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Friday, 24.05.2013, 09:02
Belarus ambassador: Lithuania reaches strategic partner level
23.05.2013Lithuania and Belarus are strategic partners in economics today, says Belarusian Ambassador to Lithuania Vladimir Drazhin, reports LETA/ELTA.
Keyword tags: Baltic States – CIS, Belarus, Forum, Lithuania, Markets and Companies, Transport
The most urgent issues and strategic challenges discussed at Vienna CIO summit
22.05.2013More than 100 Chief Information Officers gathered at the Ritz-Carlton Vienna on April 25 and 26 to debate the hottest current technology and management topics and to learn from each other, IDC analysts, leading ICT vendors, and business gurus about the future of IT and leadership.
Congress: non-citizens' rights in Latvia a matter of principle
22.05.2013Elections of the non-citizens' parliament, organized by the Non-Citizen Congress, will be held in Riga on June 1 to, as the Congress states, put an end to "historical injustice" against non-citizens who are not represented in the Latvian parliament. When asked why non-citizens cannot receive the right to vote by simply becoming naturalized citizens, the Non-Citizen Congress responds that this is a "matter of principle", informs LETA.
Representatives of Estonian hotels and restaurants come to Russia for tourism convention
21.05.2013Representatives of more than 20 Estonian hotels and restaurants visited Moscow tourism convention to attract Russian tourists, the Estonian national broadcasting corporation ERR said in a statement referring to ETV. Estonia was visited by 300,000 Russian tourists in 2012, writes LETA.
Ilves at an influential Google conference: IT solutions made Estonia great
21.05.2013Decisions made shortly after regaining independence, such as computer classes in schools and ensuring free internet all over the country, along with functioning IT solutions and e-services have made Estonia greater beyond its geographical borders, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves said on Monday at the Google conference Zeitgeist 2013, reports LETA.
In 2012, museum visits amounted to 3.04 mln in Estonia
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2012, museum visits amounted to 3.04 million. Compared to a year earlier, the number of visits to museums increased by 14%.
Electric Marathon Tallinn-Monte Carlo 2013 postponed
The electric car race Electric Marathon 2013 Tallinn-Monte Carlo that was supposed to start this Sunday is postponed because of technical reasons, informs project manager of Electric Marathon 2013 Mr Tavi Maastik.
Krugman will not attend Riga Economic Forum
Nobel Prize winner in Economics, Princeton University Professor Paul Krugman will not participate in the First Riga Economic Forum due to the unexpected political controversy that his invitation to the forum has caused in Latvia, as the organizers of the forum informed the Nozare.lv business portal, cites LETA.
U.S. Embassy in Latvia announces annual Fulbright Fellowship Program
The U.S. Embassy in Latvia has announced the launch of this year’s competition for the Fulbright Foreign Student Program and the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for academic year 2014-2015, LETA was informed by the U.S. Embassy's Press and Culture Department.
International Conference Black Sea Freight Market & Ports 2013 will take place in Odessa
7th International Conference Black Sea Freight Market & Ports will take place at 22-24th of May 2013, Londonskaya Hotel, Odessa, Ukraine.
Foreign business community in Latvia challenge the mayoral candidates of Riga
Yesterday, 14 May evening, the members of the leading 10 chambers of commerce in Latvia met with 5 mayoral candidates of Riga and their representatives for Riga municipal election 2013 debates and discussions, informs Linda Vītola-Barānova from Jazz Communications.
Sveaskog: Latvia must tap on forest industry's export potential
Forest industry is one of the economic sectors with the best prospects at the moment thanks to its potential for export, ex-Prime Minister of Sweden, now Swedish state-owned forestry company Sveaskog CEO Goran Persson said at the international conference "Invest in Forests" today, informs LETA/Nozare.lv.
Berzins: interest in economic cooperation between Latvian and Turkmen businessmen increases
Latvia and Turkmenistan can be proud of the fact that a more active political dialogue has increased interest in economic cooperation between both countries' businesspeople, Latvian President Andris Berzins pointed out during yesterday's official dinner hosted by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, informs LETA.
Political impulse was lacking for Latvian-Turkmenistan economic cooperation
At the bilateral business forum in the Turkmenistan capital on May 14th, several participants noted the lack of political impulse for economic cooperation, but that this is gradually changing, particularly now with Latvian President Andris Berzins' official visit, writes LETA.
UN development programme completes its activities in Lithuania
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Lithuania yesterday convened its final conference which focused on partnerships in three important sectors: social integration of vulnerable groups, Corporate Social Responsibility and potential for regional cooperation and youth employment, UNDP Lithuania said in a statement, informs LETA/ELTA.
EU’s assessment of Latvian economic activity 
