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Thursday, 18.04.2019, 16:09
Vitas Vasiliauskas: Lithuania to stay one step ahead of the FinTech game
08.11.2018Participating in FinTech Inn, a high-level conference hosting more than 1,000 local and international stakeholders in the financial technology domain, Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, stressed the importance of both promoting innovation and maintaining high quality standards.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Banks, Direct Speech, Financial Services, Lithuania, Technology
Cargo turnover at Latvian ports is growing in nine months
08.11.2018In the first nine months of this year cargo turnover at Latvian ports has risen by 2.1%, cargo turnover by rail grew 8.4%, and cargo turnover by air increased 21.9%, said Transport Ministry’s state secretary Kaspars Ozolins at the logistics council meeting today.
Estonia: Redgate Capital partners up with Newsec, adopts Newsec brand
08.11.2018The Baltic investment banking company Redgate Capital and the international real estate consulting company Newsec have signed a partnership agreement to jointly offer real estate services to clients in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania under the Newsec brand, informed LETA/BNS.
Estonian govt decides to terminate pulp mill spatial plan
08.11.2018The Estonian Cabinet decided on Thursday to terminate the procedure for a national designated spatial plan for the establishment of a large pulp mill by the company Est-For Invest, reported LETA/BNS.
Tsarist-era prison in Riga to be closed
08.11.2018Brasa Prison, which was built in Riga during the Tsarist era, will be closed in order to save budget money and improve public security, Ilona Spure, head of the Latvian Prison Administration, said at a news conference Thursday.
Lithuania could recognize same-sex marriages, interior minister says
Interior Minister Eimutis Misiunas thinks that Lithuania could recognize same-sex marriages, informed LETA/BNS.
Estonia: Smart-ID authentication solution equal to handwritten signature
The authentication application Smart-ID, developed by SK ID Solutions, now has the same legal value as a handwritten signature, reported LETA/BNS.
Latvian 2050 strategy: a complicated endeavor 
