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Thursday, 09.04.2020, 17:43
Hololei: China must act in accordance with EU rules in Helsinki tunnel project
18.03.2019Henrik Hololei, director-general for mobility and transport at the European Commission, has expressed skepticism as regards the Tallinn-Helsinki tunnel project led by Finnish businessman Peter Vesterbacka, while also pointing out that the Chinese investors ready to finance Vesterbacka's plan must act in accordance with European Union (EU) rules, writes LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: China, Construction, Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Investments, Transport
Last year saw the highest remuneration rise in post-crisis period
18.03.2019According to data published by the Central Statistical Bureau, the average gross wage for full-time job grew by 8.4%, reaching 1004 euro in Latvia in 2018, and is close to the forecasts of the Macroeconomic Developments Report of December.
UK-owned Earthport Payment Services gets license in Lithuania
18.03.2019The Board of the Bank of Lithuania has issued a payment institution licence to Earthport Payment Services, UAB, informed Bank of Lithuania.
airBaltic carries 14% more passengers in-February
18.03.2019Latvian airline airBaltic in February 2019 has transported 245 349 passengers or 14% more than last year to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.
Eesti Energia gets almost half of Estonian renewable energy subsidy in February
18.03.2019Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering paid out altogether 8.9 million euros in renewable energy support and high-efficiency cogeneration support in February, almost half of which went to Eesti Energia group subsidiaries Enefit Green and Nelja Energia, informed LETA/BNS.
Kesko Senukai invests EUR 1.5 mln in renovation of store in Riga
Kesko Senukai Latvia has invested about EUR 1.5 million in renovation of its store on Maskavas Street, and will soon open a new concept specialized construction materials store for professionals, called Procenter, the company’s marketing head Aida Smits reported.
In 2018, number of job vacancies in Latvia rose by 5.7 thousand or 33.4%
Data of Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in 2018 there were 22.7 thousand job vacancies in Latvia, which is 5.7 thousand vacancies or 33.4 % more than in 2017.
Corona virus: lessons for the Baltic States
