Good for Business
Good for Business
Estonian shipper Tallink's Isabelle ferry to be renovated in Finland
22.03.2019.Estonian shipper Tallink’s Isabelle cruise ship that has been running between Riga and Stockholm will be renovated in Finland's Naantali shipyard, Tallink Latvija sales and marketing director Baiba Muceniece said.
Keyword tags: Estonia, Good for Business, Port, Tourism, Transport
22.03.2019.Estonian Foreign Ministry seeking to buy new embassy building in Riga
22.03.2019.Estonia: Elektrilevi invested EUR 82 mln in network service in 2018
21.03.2019.Elering earned net profit in the amount of 18.6 mln euros in 2018
21.03.2019.Estonia: Dutch shipbuilder starts building LNG vessel for Eesti Gaas
21.03.2019.Bolt to roll out food delivery service in Estonia, Finland, South Africa
21.03.2019.Austrian airline Laudamotion to launch direct flights between Riga and Vienna in October
21.03.2019.Merko to build Orkla's new chocolate factory in Latvia for EUR 9 mln
Baltic States: News & Analytics
Analytics, EU – Baltic States, Baltic States – CIS, Legislation, Modern EU
International migration of the Lithuanian population
22.03.2019.In 2018, 28.9 thousand people immigrated to Lithuania, which is 1.4 times (by 8.5 thousand) more than in 2017. This is the highest number of immigrants recorded since the Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence. In 2018, more than half (57.4 per cent) of the immigrants were the citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who returned to Lithuania.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Demography, Lithuania, Statistics
22.03.2019.Dwelling Price Indices increased in Estonia
22.03.2019.Passenger traffic on domestic ship routes increased in Estonia
22.03.2019.Corporate tax in EU- eliminating loopholes
22.03.2019.he producer price index in Estonia decreased in February
22.03.2019.In February level of producer prices in industry increased by 0.6% in Latvia
22.03.2019.Court initiates legal protection proceedings for Rigas Kugu Buvetava shipyard
21.03.2019.High tax burden the most serious obstacle to business development in Baltics - survey
Baltic States: Economy
Transport, Markets and Companies, Energy, Real Estate, Technology, Tourism, LIVE RĪGA, Baltic export
Lithuania's LET to supply gas to Riga from various sources
22.03.2019.A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment arriving in Klaipeda next week is meant for all customers of Lietuvos Energijos Tiekimas (Lithuanian Energy Supply, or LET), including the Latvian capital's heat supplier Rigas Siltums, the Lithuanian company's CEO said LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Energy, Gas Market , Latvia, Lithuania
22.03.2019.New LNG shipment due to arrive in Lithuania's Klaipeda – LET
22.03.2019.AmCham elects new Board
22.03.2019.Situation on Latvian roads this year is the worst one in past five or ten years
22.03.2019.Lithuania's Vilniaus Duona sets eyes on Polish exports
22.03.2019.Lithuania's Maxima Grupe hands over management of Spain's Supersol
21.03.2019.Ministry gives Usakovs one week to explain possible violations on the Riga City Council's part
21.03.2019.Finnish postal co to cut jobs, relocate some to Tallinn
Baltic States: Finances & Investments
Financial Services, Investments, Buy / Sell Business
Ministry: Estonia could borrow up to EUR 200 mln a year
22.03.2019.After changing the State Budget Act, the Estonian state could borrow up to 200 million euros every year, but the economy doesn't need that money now, Sven Kirsipuu, head of the fiscal policy department at the Ministry of Finance, says LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Estonia, Financial Services
21.03.2019.Baltic International Bank Implements Open Banking and Sandbox
21.03.2019.Four out of Latvia's seven tax regimes do not provide for social protection - Reirs
20.03.2019.Director denies Latvian Investment and Development Agency’s involvement in EU funds fraud
20.03.2019.2020 budget will not be patched with tax changes – Reirs
19.03.2019.Number of banks is too big for Latvia’s market - Putnins
18.03.2019.Head of Estonian FSA says idea that Swedish banks might leave 'rather uncomfortable'
18.03.2019.Indexation to raise Estonian president's salary to EUR 6,168 a month
Education and Science
Education and Science, Economic History, Book review
Latvian government fails to reassure teachers' union about possibility of pay rise
19.03.2019.The government today failed to reassure the Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) that money would be provided for raising teachers’ wages as promised this year, so the teachers will go ahead with their picket on Wednesday, informed LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Education and Science, Latvia
13.03.2019.Teachers' union complains to European Commission about Latvia's 2019 budget
28.02.2019.Estonia to mull joining international Biometrics Institute
28.02.2019.At least 15 schools to be reorganized and at least 5 schools liquidated in Latvia
22.02.2019.Razbadauskas elected rector of Lithuania's Klaipeda University
18.02.2019.Latvian Teachers' union considers protest in response to government’s failure to keep pay rise promise
14.02.2019.Riga City Council planning to shut down two schools and merge eight
13.02.2019.Programmer, physiotherapist and pilot the most popular professions among participants of this year's Job Shadow Day
Baltic States: Opinion
Direct speech
New rules for hauliers could curb Lithuania’s exports
22.03.2019.European Union (EU) institutions are finalising the Mobility Package – a set of initiatives concerning the governance of commercial road transport in the European Union that would make traffic safer, ensure proper social conditions for workers, support fair competition, increase efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions, air pollution and congestion. However, without any prior preparation, in the long run the new rules might cause financial problems for the currently booming Lithuania’s transportation sector, which generates more than a tenth of the country’s GDP.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Direct Speech, EU – Baltic States, Lithuania, Transport, Truck haulage
20.03.2019.Chinese investments in the Baltic Sea region
19.03.2019.Surplus of goods and services balance does not avert current account deficit at year-end
18.03.2019.Last year saw the highest remuneration rise in post-crisis period
15.03.2019.The Baltic Assembly in the centenary year of the Baltic States
13.03.2019.Nord Stream 2 – JUST a business project?
06.03.2019.Baltic Sea – a unique region for security cooperation
04.03.2019.Domestic market alone not enough for sustained rapid growth
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
“Cimmerian Summer” in Rietumu
21.03.2019.An exhibition named the “Cimmerian Summer” of the Latvian painter Nikolajs Djomins has opened in Rietumu Bank’s Gallery.
Keyword tags: Banks, Culture, Financial Services, Forum, Latvia
15.03.2019.Minsk named the next destination for ad creatives
13.03.2019.Estonian Cyber Command to hold Defense Makeathon
12.03.2019.Tendering of applications for the competition “Sacred Heritage of Latvia” begins
12.03.2019.2nd International Magnetic Latvia Technology Conference Deep Tech Atelier to be Held in Riga
07.03.2019.Baltic Sea Region cruise ports commit to reducing negative ecological impacts
28.02.2019.TAB 2019 Installation Programme winning proposal is Steampunk
28.02.2019.The Kilogram of Culture 2018 Awards Have Been Presented – With the Support of Rietumu Bank’s Charity Fund
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