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Latvian government to invest 650,000 euros in RB Rail share capital
09.10.2018The Latvian government will invest 650,000 euros in the share capital of Eiropas Dzelzcela Linijas who will further then invest it is RB Rail, he Baltic countries' joint venture for implementation of the European standard gauge railroad Rail Baltica project, informs LETA.
Keyword tags: EU – Baltic States, Latvia, Railways, Transport

Lithuanian Railways to transport cargo in Hamburg direction
09.10.2018Lithuania's state-run railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) plans to transport cargo in the direction of Germany's port of Hamburg under a contract with the port and international logistics company Metrans operating 14 container terminals in Europe, informs LETA/BNS.

Priest suspected of human trafficking vehemently denies his guilt
09.10.2018Priest Pavels Zeila, dean of the Rezekne-Aglona deanery of the Roman Catholic Church in Latvia, who has been released on 5,000 euros bail after being detained on suspicions of human trafficking, has vehemently denied his guilt in an interview with Delfi news portal, cities LETA.

Circle K Lietuva paid 20 mln euros in dividends this year
09.10.2018Circle K Lietuva, operating one of the largest service stations network in Lithuania, has paid out 20 mln euros in dividends to its sole shareholder, Norway's Circle K, this year after earning 22.245 mln euros in the past financial year, informs LETA/BNS.

Estonian Banking Association eyeing cross-bank ATM network for Baltics
09.10.2018The Estonian Banking Association expects to advance cooperation among banks and to have a common network of automated teller machines (ATMs) established across Estonia and eventually across the Baltic countries, informs LETA/BNS.
Estonian Banking Association wants 5 mln euros tax exemption for profits of small banks
The Estonian Banking Association wants the regulation of the advance income tax for banks to be changed in such way that 5 mln euros of the profit of small Estonian-equity small banks was exempted from the advance income tax obligation per year, informs LETA/BNS.
DFDS Seaways' Regina Seaways ferry moved to Klaipeda-Karlshamn route after incident
Danish-capital ferry company DFDS Seaways' ferry Regina Seaways has been moved to the Klaipeda-Karlshamn route following last week's incident in the Baltic Sea and is operating with one engine, informs LETA-BNS.