CORPORATE

Labour relations and skills shortages ‘main obstacles to economic growth’

Inflexible labour relations and the absence of any immigration policy are the major obstacles to Lithuania’s economic growth, the country’s biggest employer association believes. The Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists has drafted a report on business […]

Klaipėda Port
CORPORATE

Klaipėda Seaport considers buying a €25m dredger

Klaipėda State Seaport Authority is considering buying a dredger so it does not have to hire private contractors to dredge the port. The ship could cost between €25 and 28 million and has already been […]

CORPORATE

Consumer price index rises in Lithuania and across EU

Lithuania’s consumer price index rose 1.1% in March mirroring rises across the eurozone, up 1.2%, and the EU (up 1%), according to the latest figures from Eurostat. In March, Portugal (2.2%), Italy (2.1% ) and […]

No Picture
CORPORATE

Construction industry cashflow depressed by public contracts drought

Lithuanian construction industry revenue contracted 3.5% last year, to total €2.5 billion, Verslo Žinios reports. The contraction is largely down to fewer large-scale public contracts, which is why construction companies focusing on government projects took […]