Main Stage Logn Start-Up Photo © Ludo Segers @The Lithuania Tribune
Economy

Go West! The booming Lithuanian Start-Up business!

Last week’s Login Start Up in Vilnius Tech Park and other locations in town brought together investors and developers in Lithuania’s booming start-up business. The country has outstanding IT infrastructure but also a successful ecosystem for start-up business. Judging by the large international presence, word is spreading fast. […]

Pensioners
Economy

1 in 3 Lithuanians get at least 1 type of pension

Some 908,200 persons were paid at least one type of pension in Lithuania at the end of 2016, which is one in three residents of Lithuania, the country’s statistics agency said in its preliminary report. […]

A.Bisaria, M.J.Akbar. Photo © Ludo Segers
Economy

Lithuanian business set to explore India

India welcomes Lithuanian companies to explore its markets, said India‘s Minister of State (MOS) for External Affairs, Mr M.J. Akbar, in a meeting with business leaders of Lithuania. The exchange took place at the prestigious Confederation of Lithuanian Industry, in Vilnius on 26 May. The Confederation, which comprises 3,000 companies engaged in over 50 sectors, is headed by Mr Robertas Dargis, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country. Lithuanian business is looking for new markets beyond Europe. […]

Rail Baltica
Economy

EP member: Baltic states should be strong on Rail Baltica project

Amid the increasingly heated discussions in the Baltic states about the financing of the European-gauge Rail Baltica project from European Union (EU) funds, Wim van de Camp of the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee says that the three Baltic states would definitely secure European funding for the project, if they are strong and demonstrate determination for the huge investment. […]

Donald Tusk, Justin Trudeau and Jean Claude Juncker after signing the CETA
Economy

Grybauskaitė sends EU-Canada free trade deal to Seimas for ratification

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has submitted the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) signed between the European Union and Canada last October to the Seimas for ratification. […]