Wed, 20 Oct 2010: Educating tomorrow’s business leaders…
Oct 20, 2010 Baltics
Older children play an exciting ‘Game of minds’ on the topic of finance, while younger pupils take part in the ‘Currency: Lithuania and the world’ quiz. Gerimanta Stankut...Tags: Bankas, Business Leaders, Currency, Diversity, Everyday Concern, Finance, Financial Knowledge, Game, Grade Pupils, Initiative, Lithuania, Money Issues
Thu, 30 Apr 2009: Agriculture prices plummet …
Apr 30, 2009 Baltics
We agree with this analysis," she said. Nerijus Udrenas, a senior economist at SEB Bankas told TBT that the figures reflect the hard times the country is in, but doesn't expect them to decrease mu...Tags: Agricultural Products, Agriculture Prices, Bankas, Board Member, Consumer Expectations, Economist, Economy, Financial Analyst, Food Products, Oil Price, Unemployment
Thu, 27 Nov 2008: Consumer confidence hits seven year low…
Nov 27, 2008 Baltics
They started to realize that their expenses on electricity and natural gas are set to increase," Vilija Tauraite, chief analyst at SEB Bankas, told the Baltic News Service. People also take into c...Tags: Baltic News Service, Bankas, Chief Analyst, Coalition Government, Consumer Confidence Index, Consumers, Crisis Plans, Economic News, Economy, Electricity, Measures, Natural Gas, Optimism
Wed, 13 Feb 2008: Lithuania headed for serious ‘macro-trouble’…
Feb 13, 2008 Lithuania
Another is that 2008 is an election year. As history has shown, political populism and economic stability are inherently antagonistic; in times of economic instability, the same populism can be ma...Tags: Baltic States, Bankas, Economic Instability, Economic Stability, Election Year, Foreign Currency, Lithuania, Macro, Major Setback, Outlooks, Populism, Roadmap
Wed, 8 Aug 2007: Lithuanian economy up 8.1 percent in first half of 2007…
Aug 8, 2007 Lithuania
As a result, the latter two are particularly susceptible to an overheating and subsequently a hard-landing scenario. "Domestic consumption, which continues to grow on the back of strong consumer ...Tags: Baltic News Service, Bankas, Chief Analyst, Consumer Expectations, Domestic Consumption, Economy, Estonia, Export Figures, Fundamental Factors, Gdp, Industrial Export, Latvia, Lithuania, Lithuanian, Nafta, Real Estate Prices, Second Half
Wed, 8 Jun 2005: EBRD takes slice of Siauliu Bankas…
Jun 8, 2005 Baltics
I think that the bond is likely to pay 3.1 's 3.2 percent interest," he told a new conference June 3. Savickas said that the bank expected to launch the bond issue in about a month's time and comp...Tags: Baltic News Service, Bankas, Bond Issue, Business Finance, Ebrd, Euros, Investment Opportunity, Investors, June 3, Medium Sized Business, National Bank, Savickas, Syndicated Loan
Thu, 6 Jan 2005: EBRD eyes Siauliu Bankas…
Jan 6, 2005 Baltics
Currently the bank ranks seventh or eighth in terms of assets among Lithuania's commercial banks.Donatas Savickas, the bank's vice chairman, confirmed that the bank is currently in talks with seve...Tags: Assets, Bank Officials, Bankas, Commercial Banks, Ebrd, Financial Investors, General Meeting, Jan 2005, Lithuania, Share Issue, Shareholders, Stock, Vice Chairman, Vote
Thu, 20 Nov 2003: Paksas gang smeared Vilnius Bank…
Nov 20, 2003 Lithuania
He also confirmed that the most generous financial supporter of the president's election campaign, Yury Borisov, and the presidential national security adviser Remigijus Acas, who was dismissed la...Tags: Acas, Bankas, Borisov, Election Campaign, Financial Supporter, Money, National Security Adviser, Parliamentary Commission, Presidential Elections, Telephone Conversation, Television
Thu, 20 Feb 2003: NIB still investing in Baltic women…
Feb 20, 2003 Baltics
"I think it is important to raise the self esteem of women and maybe get the general public to think of females as entrepreneurs," said Hellen.Through access to loans, women entrepreneurs througho...Tags: Assistance Funds, Baltic Women, Baltics, Bankas, Banks, Boarder, Expansions, Females, Finland, Investing, Lithuania, Loans, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Nib, Sampo, Self Esteem, Target Group, Technical Assistance, Women Entrepreneurs
