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Karosta Prison in Liepaja ranked among world's Top-10 most unusual stays
The traveler portal "Premier Traveler" has ranked the Karosta Prison in Liepaja among world's 10 most unusual places to stay during a trip abroad, reports BC the Latvian Institute.
New Subway sandwich shop opened at ''Olimpia'' shopping mall in Riga
Investing EUR 100,000, a new Subway sandwich shop has been opened at the ''Olimpia'' shopping center in Riga, the board chairman of Submarine Latvia Ltd. Aigars Kaugars informed LETA.
ArcelorMittal chooses GEFCO Ukraine for its multimodal solutions
GEFCO Ukraine recently fulfilled a request for ArcelorMittal, the world's leading steel producer, for the delivery of over 170 tonnes of material from China to the Kryvyi Rih plant in the centre of the country. The transport had to be carried out within the shortest possible time frame in order to ensure the continued operation of a blast furnace in the Kryvyi Rih steel plant, reports BC Dita Bukovska from Gefco in Latvia.
Estonia has EU's most cost-effective healthcare system
It has emerged in a comparison of European healthcare systems that the country that offers the best price-quality ratio is Estonia, Postimees Online reports.
During 10 years the number of visitors in Latvian hotels has doubled
According to the data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB), in 2014 the number of visitors in hotels and other accommodation establishments comprised 2.1 mln people who spent there 4.2 mln nights. Compared to 2013, the number of persons served rose by 14.1%, but the number of overnight stays – by 10.1%.
Riga Fertilizer Terminal ships 2 million tons
Riga Fertilizer Terminal, which is the private terminal of URALCHEM in Riga, has shipped two million tons of production since the start-up in the middle of February 2014, reports BC public relations department at URALCHEM.
Cargo handling in Klaipeda Seaport and Butinge increased by 19.3% in January y-o-y
Based on preliminary data, cargo handling in Klaipeda Seaport and Butinge Terminal increased by 19.3% in January 2015 year-on-year. In addition, by 9.2% more cargo was carried by Lithuanian railroads, informs LETA/ELTA.
Lamprey eel from Latvian Carnikava included on EU's Protected Designations of Origin list
The European Commission has approved the addition of lamprey eel from Carnikava on its Protected Designations of Origin list, the Commission announced on February 20th, cites LETA.
Latvian SiteSupra brings a new dimension to the web development market
SiteSupra Open Source Edition from Latvia, which was released today, brings a new dimension to the web development market, as a product that comprises an elegant CMS and a powerful web development framework.
Number of passengers at Lithuanian airports grew by 16.5% in January
In January 2015, a total of 257,000 incoming and outgoing passengers used Lithuanian airports, or by 16.5% more than in January 2014, informs LETA/ELTA.
Latvia-registered brand Just5 releases its fourth smartphone
This week, the mobile phone designer and developer Just5 releases its latest product "Blaster", which is the fourth smartphone developed by the company, Just5 informed LETA.
In December, Lithuania's volume of dairy exports to Uzbekistan grew 19 times
Statistics Lithuania reports that in December 2014, the volume of butter exports to Uzbekistan stood at 1,026 tons for EUR 4.7 million, which accounted for 12.8% of total Lithuanian-origin dairy exports as total exports were worth EUR 36.8 million, informs LETA/ELTA.
Latvenergo voted Best Employer in Latvia in 2014
Joint-stock power utility Latvenergo has been named the Best Employer in Latvia for the third consecutive year, according to the results of the "Top Employer 2014" survey carried out by the Internet recruitment company CV-Online Latvia, cites LETA.
4% increase in Soviet-era apartment transactions in Riga in Q4
In the final quarter of 2014, compared with the previous quarter, there was a 4% increase in Soviet-era apartment transactions, which was the highest quarterly number of such transactions in 2014, reports LETA, according the latest real-estate market report by the Latio real-estate company.
2 million passengers travelled through Vilnius Airport with Ryanair
On Thursday, 19 February 2015, budget airline Ryanair congratulated its 2 millionth passenger in Vilnius International Airport, reports LETA/ELTA.
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