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Downtown Vilnius turns into open-air art gallery
07.07.2020Downtown Vilnius on Tuesday, July 7th, turned into an open-air art gallery exhibiting works of art on outdoor advertising billboards, informs LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Culture, Forum, Good for Business, Lithuania, Tourism
In May, the number of tourists in Latvian hotels fell by 88.5%
07.07.2020Accordingly data of the Central Statistical Bureau, in May 2020 the number of foreign and resident visitors comprised 30 thousand, which is 88.5 % less than in May 2019, but, compared to April of this year, it has increased more than 2 times. As compared to May of the previous year, the number of nights spent by visitors has reduced by 84.2 % and comprised 77.5 thousand nights.
Kiselyov ensures full control over RT according to decree signed by Putin
07.07.2020Dmitry Kiselyov, who is on the sanction list of Council of the European Union, has full control over RT (formerly known as Russia Today) TV programs according to a decree signed by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation. Based on the decree, the liquidation of RT owner, company RIA Novosti was begun, the National Electronic Mass Media Council in Latvia (NEPLP) released in a statement, cites LETA.
Latvia ranks second among OECD member countries in terms of Covid-19 epidemic control indicators
07.07.2020Latvia ranks second after South Korea among the member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in terms of Covid-19 epidemic control indicators, according to a study by OECD experts, cites LETA.
Lithuania’s Ignitis: Natgas market sees tentative recovery in June
07.07.2020The natural gas market exhibited a sluggish recovery of prices in June, with China being the only economy to demonstrate rapid growth, even though business is getting back to normal all across the globe, Lithuania’s electricity and gas supply company Ignitis said in its latest natural gas market review referred LETA/BNS.
Annual deflation in Estonia made 1% in May
According to Statistics Estonia, the change of the consumer price index in June 2020 was 0.9% compared to May 2020 and –1% compared to June of the previous year. Compared to June 2019, goods were 0.8% and services 1.2% cheaper.
Lithuania's LTG Cargo entering Poland
LTG Cargo, the freight transportation arm of Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG), has established a subsidiary in Poland, LTG Cargo Polska, for rail freight operations in the neighboring country, the state-owned group said on Tuesday, cites LETA/BNS.