Lithuania: people in Taiwan increase spending in online stores as ties grow stronger

People from Taiwan have increased their spending in Lithuania’s online stores amid growing ties between the two countries. According to the data from Taiwan’s institutions, residents of the island’s seven large cities made approximately 112,000 credit card payments, worth more than 2.5 billion new Taiwan dollars (around EUR 76 million), in Lithuanian stores between February…

Georgia: government to co-finance marketing campaigns of wine companies abroad to boost exports

In order to increase the export, sale, competitiveness and awareness of Georgian wine abroad the government of Georgia has decided to co-finance marketing campaigns of wine companies in export markets except for CIS countries. Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili announced that the government had approved the new state program to promote Georgian wine abroad. The program…

Latvia: Fitch keeps country credit rating at A- level

The international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings (Fitch) has published a statement on Latvia’s credit rating, where it has been maintained the level of A- with a stable forecast of future credit rating, the Latvian State Treasury reports. In the statement, published on September 3, Fitch highlighted the credible policy framework of Latvia, the country’s…