On February 22, drivers of the ride-hailing app Bolt were striking against the planned increase in the commission fees. The following day, some of them were suspended from the app. In March, Bolt is planning to increase its commission fees for drivers in Vilnius from 20% to 25% and from 10% to 15% or 20%…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda backs Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas’ proposal to increase the country’s defense budget as quickly as possible. “As the security situation in the region is deteriorating, the president supports the fastest possible increase in the defence budget,” Nauseda’s spokesman Ridas Jasiulionis said. Anusauskas said he would propose to increase Lithuania’s defense budget…
Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said he would propose to increase Lithuania’s defense budget this year amid worries of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. “I suggest adjusting this year’s budget,” Anusauskas said after reports that Russia was not pulling back troops from Belarus after the conclusion of military drills. He said additional funding would be used to…
Lithuania has come in second in the Financial Times’ latest ranking of Europe’s financially and economically advanced and entrepreneurial cities. Vilnius was assessed in the general category of medium-size cities as part of the ranking, the Lithuanian capital’s development agency Go Vilnius said. Produced by the Financial Times’ investment arm fDi Intelligence, the European Cities…
Lithuanian central bank has told the country’s commercial banks to prepare for possible power cuts and cyberattacks, as fears of Russia invading Ukraine continue to mount, Reuters has reported. Losing electricity and Internet access were “extreme but possible” scenarios that the Bank of Lithuania told the country’s banks to be ready for in a letter…
Lithuania’s nitrogen fertilzser plant Achema said on February 15 it was considering suspending striking workers’ labour contracts, hiring new people to fill in their places. “We can take certain collective action against the remaining protesters, it’s called a lockdown, a temporary suspension of labour contracts,” Achema’s chief legal officer Rytis Budrius said. “It means that…
Energy price hikes, the continuing pandemic and geopolitical tensions did not seem to affect Lithuania’s exports growth in 2021. Statistical data analysis by Enterprise Lithuania, the government’s business promotion agency, showed that the country’s goods exports grew by 20.5% YoY. Export growth rates remained similar throughout the year. The most significant growth was recorded in…