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Orlen Lithuania posts loss of EUR 12.3 mln for Q3
29.10.2020Lithuanian company Orlen Lietuva, owned by Poland's largest oil group Orlen, posted a loss of 12.3 million euros (14.4 million US dollars) in the third quarter of this year, after earning a profit of 21.5 million euros (25.2 million US dollars) a year ago, informs LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Energy, EU – Baltic States, Lithuania, Oil, Transport
Belarus closes border for private and passenger transport
29.10.2020Belarus on Thursday closed its border for private and passenger transport arriving from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine, Tut.by web portal reported, cites LETA/BNS.
Latvian retail sales up 5.9% in September
29.10.2020Calendar adjusted data (at constant prices) compiled by the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that, compared to September 2019, in September 2020 total retail trade turnover rose by 5.9%. Turnover of retail trade in food products grew by 5.3%. Retail trade in non-food products (except for retail sale of automotive fuel) increased by 3.5%, but turnover of retail sale of automotive fuel – by 13.4%.
Latvia's GDP down 3.1% in Q3
29.10.2020Flash estimate of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) shows that in the 3rd quarter of 2020, compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019, gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 3.1% (according to seasonally and calendar non-adjusted data).
The EU-harmonized annual inflation for October estimated at 0.5% in Lithuania
29.10.2020The annual (October 2020, compared to October 2019) inflation provisional estimate calculated based on the HICP stands at 0.5% in Lithuania.
Belarusian-founded EPAM Systems to hire 600 IT engineers in Vilnius
EPAM Systems, a Belarusian-founded, US-based global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, is opening a new office in Vilnius, with plans to hire about 600 highly qualified IT engineers in the next five years, Invest Lithuania said.
Estonia allocates EUR 310,500 for purchase of antiviral drug Remdesivir
The Estonian government has allocated 310,500 euros to the Health Board for the purchase if the coronavirus drug Remdesivir, informs LETA/BNS.
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