Thu, 21 Apr 2011: Latvia meets lenders’ demands…
Apr 21, 2011 Latvia
Gabriele Giudice, the EC’s mission chief to Latvia, said at the same news conference that a decision may be made in June on freeing up the funds, which will come from about 600 million euros...Tags: April 14, Baltic Country, Bank Restructuring, Ec, Gabriele, Gdp, Giudice, Imf, Latvia, Lenders, Loan Package, Mission Chief, News Conference, Parliament, Rsquo, Tax Increases
Wed, 16 Feb 2011: Foreign money heading back to Latvia…
Feb 16, 2011 Latvia
“We forecast that FDI inflows will amount to 4-5 percent of GDP in the coming years; i.e., they will largely return to the pre-boom levels,” they said. Latvia’s economy expande...Tags: Bailout Loan, Baltic Country, Economic Boom, Economy, Fdi Inflows, Foreign Money, Fourth Quarter, Gdp, Gross Domestic Product, International Monetary Fund, Latvia, Loan Arrangement, Money Back, Pace, Real Estate, Riga, S Gross, Statistics Office
Wed, 19 May 2010: Trouble brewing at Witch’s Well…
May 19, 2010 Baltics
The phenomenon happens a few times a year and lasts from a day to three weeks. Geologists believe it is linked to an extensive network of subterranean rivers spanning the region, creating dangerou...Tags: Activists, Army, Baltic Country, Copious Amounts, Estonians, Extensive Network, Geologists, Internet Petition, Kilometers, Phenomenon, Protesters, Signatures, Sink Holes, State Property, Subterranean Rivers, Trouble Brewing, Witch
Wed, 2 Dec 2009: Wind power project to face substantial obstacles …
Dec 2, 2009 Baltics
The electric energy produced by the wind farm would not be sold on the Latvian market, nor in any other Baltic country, but would instead be offered to countries in Central and Western Europe. ...Tags: Baltic Country, Countries, Electric Energy, Energy Director, Estimates, Euros, Face, Lats, Latvian Market, Megawatt, Onshore Wind, Prospective Investors, Rsquo, Substantial Obstacles, Western Europe, Wind Energy Association, Wind Farm, Wind Power Project
Thu, 1 May 2008: Nordea warns of Latvia’s vulnerabilities…
May 1, 2008 Latvia
The eurozone is also continuing to feel the consequences of the subprime crunch, which is exacerbated by a substantial fall of the U.S. dollar," Wessman said. He said that the Baltic states are fa...Tags: Ahead, Baltic Country, Baltic States, Consequences, Crunch, Dollar, Economic Growth, Eurozone, Foreign Investments, Global Price, Inflation, Latvia, Nordea, Rapid Decline, Vulnerabilities
Wed, 13 Apr 2005: National Internet strategy adopted…
Apr 13, 2005 Baltics
One goal spelled out in the strategy is that Estonia must keep its place among the three leading EU countries in terms of broadband Internet connections per capita, a matter of pride for the Balti...Tags: Adviser, Baltic Country, Broadband Internet Connections, Capita, Economy, Estonia, Eu Countries, Heidelberg, Internet Connection, Internet Strategy, Mait, Matter Of Pride, National Internet, Pilot Projects, Rapid Internet, Service Provider
Wed, 13 Apr 2005: Crude calls Baltic neighbors…
Apr 13, 2005 Baltics
The two Baltic countries have been unable to sign a maritime border treaty as Latvia has insisted on equal distribution of possible oil deposits in the Baltic Sea, a condition to which Lithuania, ...Tags: Accession, Baltic Countries, Baltic Country, Baltic Sea, Border Treaty, European Union, First Reading, Fishermen, Fishing Areas, Latvia, Lithuania, Neighbors, Oil Deposits, Oil Production, Parliament, Protests, Ratification
Wed, 26 Jan 2005: Official accuses Ryanair of trying to subsidize flights…
Jan 26, 2005 Baltics
"This is not tolerated by the European Commission, either."Ryanair, which launched flights to Riga in October, has been negotiating with Lithuanian officials to begin flights sometime this year, p...Tags: Airline, Baltic Country, Budget, European Commission, European Flights, Jan 2005, Litas, Riga, Ryanair Flights, Secondary Web, State Tourism Department, Tourists, Web Page
Thu, 6 Jan 2005: Taking counsel…
Jan 6, 2005 Baltics
For some transactions an appointment at the notary can be acquired in two-three months' time, while at the same time lines at the notary's are almost nonexistent in Latvia and Lithuania. Also, the...Tags: Appointment, Baltic Country, Commercial Register, Day Time, Jan 2005, Latvia, Long Wait, Notary, Statistics, Three Months, Time Lines, Time Period
Thu, 13 Nov 2003: Consumers hoarding sugar…
Nov 13, 2003 Baltics
But once Estonia becomes a member of the union these subsidies will no longer apply.At the same time Estonia will not be able to buy cheap sugar from Ukraine since the Baltic country has been requ...Tags: Baltic Country, Consumers, Estonia, Free Trade Agreement, Subsidies, Ukraine
Thu, 13 Mar 2003: In Brief - 2003-03-13…
Mar 13, 2003 Baltics
Also, a revaluation of fixed assets pushed down the company's 2002 earnings figure by 68.8 million litas and increased the costs by the same amount.Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai recorded a 25.6 percent i...Tags: Baltic Country, Baltic News Service, Climate, Earnings Figure, Freight Traffic, Increase Traffic, Investment Fund, Investments, Latvia, Litas, Revaluation Of Fixed Assets, Stig, Swedish Trade Council, Trade Commissioner, Venture Capital Investment
Thu, 6 Feb 2003: IT market booms in Baltics…
Feb 6, 2003 Baltics
Each Baltic country is home to two or three operators with Pan-Baltic aspirations and a significant market share in the IT services sector. In Lithuania the 400-strong IT group Sonex generated sal...Tags: Alna, Aspirations, Baltic Country, Dominant Force, Expanding Services, Latvia, Lithuania, Market Booms, Market Share, Network Services Provider, Pretax Profits, S Sales, Services Arm, Sonex
Thu, 9 Jan 2003: Election reopens debate on nuclear power issue …
Jan 9, 2003 Baltics
6. The president-elect's words almost echo earlier statements by Adamkus. "Nuclear energy is the cleanest and cheapest energy in the world and Lithuania can not refuse it," Adamkus told reporters ...Tags: Baltic Country, Brussels, Consequences, Debate, Decommissioning, European Union, Eve, Financial Assistance, Government Officials, Negotiations, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Plant, Nuclear Power Issue, Nuclear Power Plant, Pledge, President Elect, Presidential Elections, Reactor
Thu, 8 Oct 1998: For every crisis, a silver lining?…
Oct 8, 1998 Baltics
But woes felt by Lithuania's giant eastern neighbor should not necessarily mean the Baltic country can forget about reaping a few benefits from it all."Every crisis has its positive and negative s...Tags: Baltic Country, Consumer Goods, Eastern Neighbor, European Countries, Giant, Importers, Lithuania, Raw Materials, Russian Economic Crisis, Silver Lining, Woes, World Oil Prices
Thu, 27 Aug 1998: No panic in Lithuania…
Aug 27, 1998 Baltics
On the following Monday, Aug. 24, Russia began its first full day under a new governmental administration. The previous evening, the ever unpredictable Yeltsin axed Prime Minister Sergey Kiryenko,...Tags: Baltic Country, Economic Situation, Governmental Administration, International Attention, Job, Lithuania, Political Changes, Prime Minister, Rapid Assessment, Russia, Russian Financial Crisis, Sergey