Good for Business
Good for Business
Protective clothing can be certified in Lithuania
25.09.2020.More of personal protection equipment – protective clothing – can from now on be certified in Lithuania after the mandate of the Lithuanian Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC) was expanded and necessary certificates were issued, the vz.lt news website reports, cites LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Covid-19, Good for Business, Legislation, Lithuania, Markets and Companies, Medicine
24.09.2020.Sweden's Eastnine wants to built wooden office building in Vilnius
24.09.2020.Xfly breaks into top 10 of Estonian exporters
24.09.2020.Merko, Kapitel sign EUR 8 mln contract for renovation of Nordic Hotel Forum
24.09.2020.Enterprise Estonia has helped over 100 companies in UAE
24.09.2020.Rail Baltic's Muuga cargo terminal to be designed by Sweco Projekt
23.09.2020.Latvian, Estonian road authorities launching EUR 2.6 mln cooperation project
23.09.2020.Ignitis Group concluded a financing agreement with the European Investment Bank
Baltic States: News & Analytics
Analytics, EU – Baltic States, Baltic States – CIS, Legislation, Modern EU
New rules to apply in travel from Estonia to Finland starting September 28th
25.09.2020.Due to the increase in the coronavirus infection rate in Estonia, new regulations will start to apply in travel from Estonia to Finland starting from Monday, Sept. 28, the Estonian Foreign Ministry said, cites LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Covid-19, Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Legislation, Tourism, Transport
25.09.2020.Estonian president at UN: pandemic offers opportunity for technological leap
24.09.2020.Labor tax burden in Latvia higher than in Lithuania and Estonia
24.09.2020.IATA Calls for Systematic COVID-19 Testing Before Departure
24.09.2020.Estonian government approves the annual report for financial year 2019
24.09.2020.EU refuses to recognize Lukashenko as Belarus president
24.09.2020.Lithuania's minimum wage could rise by EUR 35 in 2021
24.09.2020.Lithuanian Foreign Ministry reports cyber attack
Baltic States: Economy
Transport, Markets and Companies, Energy, Real Estate, Technology, Tourism, LIVE RĪGA, Baltic export
Thermo Fisher Scientific: no coronavirus vaccine production in Vilnius
25.09.2020.Biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific says its Vilnius branch is not producing coronavirus vaccines but is providing reagents that can be used in the development of a vaccine, informs LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Covid-19, EU – Baltic States, Lithuania, Markets and Companies, Medicine, Technology
25.09.2020.Lithuanian Transport Minister: Rail Baltica's joint management model poses threat to its continuity
25.09.2020.Lithuania will once again turn to EU energy commissioner over Astravyets
25.09.2020.Estonia: Omniva to face peak season with enhanced parcel machine network
24.09.2020.Baltic, Nordic countries hold potential to promote textile circulation
24.09.2020.Tallink starting negotiations to reduce port fees in Riga
24.09.2020.Riga municipal housing manager will conduct half planned building repairs in 2020
24.09.2020.Estonian EconMin agrees to issue bus operator Flixbus permit for Tallinn-Vilnius route
Baltic States: Finances & Investments
Financial Services, Investments, Buy / Sell Business
EU and Helenos back microfinance in Lithuania through investments in the Lithuanian Central Credit Union
24.09.2020.The EIF and Helenos, a private equity fund managed by Inpulse, will strengthen the capacity of the Lithuanian Central Credit Union (LCCU) through two investments totalling EUR 3mln. The EIF investment is backed by the European Union under the capacity building’ window of the EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI). The financing will support LCCU’s digital infrastructure, risk management and IT system, to strengthen its capital base and scale-up its micro-lending activities in Lithuania.
Keyword tags: EU – Baltic States, Financial Services, Lithuania
24.09.2020.Large Cities' Association in Latvia says reduction in municipalities' revenue from personal income tax is unacceptable
23.09.2020.Foreign investments in Latvia not to grow considerably, but no steep reduction is expected
22.09.2020.Government in Latvia approves allocation of extra funds from 2021 budget and changes to several taxes
21.09.2020.Latvia: coalition reaches agreement on 2021 budget and main principles of tax reform
18.09.2020.Peter Bosek to take over as Luminor Bank CEO on January 1 next year
18.09.2020.Basic pay for civil servants in Lithuania to go up by 1 euro in 2021
18.09.2020.Latvia: EUR 1.9 mln worth of EU funds spent inappropriately in H1
Education and Science
Education and Science, Economic History, Book review
Nine classes and several teachers in Riga put in quarantine
22.09.2020.In total nine classes and several teachers have been put in quarantine due to established Covid-19 cases, LETA learned from the Riga City Council education, culture and sports department.
