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Monday, 27.05.2019, 05:07
Latvia's annual inflation hits 3.4% in April
10.05.2019The latest data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in April 2019, compared to April 2018, the average level of consumer prices* rose by 3.4%. Prices of goods increased by 3.5% and prices of services by 3.3%.
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New Novatek gas shipment approaching Lithuania's Klaipeda
10.05.2019Russia's largest independent gas company Novatek's new LNG shipment from the Russian port of Vysotsk is approaching Lithuania's port of Klaipeda. The shipment is believed to be meant for the largest gas consumer in Lithuania, the Jonava-based fertilizer producer Achema, informed LETA/BNS.
The growth picture fits the frame
10.05.2019Along with rather unfavourable developments in the external economic environment, including high uncertainty surrounding the prospects for global trade negotiations, protectionist pressures in some industries, a delayed Brexit as well as lower estimates for global growth, the flash estimate published by the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia suggests that Latvia's economy has slowed down quite substantially in the first quarter of 2019 (-0.3% quarter-on-quarter and +3.0% year-on-year according to seasonally adjusted data).
Lithuania imports major part of gas via LNG terminal
10.05.201995% of gas that reached consumers in Lithuania in early May were imported via the Klaipeda-based LNG terminal, its operator Klaipedos Nafta said LETA/BNS.
Latvia's Printify startup raises EUR 2.7 mln for further growth
10.05.2019Latvia’s print on demand startup Printify has raised USD 3 million (EUR 2.672 million) worth of investment from Silicon Valley’s venture capital companies and private investors, Benjamin Ling, the founder of San Francisco-based venture capital company Bling Capital, said at a media briefing in Riga today, informed LETA.
Estonia's registered unemployment drops to 4.8%
The number of registered unemployed in Estonia was 31,687 at the end of April, making up 4.8 percent of the total number of workforce from age 16 to retirement age, it appears from figures published by the Unemployment Insurance Fund.
Lithuanian Railways gears up for Rail Baltica development
Lithuania's state-run railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) is getting ready for further construction of the European standard-gauge railway Rail Baltica. Preparatory works involve the modernization of the section from the Lithuanian-Polish border to Kaunas (Jiesia), the development of the Kaunas railway node and the construction of depots for infrastructure maintenance, informed LETA/BNS.
EU strategy’s draft for the states up to 2024 
