CORPORATE

Lithuanian railways wins freight deal with Kazakh company

Kazakhstan will being transporting goods to Scandanavian and Western European markets using Lithuanian Railways trains after a new contract was signed between KTZ Express of Kazakhstan and Lithuanian railways. […]

Mantas Katinas
CORPORATE

50% more jobs created by foreign companies in 2015, says Invest Lithuania

The latest figures show that last year was a record year for Lithuania and Invest Lithuania with 50% more jobs created from foreign investment than last year, according to the agency. […]

Bo Johnson Theutenberg, Legal Adviser to the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Nov 1980 together with foreign minister Ola Ullsten.  Photo Press Office Foreign Ministry
Opinion

Man on a Mission – An Insider’s Account of the Cold War

In a new memoir, former Swedish diplomat Bo J. Theutenberg alleges that Soviet and Eastern European intelligence infiltration of Swedish post-war society was far more extensive than previously understood and that Sweden’s Prime Minister Olof Palme may have been a key target. He also warns about the continuing and serious ramifications for the current Swedish-Russian political relationship. […]

Statoil
Energy

LNG agreement with Statoil in sight, PM says

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that an agreement of an agreement with the Norwegian gas company Statoil have already been agreed in order to review the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplied via the LNG Terminal. The head of Government said that the agreement is expected to be signed soon. […]

Davosas
Opinion

Is Lithuania willing to embrace the next industrial revolution?

This year’s World Economic Forum in Davos will focus on the next wave of innovation, but are Lithuanian politicians ready to embrace new opportunities and give up unnecessary regulations, asks economist Rūta Vainienė. […]