Wed, 7 Sep 2011: Business Analysis: A good start on red tape…
Sep 7, 2011 Baltics
In fact, one of the first questions we are asked by companies interested in the Baltics is “how easy is it to work there?” The action plan covers 25 key measures spread across a whol...Tags: Aim, Baltics, Benefit, Business Analysis, Business Premises, Digital Signatures, Digitization, Face, Food Handling, Formal Qualification, Gove, Latvia, Measures, Procurement, Red Tape, Safety Equipment, Sectors, Submission, Transparency
Wed, 8 Jun 2011: Krediidipank ownership under cover…
Jun 8, 2011 Baltics
EFA head Raul Malmstein said that their aim is to find out who are the beneficiaries behind the acquisition of major stakes (considered from 10 percent), and what means they have used to acquire t...Tags: Acquisition, Aim, Beneficiaries, European Union, Explanations, Malmstein, Moscow, Raul, Rsquo, Saga, Shareholders, Shares, Stake, Voting Rights
Wed, 4 May 2011: Business Analysis: Building the trade bridges business needs…
May 4, 2011 Baltics
markets. At the end of last week I was happy to attend the opening of the new Scottish Baltic Enterprise Center at Napier University at Livingston, near Edinburgh. The Enterprise Center is the f...Tags: Aim, Baltic States, Baltics, Bridge, Building Bridges, Business Analysis, Business Consultancy, Cormack, Edinburgh, Enterprise Center, Institutions, Technology Companies
Wed, 27 Apr 2011: Vormsi seeks independence…
Apr 27, 2011 Baltics
In addition, a co-generation plant will be built on the island and an energy association established to operate it. Finally, the cable currently powering the island will be retained. “We m...Tags: Aim, Co Generation, Electric Cars, Electricity, Energy Association, Energy Demands, Generation Plant, Mopeds, Smart
Wed, 20 Apr 2011: SEB teams up with RSA…
Apr 20, 2011 Baltics
Non-credit related customers will be able to buy through the bank’s Web site or branch network. The range of RSA products on offer through the bank will include Motor Own Damage; Motor Thi...Tags: Aim, Ceo, Client Satisfaction, Estonia, Household, Innovative Solutions, Insurance, Insurance Companies, Momentum, Newcomer, Plant And Machinery, Product Coverage, Recession, Rsa, Rsquo, Seb, Third Party Liability
Wed, 28 Jul 2010: Russia lacking in environmental safeguards…
Jul 28, 2010 Baltics
Petersburg and the St. Petersburg Center for Ecological Initiatives. The first such rally took place in 1999, and it has been an annual event ever since. The ride began in St. Petersburg and then...Tags: Aim, Authorities, Bikers, Construction Projects, Ecological Initiatives, Ecologists, Environmental Safeguards, Klaipeda, Kurshskaya Kosa, Lithuania, New Construction, Oleg, Poland, Rallies, Rally, Russia, St Petersburg, World Organization
Thu, 8 Apr 2010: Large buyers jolted by electricity market liberalization…
Apr 8, 2010 Baltics
Parts said that it is important to open up the electricity market because of energy security; the aim is also to physically connect the Estonian energy system with the European energy system. Ma...Tags: Aim, Board Chairman, Bourse, Denmark, Electricity Market Liberalization, Energy Security, Energy System, Finland, Initial Price, Nordic Power Market, Norway Sweden, Price Surge, Rsquo, S Board, Transmission Grid
Wed, 28 Oct 2009: Taking Counsel: The new Lithuanian Law on Services: another step towards…
Oct 28, 2009 Lithuania
It sets the obligation for each member state to implement this act in its national legal system by the end of 2009. Lithuania is ready to perform this duty and has therefore prepared a Draft of th...Tags: Administrative Procedures, Aim, Coordination, Legal Act, Legal Acts, Lithuania, Member State, National Legal System, Obligation, Provision Of Services, Seimas
Thu, 23 Jul 2009: Support grows for Baltic Sea gas route…
Jul 23, 2009 Baltics
The statement will be taken into account when the permitting decisions are made in Finland during autumn 2009. "We are satisfied with the authorities stating that the Finnish EIA process has bee...Tags: Aim, Authorities, Autumn, Baltic Sea, Clarifications, Decisions, Eia, Environmental Impact, Finland, Objective, Pipeline, Press Release, Sass, Sebastian
Wed, 8 Apr 2009: Prisma storming Lithuania…
Apr 8, 2009 Lithuania
Prisma has been very successful in Finland and Estonia," said Anu Huuska, Managing Director of Prisma LT. "I think this is a good time to introduce Prisma hypermarket to Lithuanian customers, beca...Tags: Aim, Finland, Good Time, Hypermarket, Jobs, Lithuania, Lt, Managing Director, Prisma, Shopping Mall
Wed, 25 Feb 2009: Ailing AS Kalev to restructure empire…
Feb 25, 2009 Baltics
On the same day, board member of Eesti Spordikanal Alar Pink was recalled from his post and Lepp and Ivar Jurtsenko were appointed as new board members. Pink said that giving up its holding in K...Tags: Aim, Alar, Baltic News Service, Board Member, Board Members, Company Debt, Eesti, Empire, Financial Woes, Freedom, Headlines, Investors, Ivar, Kalev, Lepp, Meedia, Orientation, Pink, Sports Desk, Television Channels
Wed, 19 Nov 2008: Bourses to extend working hours…
Nov 19, 2008 Baltics
instead of the current 2:00 p.m. The aim of the change is to ensure foreign investors better access to the Tallinn, Riga andVilnius bourses and thereby generate higher trading activity in t...Tags: Aim, Baltic Market, Bourses, Current 2, European Markets, Foreign Investors, Freedom, Nasdaq, Omx, Riga, Saxess, Stock Exchange, Tallinn, Ter
