Achema
Economy

Russian intentions to invest in Lithuanian company trigger national security concerns

After talks emerged about the Russian chemical company EuroChem Group entertaining plans to invest in Lithuania’s Achema Group, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė said that any investor would have to go through scrutiny and meet strict national security criteria. Achema Group is the owner of fertilizer manufacturer Achema, one of the biggest companies in the country which is included in the list of enterprises with relevance to Lithuania’s national security. […]

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Economy

Baltic Innovation Fund to make additional funding available for SMEs

The innovative fund-of-funds investment initiative – the Baltic Innovation Fund (BIF), dedicated to boosting equity investments made into Baltic enterprises, launched by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has been increased. The EUR 30 million increase of BIF is expected to translate into an additional EUR 100 million of private equity and venture capital funding available in the Baltic States over the next 5-7 years, Startup Lithuania reports. […]

Projektas „Because it's Panevežys, dude“
Economy

Danish robotics company looking into setting up excellence centre in Panevėžys

On 15 July, John Erland Østergaard, the founder and director of the Danish company Blue Ocean Robotics, and Thomas Solupajev-Ronlev, partner in the company’s Lithuanian subsidiary, paid their third visit to Panevėžys. During their previous visits the businessmen visited the robotics laboratory of the Panevėžys Faculty of Kaunas University of Technology, Panevėžys Mechatronics Centre, and introduced their company to the city’s mayor and other politicians. […]

Economy

Vilnius Sports Palace renovation deemed project of national importance

The Lithuanian government on Monday agreed in principle to grant the status of an economic project of national importance to the planned conversion of the Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, a now derelict building that was built more than 40 years ago on the site of a former Jewish cemetery, to a centre for conventions and cultural events. […]

Economy

Finnish investment in Lithuania leads in job creation

Finnish investments generated more jobs in Lithuania than any other foreign investment in 2014. Finland made nearly 30 million euros worth of new direct investments last year, retaining its position from 2013 as the country’s eighth largest foreign investor. The most significant foreign investors in Lithuania were Cyprus, Latvia and Sweden. […]

Klasmann-Deilmann
Economy

Klasmann-Deilmann to expand production capacity in Lithuania

The Germany-based Klasmann-Deilmann Group has announced EUR 11 million worth of investments in Klaipėda County, Lithuania. The company is to build a further state-of-the-art production line for manufacturing peat products and growing media for the worldwide commercial-horticulture sector. Its intended expansion of an existing factory at the Šilutė site includes plans for high-performance mixing, screening and packing facilities, a research laboratory and an experimental greenhouse for product development. This will involve the creation of at least 20 new jobs over the next three years. […]

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Economy

German entrepreneurs anticipate good opportunities in the Baltic States

Despite the Ukraine conflict, German companies continue to believe in the good prospects of the three Baltic markets. Nine out of ten German investors participating in the recent survey of the AHK Baltic States would re-invest in the region. […]