Seven entrepreneurs will access grants worth up to 2 million lei (100,000 euros) on behalf of the state for the promotion of products and services on foreign markets. The businesses were selected for financing within the Programme on Enhancement of Competitiveness of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and their Internationalization. The contracts on non-refundable financing…
Due to infrastructure works, the popular Vilnius-Klaipeda link will see reduced service between February and May. The Kaunas-Siauliai connection will also be affected. “There will be two train connections to Klaipeda on normal days,” said Linas Bauzys, head of the passenger service branch of the Lithuanian railways, LTG Link. Meanwhile, trains will not run on…
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko welcomed the start of IAEA missions at all Ukrainian NPPs. Together with the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Acting Head of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine Oleh Korikov and President of NNEGC Energoatom Petro Kotin, the Head of the Ministry of Energy visited the South Ukraine…
During a massive missile attack on Ukraine on January 14, the Russian invaders hit the turbine section of a thermal power plant (TPP) run by DTEK Group. “The aftermath of the attack on one of the DTEK’s TPPs. The invaders hit the turbine section of the TPP’s power unit. One of the power units was…
Georgia received $535.3 million from abroad in December 2022, up by 133.2% YoY, the National Bank of Georgia said on January 16. Russia ($317.31 million), Italy ($43.20 million) and the United States ($34.30 million) were the largest remittance senders last month. Overall, the vast majority (98.2%) of all money transfers from abroad came from 24…
Taiwan has plans to work with Lithuania in the area of cyber security, says Taiwan’s Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang, who visited Lithuania last week. In her words, Taiwan’s National Institute of Cyber Security may decide on investing in Lithuania’s cyber security as early as this week. “As the chair of the board, I…
Poland’s core inflation, which excluded the prices of food and energy, measured 11.5% YoY in December 2022, up from 11.4% in November 2022, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) said on January 16. Inflation excluding fixed prices amounted to 17.1% YoY in December 2022, down from 18.1% in the previous month. Inflation excluding the most…