Thu, 9 Oct 2008: Taking Counsel: New, more effective bankruptcy procedure in effect …
Oct 9, 2008 Baltics
Pursuant to the former provisions, the creditor was supposed to wait for three months after the obligations fall due before suing the debtor. Currently, the 30-day term for noticing the debtor reg...Tags: Aim, Amendments, Bankruptcy Law, Bankruptcy Procedure, Bankruptcy Proceedings, Creditor, Debtor, Enterprise, Failure, Provisions, Three Months, Time Requirements
Wed, 13 Aug 2008: Taking Counsel: New public procurement legislation …
Aug 13, 2008 Baltics
15, 2008 shall be regulated under the currently effective wording of the Law on Public Procurement. The Law also aims to implement electronic public procurements and introduces the requirement to ...Tags: Aim, Amendments, Authorities, Electronic Procurement, Fundamental Principles, Procurement Legislation, Procurement Office, Procurements, Public Procurement
Wed, 6 Aug 2008: No rush to finish budget …
Aug 6, 2008 Baltics
"We are not running head over heels with next year's budget as future forecasts in the world's financial market by various international financial institutions are coming out differently," he sai...Tags: Aim, Budget Amendments, Expe, Gdp, Head Over Heels, Initial Discussions, International Financial Institutions, Job, Lats, Latvian Parliament, Parliament, Running Head, Rush, Tax Receipts
Wed, 16 Jul 2008: Exports power growth…
Jul 16, 2008 Baltics
In May annual export growth slipped by 6.2 percent, although imports fell, by 11.5 percent, thus improving Latvia's foreign trade deficit Bank of Latvia spokesman Martins Gravitis announced. "I...Tags: Aim, Competitiveness, Current Account Deficit, Decline, Export Development, Measures, Spokesman, Trade Deficit
Wed, 18 Jun 2008: TAKING COUNSEL: Some thoughts on debt collection…
Jun 18, 2008 Baltics
This means that a creditor must enter into negotiations with his or her debtor as soon as possible and try to agree upon the new terms of payment. If the negotiations are not effective and new pay...Tags: Aim, Court Co, Creditor, Debt Collection Agencies, Debt Collector, Debtor, Estonia, Focus, Law Firms, Negotiations, Phone Calls, Professional Assistance
Wed, 10 Oct 2007: FlyLAL says prepared to take majority stake in airBaltic…
Oct 10, 2007 Baltics
Nevertheless, FlyLAL executives are confident a takeover of the Latvian competitor would benefit all sides. "We have excellent experience in the privatization of airlines, as well as a well-deve...Tags: Aim, Aviation Sector, Carrier, Competitor, Debts, Financial Capabilities, Financial Shape, Flylal, Group Ceo, Infrastructure, Investors, Linas, Lithuanian Airlines, Litigation, Majority Stake, Percent Stake, Privatization, Takeover, Top Quality Services
Wed, 12 Sep 2007: Tallink plans to introduce own taxi fleet…
Sep 12, 2007 Baltics
"The idea of establishing a taxi company first and foremost came from using the services of Tallinn taxis as a client, because the availability and quality of the service has often not met expect...Tags: Aim, Alger, Ceo, Holzmann, Hotels, Joint Organization, Lucrative Business, Shareholder, Synergy, Tallink, Tallinn, Taxi Company, Taxi Drivers, Taxi Fleet, Taxi Service, Taxis
Wed, 29 Aug 2007: Statoil takes Baltic biodiesel stake…
Aug 29, 2007 Baltics
The intention is to increase capacity to over 200,000 tonnes next year. Around 70 percent of rape crops necessary for biodiesel production will be sourced from farmers in the Baltic region. The c...Tags: Agricultural Groups, Aim, Baltic Region, Baltic States, Biodiesel, Controlling Interest, Crops, Europe, Export Possibilities, Farmers, Hagen, Intention, Marketing Manager, Rape, Raw Materials, Stake, Statoil, Sustainability Criteria, Value Chain
Wed, 30 May 2007: Parliament passes tax amendments with aim to decrease tax burden…
May 30, 2007 Baltics
Ministers lowered income taxes and increased the tax-free minimum. Finance Minister Ivari Padar stressed that, as a result of the measures, the overall tax burden in the country would decrease fr...Tags: Aim, Amendments, Andrus Ansip, Economic Incentive, Finance Minister, General Elections, Gross Domestic Product, Income Taxes, Ivari, Losses, Measures, Parliament, Prime Minister, Tax Burden
Wed, 14 Mar 2007: Latvia finally tends to runaway economy, but measures may be ‘too little…
Mar 14, 2007 Latvia
Government ministers commented later that the plan's aim was not to slow Latvia's economic growth 's the highest in the EU 's but to stem inflation, which has spiraled out of control. On March ...Tags: Aim, Central Statistics Office, Economic Growth, Economy, Finance Minister, Government Ministers, Inflation, Latvia, Measures, Oskars, Public Transportation, Upward Trend
Wed, 27 Sep 2006: Taking counsel: Recent amendments to the Code of Administrative Court Pr…
Sep 27, 2006 Baltics
9, 2006, were equally important. It must be said, that administrative courts have already done a significant amount of work to clip the wings of public servants' unauthorized activities and expand...Tags: Administrative Court, Administrative Courts, Aim, Cacp, Democratic Principles, Efficiency, Legislation, Participants, Procedural Changes, Procedural Documents, Public Servants, Slowness, Unauthorized Activities, Wings