Wed, 11 Jan 2012: Russians swarm Lithuanian malls and resorts…
Jan 11, 2012 Lithuania
What is a surprise is the Easterners’ increasing appetite for luxury items, marking the guests’ rebounding financial situation. Renata Jakubcioniene, a representative of Akropolis, t...Tags: Akropolis, Appetite, Crowd, Easterners, Financial Situation, Foreigners, Inflation, Kazakhstan, Litas, Luxury Items, Norway, Ordeal, Renata, Rsquo, Ruble Devaluation, Russia, Russians, Shoppers, Shopping Malls, Swarm
Wed, 31 Aug 2011: What to expect from the new Organization of Islamic Cooperation?…
Aug 31, 2011 Baltics
Along with the problem of the so-called “Arab revolution,” the member countries discuss the Arab-Israeli conflict, the internal disputes among the political forces of Palestine, and, a...Tags: Arab Conflicts, Arab Countries, Arab Israeli Conflict, Goals, Good Experience, Inter, Internal Disputes, International Cooperation, International Security, Kazakhstan, Member Countries, New Organization, Oic, Osce, Palestine, Priorities, Sustainable Development, Technical Cooperation
Wed, 29 Jun 2011: SCO approached 10 year anniversary with good results…
Jun 29, 2011 Baltics
It is sufficient to remember Kazakhstan’s chairmanship in the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) last year. The chairmanship has been historic in the sense that it ha...Tags: 10 Year Anniversary, Anticipation, Chairmanship, Fresh Air, Kazakhstan, Multiculturalism, Organization For Security And Cooperation, Organization For Security And Cooperation In Europe, Osce, Preparatory Meetings, Rsquo, Sco, Stereotypes, Summit, Turkic World
Wed, 8 Jun 2011: Lukashenko defiant amidst crisis…
Jun 8, 2011 Baltics
The size and maturity of a package from the Washington-based lender “will be determined by the country’s financing needs and its balance of payments.” The Russian-led Eurasian E...Tags: Balance Of Payments, Belarus, Capital Inflows, Consequences, Crisis Fund, Dollar, Economic Community, Global Financial Crisis, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Loan Principal, Lukashenko, Maturity, Measures, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Thu, 10 Feb 2011: Kazakhstan as a nexus between civilizations…
Feb 10, 2011 Baltics
First, as far as I remember, there was no row, and second, Kazakhstan’s mission in the OSCE can be called anything but ineffective. By common consensus, Kazakhstan was a qualified mediator, ...Tags: Asian State, Civilizations, Conflicts, Consensus, Controversies, Dialogue, Heads Of State And Government, Kazakhstan, Mediator, Nagorno Karabakh, Nexus, Osce, Osce Summit, Security Problems, State Government, Venue
Thu, 8 Jul 2010: Aerodium juggling customers…
Jul 8, 2010 Baltics
“The agreement for the creation of the Latvian pavilion was signed too late, and we were physically unable to build a new tunnel in the [limited] time period, so we took a unit that was almo...Tags: Accusations, Aerodium, Expo 2010, Inappropriate Behavior, Juggling, Kazakh, Kazakhstan, Latvian Government, Limited Time, Rsquo, Time Period
Thu, 27 May 2010: Russian influence in near abroad…
May 27, 2010 Baltics
Initiatives include Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s proposal to unify Ukraine’s state energy company with Moscow-based Gazprom, discussed during talks last week in Kiev. Russia also ...Tags: Belarus, Bric Countries, Customs Union, Energy Company, Gas Prices, Gazprom, Initiatives, Kazakhstan, Kiev Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Moscow, Nato Expansion, Pace, Prime Minister, Regional Fund, Rsquo, Russian Influence, State Energy, Tajikistan, Vladimir Putin
Wed, 30 May 2007: Snaige sale rumors intensify…
May 30, 2007 Baltics
Sestokas said that sooner or later the household appliances manufacturing sector would consolidate, which would boost competitiveness amid growth in raw material prices. He expressed confidence ...Tags: Baltic Countries, Competitiveness, Confidence, European Producer, Financial Investors, Gorenje, Household Appliances, Kazakhstan, Manufacturing Sector, Prospective Bidders, Raw Material Prices, Russia, Snaige, Stake, Trading Platform, Ukraine, Zinios