Keyword tags: Education and Science, Latvia
22.09.2020.Tallinn expands free meals, fee subsidy to private childcare, kindergartens
16.09.2020.Coronavirus spreading in 4 schools, 3 kindergartens in Tallinn
16.09.2020.Estonian teachers want minimum pay to be raised to EUR 1,428
15.09.2020.Latvian Government supports allocation of EUR 4 mln to buy new laptops for schools
15.09.2020.Tallinn schools dispersing students, implementing partial distance learning
14.09.2020.30 Lithuanian schools affected by coronavirus, 43 people ill
10.09.2020.Number of young Latvians with higher education growing faster than in OECD countries on average
Baltic States: Opinion
Direct speech
90% of domestic payments reach the recipient in just a few seconds
25.09.2020.Estonian companies and residents made an average of 462,000 payments a day in August, and 90% of them reached the payee in just a few seconds. All payments made in Estonia within one bank and 61% of interbank payments are settled instantly.
Keyword tags: Banks, Direct Speech, Estonia, Financial Services
16.09.2020.Bank of Lithuania: Electronic money and payment institutions managed to withstand the shock of COVID-19
15.09.2020.Manufacturing has bloomed over summer but autumn is coming
10.09.2020.Laila Odiņa: Riga Airport Maintains Its Strategic Goal of Becoming a Northern European Aviation Hub
09.09.2020.The second quarter balance of payments also faced fluctuations due to COVID-19
07.09.2020.Even the FBI and the U.S. Attorney General have shown interest in the violation of Latvian entrepreneurs’ rights in Ukraine
03.09.2020.The better performance of the economy than expected allows the Estonian government to intervene less
02.09.2020.Waves in the sea go up and down – one. Waves in the sea go up and down – two? Rhyme on Latvia's GDP
Round Table
Round Table
Relationship between the housing development services market and the mortgage lending system in Latvia
18.05.2019.In a modern welfare state, regardless of its model, the mortgage institute is significant. It is an economic instrument that facilitates implementation of various social projects.
Keyword tags: Banks, Financial Services, Real Estate, Round Table
06.03.2017.Modern city: sustainability vs. “mega-projects” in Latvian development
22.02.2017.800 million euro to be invested in Skanste – the modern center of Riga
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Press-releases, Forums
Registration for NAPA Baltic Packaging Design Awards Has Started
15.09.2020.The Lithuanian Design Association (LDA) invites product packaging designers and product companies to submit their work for the NAPA Baltic Packaging Design Awards, held for the sixth time this year. Submissions are open starting today, until October 20, with the best packaging designs scheduled to be announced on November 5, during the specialized Taste Vilnius HORECA event in Vilnius.
Keyword tags: Advertising, Forum, Lithuania, Markets and Companies
10.09.2020.End Overfishing: 300 Scientists Urge EU To Protect Ocean Health As Climate Action
08.09.2020.The Competition “Sacral Heritage of Latvia” Is Over
07.09.2020.Ironman 70.3 Tallinn won by Daniel Baekkegard of Denmark, UK's Katrina Matthews
03.09.2020.Vilnius hosting Forum of Regions
01.09.2020.Estonia to Host WRC Rally Next Weekend: Bet Online
27.08.2020.All Rally Estonia competitors to undergo coronavirus testing at SYNLAB
26.08.2020.Catalogue of Ivan Aivazovsky Works Has Been Published
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- 24.09.2020Estonia: Roofit.solar developing planning software for electricity-producing roofs
- 24.09.2020Lithuania considers building Rail Baltica on its own
- 23.09.2020Estonia ranked 2nd among European frontrunners in eGovernment, Latvia 4th
- 23.09.2020Baltic Survey: Lithuanians Support the Use of Electric Cars More than Latvians and Estonians
- 23.09.2020In August, actual unemployment rate constituted 8.6% in Latvia
- 23.09.2020Throughput at Butinge crude terminal fell by 19% in Jan-Aug
- 23.09.2020Grains push Klaipeda port cargo volumes up 11% in August
- 23.09.2020Number of railway passengers on local routes down 18% in summer in Lithuania
- 23.09.2020Liepaja to put its name to become European Capital of Culture in 2027
- 23.09.2020UK's Tradecore sets up business in Lithuania
- 23.09.20204 customs officers, 3 drivers detained as part of EUR 2.5 mln smuggling probe in Lithuania
- 23.09.2020Google: coronavirus has no major impact on Lithuanians' mobility
- 22.09.2020Covid-19 incidence in Latvia is almost 15 times lower than in EU, EEA countries on average
- 22.09.2020Lithuania: Ignitis Grupe's fund invests EUR 0.3 mln. into Swedish startup Eliq
- 22.09.2020London, Moscow, Oslo were most popular destinations from Riga in eight months
- 22.09.2020Lithuanian Seimas adopts resolution on Belarus' threat to nuclear safety in Europe
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