Economy
Foreign minister: Lithuania is helping businesses in search of new markets
Amid deteriorating relations with Russia, Lithuania is helping businesses to look for new markets abroad, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius says. […]
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Lithuania’s first road PPP project officially opened to public
The Palanga bypass public-private partnership (PPP) project has been opened to the public. […]
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Prospects for Lithuanian exporters improving, DNB says
Bank DNB analysts say that it is clear when evaluating Lithuania’s short-term export prospects that the first six months of 2015 will be the hardest. Producers who incurred losses due to harsh sanctions imposed by Russia are now reorienting towards new markets and reforming their business models. […]
Economy
GlobalHRU relocates to Vilnius
One of the fastest growing Human Resources-focused event and learning companies, GlobalHRU, has announced the transfer of all operations to Vilnius, Lithuania. […]
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Moody‘s upgrades Lithuania’s government bond rating
Moody‘s credit rating agency has upgraded Lithuania‘s long-term borrowing rating from Baa1 (positive outlook) to A3 (stable outlook). […]
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Lithuania signs 3 memoranda with China Merchants Group
Three memoranda of understanding were signed on Friday with China Merchants Group at the Office of the Government. The memoranda were signed regarding Kaunas Free Economic Zone, Lithuanian Railways and Klaipėda State Seaport. […]
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Finance minister says Vilnius city should not be allowed to issue bonds
Lithuanian Finance Minister vilniusRimantas Šadžius does not support the idea of allowing local governments to issue bonds, saying that such bonds would create an additional risk to fiscal sustainability. […]
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Chile okays dairy imports from Lithuania
Good news from Chile has reached manufacturers of milk products this week – an official permission has been granted for them to export their production to this country, Lithuania’s State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) reports. […]
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Most Lithuanian companies think geopolitical tensions will not affect business
The first results of the Survey of Lithuania’s Non-financial Enterprises show that most entrepreneurs believe the events in Ukraine will not affect or will affect only insignificantly the financial situation and their ability to repay loans. During the study, the heads or financiers of around 500 enterprises in different business sectors were surveyed, the Bank of Lithuania reports. […]
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New 20 euro banknote presented to cash handlers at Bank of Lithuania
The new 20 euro banknote and its innovative security features were presented at the Bank of Lithuania on Tuesday, 5 May. The new 20 euro banknotes, from the Europa series, will be put into circulation across the euro area on 25 November 2015 and will circulate together with the current banknotes of the first series, said the Bank of Lithuania. […]
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EC revises Lithuania’s economic growth forecast
The European Commission (EC) announced in its Spring 2015 Economic Forecast that Lithuania’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 2.8 percent, whereas domestic consumption should be the major factor determining economic growth. […]
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Bentley Systems to open second office in Lithuania
Bentley Systems, a global software supplier that opened its first office in Lithuania 10 years ago, is expanding and opening a new office in Kaunas, reports Invest Lithuania, the country’s state investment promotion agency. […]
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Latvian and Lithuanian companies fail to cancel Vilnius bypass tender through court
The Regional Court of Vilnius has rejected requests from Latvijas Tilti, the leading Latvia’s road and bridge construction company, and Kauno Keliai (Kaunas Roads) to cancel a tender, worth 90 million euros, to build an extension to the Lithuanian capital’s western bypass. […]
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Žalgiris Stadium in Vilnius sold for redevelopment
The enterprise Promola of the Hanner Group acquired the real estate located at the territory of Žalgiris Stadium in Vilnius previously owned by the subsidiary companies of Šiaulių Bankas. The total value of the transactions exceeds EUR 40 million (VAT is not included), Šiaulių Bankas said in a statement. […]
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PM says Lithuania must enhance its maritime sector
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius is visiting Klaipėda on Monday. He says that Klaipėda University and companies located at the seaside must cooperate and contribute to the development of Lithuania’s maritime sector. […]
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Lithuania’s Q1 GDP growth rate modest but anticipated
As Statistics Lithuania has announced the first estimate of GDP growth in the first quarter of this year, the country’s economists admit that a 1.5 percent growth is not strong, but, according to them, the result was expected. […]
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ania’s unemployment in March at 9.5 percent
In March 2015, Lithuania’s seasonally adjusted unemployment level stood at 9.5 percent with 139 000 seekers in the country, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, said. […]
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US insurer AIG opens service centre in Vilnius
One of the world’s largest insurance companies – American International Group (AIG) – has established a Service Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania. As an integral part of AIG’s network covering Europe, Middle East and African markets, the Vilnius AIG centre will service insurance policies, manage claims and oversee benefit payouts. […]
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