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Thursday, 25.04.2024, 09:09
Covid-19: Revenue Service grants tax deferrals to 1,505 companies
09.04.2020The State Revenue Service has so far granted tax deferrals to 1,505 companies whose operations have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, LETA was told at the Revenue Service.
Keyword tags: Covid-19, Crisis, Financial Services, Latvia, Markets and Companies, Taxation
Statistics Estonia: people stay in one location 20 hours per day on average
09.04.2020Statistics Estonia’s mobility analysis revealed that since the emergency situation and movement restrictions were implemented, people living in Estonia stay in their main location 20 hours per day on average. The distance covered in one day as well as the number of trips has decreased. The revised analysis shows that the share of people staying in their main location has increased by 16 percentage points, which means that an estimated 200,000 more people have stayed local.
Covid-19: Govt decides to carry out population based testing in Estonia
09.04.2020The government on Thursday agreed to a proposal of Minister of Social Affairs Tanel Kiik to conduct population based testing for coronavirus in combination with a sero-epidemiological survey in Estonia, informed LETA/BNS.
Elering is looking for smart solutions from energy companies to pilot cross-border metering data access
09.04.2020Elering has announced an international competition to select pilots of innovative energy products and services which need access to metering data. The chosen pilots will develop and test access to cross-border energy metering data and thus also develop smart energy services and solutions for enterprises and end users alike, BC learned from the copany.
NIB provides Covid-19 mitigation loan to Republic of Latvia
09.04.2020The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Republic of Latvia have signed a 10-year loan agreement of EUR 500 mln to finance additional government expenditures from mitigating the impact of the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.
Baltic COVID-19 update: 955 cases confirmed in Lithuania, 589 in Latvia, 1,207 in Estonia
A total of 2,751 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the three Baltic countries by Thursday noon, according to the latest figures from official institutions, collected by the LETA/BNS.
Estonia: Operail introduces the latest freight operations management system
With the introduction of the new freight operations management system, the international transport and logistics company Operail is taking a major step forward in the digitalisation of rail freight transport, setting an example for companies in the Baltics and companies operating within the 1520 mm railway network, the Operail`s representative informed BC.