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. […]

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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. […]

Economy

Lithuanian parliament drops progressive tax idea

The Seimas, the Parliament of Lithuania, has rejected the initiative to introduce progressive taxation. […]

Economy

Lithuanian dairy producers one step closer to exporting to China

The Lithuanian Agriculture Ministry, the Lithuanian State Food and Veterinary Service and China‘s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have signed a protocol requirements for exporting Lithuanian dairy products to China. […]

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Economy

EU Commission: Lithuania’s budget at risk of exceeding deficit targets

The European Commission published its assessment of budgetary plans submitted to it by eurozone countries. Commenting on Lithuania’s 2016 national budget draft, the EC says it strays too much from fiscal discipline targets and that Lithuania might fail to keep structural deficit below 1 percent of GDP. Lithuania’s prime minister has responded that the government is not planning to revise the budget. […]