Thu, 9 Jan 2003: Scandal damages Adamkus…
Jan 9, 2003 Baltics
The problem is the presidential election campaign which has gone beyond all limits of decency and I, as the head of the state, find it unacceptable." Adamkus met with Julius Niedvaras, chairman of...Tags: Aides, Bankas, Chairman Of The Board, Damages, Decency, Deputy Chairman, Hansa, Lost, Mecys, Met, Microphone, Paksas, Presidential Election Campaign, S Board, Scandal, State Security Department, Vote, Zinios
Thu, 9 Dec 1999: Estonian stock market becomes clear leader in Baltic states…
Dec 9, 1999 Estonia
The total weekly turnover of Balta, Unibanka, Ventspils Nafta and Latvijas Gaze totaled about $177,000. Meanwhile the turnover of Eesti Telekom, Hansabank, Norma, Uhispank and Optiva Bank totaled ...Tags: Balta, Baltic States, Bankas, Estonian Stock, Gaze, Knitwear Factory, Norma, Optiva Bank, Refrigerator, Stock Market, Telekom, Turnover, Unibanka, Ventspils Nafta
Thu, 23 Sep 1999: Central bank gives blessing to merger…
Sep 23, 1999 Baltics
Reinoldijus Sarkinas, the board chairman of the central bank, said if everything goes smoothly, the merger could be finalized within a year.The central bank's decision was a real milestone for Vil...Tags: Bank Merger, Bankas, Board Chairman, Hermis, Milestone, Resistance
Thu, 29 Jul 1999: Summed up…
Jul 29, 1999 Baltics
The plan is for Hermis shareholders either to sell their stakes to Vilniaus Bankas or to trade them in for shares in the new bank resulting from the merger. The report states that share price and ...Tags: Bank Of Lithuania, Bankas, Car Park, Cars, Late August, Latvian Capital, Merger, Parex Bank, Parking Lot, Rates Of Exchange, Report States, Share Price, Shareholders, World Bank
Thu, 17 Jun 1999: Lithuanian bank to go commercial…
Jun 17, 1999 Baltics
Such loans are currently managed by the Finance Ministry.It turned out during the meeting that Vystymo Bankas' smallest shareholder, the German development agency DEG, would not swap its shares fo...Tags: Bank Kredit, Bank Loans, Bankas, Commercial Loans, Deg, Ebrd, European Bank For Reconstruction And Development, Finance Ministry, Fur, Investment Bank, Lithuania, Lithuanian Government, Nordic Investment, Reconstruction, Share Swap, Shareholder, Stake, Ukio
Thu, 1 Apr 1999: Summed up…
Apr 1, 1999 Baltics
Hansapank has also filed an application with the Lithuanian central bank for acquisition of shares in AB Bankas Hansabank, a subsidiary to be set up in Lithuania. Hansapank currently owns two subs...Tags: Acquisition, Bankas, Brokerage, Capital Adequacy, Credit Institution, Diesel Fuel, Gasoline, Hansa, Hansapank, Import Duties, Lauri, Licensed Securities, Lithuania, Lithuanian Market, Mazeikiu Nafta, Norms, Oil Concern, Subsidiaries, Subsidiary
Thu, 18 Mar 1999: Estonia still outspoken leader …
Mar 18, 1999 Estonia
Turnover went up by 30 percent, but was still considerably lower than in Estonia. Investors showed little activity during the short holiday week in Lithuania, and changes in bourse indexes were in...Tags: Baltic Market, Bankas, Banking Sector, Bourse, Estonia, Financiers, Hostile Takeover, Indexes, Investors, Latvian Banks, Leadership, Lithuania, Losses, Outspoken Leader, Poor Situation, Turnover
Thu, 14 Jan 1999: Brokers lick their wounds, brace themselves for 1999 …
Jan 14, 1999 Baltics
Despite all the uncertain factors, Tomas Andrejauskas, Suprema stockbroker, even showed a gleam of reserved optimism. He said he is generally pessimistic about January results and does not believe...Tags: Bankas, Emerging Markets, Fac, Foreign Investors, Gleam, Lick, Optimism, Pessimism, Russian Financial Crisis, Securities Trading, Stockbroker, Time Of Year, Wounds
Thu, 14 Jan 1999: Parex bank eyes southern neighboring market …
Jan 14, 1999 Baltics
Parex is not satisfied with 50 percent of shares and wants to buy the whole bank, said the paper.Last year, Industrial bank failed to increase its share capital from 27 million litas ($5.1 million...Tags: Agriculture, Bankas, First Nine Months, Holding Company, Net Profits, Parex Bank, Privatization, Share Capital, Shares, Spokesman