
25.04.2019.Exhibition curated by A.Suna gallery to be displayed at Rietumu Bank’s Gallery
24.04.2019.Turku attracts international top professionals to Finland with a unique campaign
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