Economy
Economy
Economy
What are Lithuanians’ favourite brands?
A new survey by TNS Emor has revealed that Lithuanians’ favourite brands are those of global internet giants. […]
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Aircraft hit by bird strike at Vilnius airport
A flight from Vilnius airport to Barcelona had to be delayed due to the plane colliding with a bird. […]
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Chinese business leaders invite Lithuanian businesses seeking investment to Vilnius event
Top Chinese officials and business leaders from the Longhua district in the region of Shenzhen are visiting Lithuania next week and have issued an open invitation to Lithuanian companies, investors and business leaders seeking investment to a networking event in Vilnius. […]
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Lithuania ‘can have surplus budget’ this year
Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius says that the government could finish the year with extra funds in the state coffers. […]
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Top jobs in Lithuania for English speakers this week
If you are an emigrant thinking of coming back to Lithuania or an English speaker in Lithuania looking for a new role we will be picking out some of the top jobs available in Lithuania each week for English speakers across all industries and sectors. […]
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Lidl ‘to open stores in Lithuania in early June’
Lidl, which is due to open a raft of stores across Lithuania in the coming months, has signed up a number of major Lithuanian food companies to supply its outlets, indicating it may open as early as the beginning of June. […]
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Klaipėda welcomes foreign workers amidst labour shortages
With shrinking labour force universally acknowledged as the biggest impediment to Lithuania’s long-term economic growth prospects, increasingly many migrants are coming to the country to fill job vacancies. […]
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Lithuania to ban advertising of alcohol price reductions
Lithuania’s parliament has adopted amendments to the Law on Alcohol Control which will prohibit advertising alcoholic beverage price reductions. […]
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Supermarket boycott ‘partial success’, organizers say
A three-day boycott campaign in protest of retailers raising food praises have been a partial success, organizers say. Lithuania’s major supermarket chains say they served between 3% and 5% fewer shoppers during the boycott. […]
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Introducing basic income for every Lithuanian would benefit everyone – economist
Lithuania should consider introducing a basic income model that could provide €200 to every citizen, changing the current complex and costly social security system, said economist Nerijus Mačiulis. […]
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Lithuanian president says VAT cuts will raise supermarket profits, not benefit consumers
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė has criticized the government’s suggestions to cut VAT rates on some foodstuffs in order to rein in prices. The measures will benefit retailers, not consumers, the president believes. […]
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Top jobs in Lithuania for English speakers this week
If you are an emigrant thinking of coming back to Lithuania or an English speaker in Lithuania looking for a new role we will picking out some of the top jobs available in Lithuania each week for English speakers across all industries and sectors. […]
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Lithuania kicks off rural tourism season
Some six hundred rural homesteads across Lithuania will welcome tourists from the country and abroad willing to spend their holidays in the peaceful environment of the Lithuanian countryside. […]
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Investment and trade office underscores ‘growing importance of Baltics to Flemish economy’
One of Europe’s most successful economic powerhouses, Flanders, opened a representative office in Vilnius. It was a festive celebration and brought one hundred guests to the new location of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) office on Gedimino Prospektas in the heart of the Lithuanian capital. […]
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VAT cuts for meat will not lower prices – Lithuanian president’s adviser
VAT cuts are not the best way to rein in rising food prices, says the Lithuanian president’s top adviser. […]
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Farmers give out free milk in centre of Vilnius in protest
Lithuanian farmers gave out free milk to people in the centre of Vilnius outside the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday in protest at the low prices they are getting from retailers for their milk. […]
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Flanders opens trade and investment office in Vilnius
Flanders’ Minister-President Geert Bourgeois opened a new office of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) in Vilnius on Tuesday. […]
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Lithuania ‘bombarding’ EC about aid for its dairy farmers
Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that the government is making an effort to secure assistance from the European Commission for the country’s dairy farmers. […]
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