Lithuania attracted 15 new foreign investors in the first half of this year, and another 16 have expansion plans, says Investuok Lietuvoje (Invest Lithuania), Lithuania’s foreign investment promotion agency. The new investments attracted during the six months will create more than 3,000 jobs, which shows that Lithuania remains competitive in attracting foreign investment. (BNN/Business World…
The prices of restaurant and hotel services, as well as cost of food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and tobacco increased in June MoM, according to the latest inflation data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia. The figures showed prices for restaurant and hotel services increased by 2.3%. This included increased prices for both accommodation…
Revolut Bank has received permission to increase its authorized capital from 5.5 million euros to 36.8 million euros, the central Bank of Lithuania reports. The central bank’s Financial Market Supervision Committee made the decision after assessing the application and the information submitted by Revolut Bank, allowing the company to register the amendment to the bank’s…
Reduction of excise tax for fuel should be evaluated, says Latvian Minister of Economics Ilze Indriksone. “In March, when the first major price rise was observed, we proposed reducing excise tax to the minimal rate in the European Union. It is important to reduce the price to stop it from going up or to reduce…
The insolvency administrator of Lithuania’s bankrupt bank Snoras and Swiss bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd amicably settled a legal dispute over the financial transactions made by Snoras’ former executives and shareholders when they transferred large amounts of money to foreign banks. Under the signed agreement, Julius Baer & Co Ltd will pay 105 million…
According to data provided by Statistics Estonia, in May the total production of industrial enterprises increased by 4.8% at constant prices in comparison to May 2021. Output increased in all three industrial sectors, with manufacturing growing by 2.2%, electricity production by 34.2% and a 25.5% rise in mining. Helle Bunder, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said…
The budget for NATO’s summit in Vilnius in 2023 is tentatively estimated at 30 million euros, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry has said. “The preliminary estimate is that the budget for the NATO summit could reach 30 million euros,” the ministry said. According to the ministry, the summit will be organised at the expense of the…