Shibuya district in Tokyo  Photo Ludo Segers
Economy

Japan, a business opportunity too far?

Walking through Tokyo Station on a weekday morning with tens of thousands of people leaves the impression of a well orchestrated ballet where the dancers manage to find their way through what looks like a labyrinth of train lines, subway, shopping areas and high speed train lines. Most of these people are the backbone of the innovative Japanese economy. […]

Robertas Dargis
Economy

Declining demographics will first affect Lithuania’s rural areas, industry association says

President of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK) Robertas Dargis says that the shortage of specialists and growing migration to foreign countries and Lithuania’s major cities will first pose problems for rural areas. […]

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Economy

Agreements between China’s CMG and Lithuanian companies to consolidate partnership, PM Butkevičius says

While on his working visit to China, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with the management of the country’s industrial corporation China Merchants Group (CMG) to sign agreements between the Klaipėda Free Economic Zone and CMG, as well as the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority and CMG, the press service of the Lithuania Government said. […]

"Rail Baltica"
Economy

Rail Baltica project receives EUR 734m funding from EU

Negotiation groups of the Baltic States and the European Commission signed three agreements in Tallinn securing EUR 734 million funding from the EU for new Rail Baltica development stages in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. […]

Economy

Shipment of euro banknotes arrives in Vilnius

On 19 November, a shipment of euro banknotes arrived in Vilnius International Airport. From there, the euro banknotes, with a police escort, were safely delivered to the Bank of Lithuania‘s vaults, the country’s central bank said. […]

Economy

Lithuania’s central bank proposes to cap charges for basic banking services

The Bank of Lithuania has drafted a list of private banking services that it proposes should be made more accessible. If the proposal is endorsed by parliament, commercial banks will have to provide basic services like debit card administration, cash withdrawals and money transfers in the EEA to their clients at a fixed charge. […]