Wed, 5 Jul 2006: Grain operator miffed at port administration…
Jul 5, 2006 Baltics
Ventspils port manger Imants Sarmulis said that the rental had been raised because VGT had failed to ensure the planned cargo turnover and, as a result, the port had not been able to recover the ...Tags: Cargo Turnover, Grain Terminal, Infrastructure, Investments, Kazakhstan, Money, Port Administration, Reloading, Rus, Ships, Ventspils, Wed 5
Wed, 28 Jun 2006: Kazakhs eyeing state’s stake in Ventspils oil terminal…
Jun 28, 2006 Baltics
Azerbaijani, Georgian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian ports were in the focus of Kazakh interest. Kazakhstan has already built a grain-reloading terminal, Ventspils Grain Terminal, in the Latv...Tags: Export Terminals, Governments, Grain Terminal, Hotspots, Kazakh, Kazakhs, Kazakhstan, Latvian Port, Lithuanian, Lucrative Oil, Oil And Gas, Oil And Gas Company, Oil Export, Oil Industry, Oil Terminal, Ports, Russian Company, Stake, Ventspils, Western Markets
Wed, 31 May 2006: PKN Orlen to purchase Mazeikiu Nafta from Yukos for $1.5 billion…
May 31, 2006 Baltics
These shares would be sold for $278 million if the Polish concern uses the option within a five-year period, or $284.5 million if within three. The government approved the deal on May 29 and ask...Tags: European Commission, First Quarter, Government Officials, Kazakhstan, Lawmakers, Mazeikiu Nafta, Orlen, Pkn, Polish Company, Priority Status, Relevant Documents, Shares, Yukos
Wed, 12 Apr 2006: Still no light at end of tunnel leading to Mazeikiu refinery…
Apr 12, 2006 Baltics
But Yukos, once Russia's largest oil producer but now a shadow of its former self, appears to be holding out for a better offer given the intense interest from KazMunayGaz, a state-owned company...Tags: Boss, Deadlock, Economy Minister, Enterprise, Gdp, Intense Interest, Investor, Kazakhstan, Lithuanian Government, Mazeikiu Nafta, Oil Producer, Owned Company, Paris Talks, Pkn Orlen, Poland, Refinery, Russia, State Negotiators, Steven Theede, Yukos
Wed, 22 Feb 2006: Yukos, Lithuanian government fail to bridge differences…
Feb 22, 2006 Lithuania
Two weeks ago Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas had expressed hope that the government would receive a response to its latest proposals by last week, though no information was forthcoming. The go...Tags: Algirdas Brazauskas, Bridge, Investor, Kazakhstan, Kazmunaygaz, Law Enforcement Authorities, Lithuania, Mazeikiu Nafta, Percent Stake, Pkn Orlen, Poland, Prime Minister, Proposals, Refinery, Russian Law, Yukos
Wed, 1 Feb 2006: PKN Orlen, KazMunayGaz place second bid for Mazeikiu Nafta…
Feb 1, 2006 Baltics
On Jan. 27 Poland's PKN Orlen and Kazakhstan's KazMunayGaz confirmed that they had submitted final bids for the stake in the Baltics' only refinery. According to unconfirmed information, the Poles...Tags: Baltic News Service, Bid, Bp, Cash Windfall, Investor, Kazakhstan, Kazmunaygaz, Lukoil, Mazeikiu Nafta, Pkn Orlen, Poland, Refinery, Russia, Stake, Time Cash, Tnk Bp
Wed, 25 Jan 2006: Electronic recycler expands successfully…
Jan 25, 2006 Baltics
EMP recycled around 2,000 tons of waste last year, including 1,500 tons of electronic waste. That was down from 2,000 tons of electronic waste it recycled in 2004. "With a new recycling requiremen...Tags: Electronic Recycling, Electronic Waste, Kaunas, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Recycler, Siauliai, Subsidiaries, Waste Recycling
Wed, 25 Jan 2006: Kazakhs mulling refinery in Latvia?…
Jan 25, 2006 Latvia
The president met with Latvian PM Aigars Kalvitis just two weeks ago in Astana during the former's inauguration, and Latvian government ministers are perennially talking about reviving the Great S...Tags: Aigars Kalvitis, Asia And Europe, Astana, Economic Adviser, Government Ministers, Inauguration, Kazakh, Kazakhs, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Latvian Government, Met, Percent Stake, Private Investors, Refinery Project, Russian Partners, Silk Road, Telegraf, Ventspils Nafta
Wed, 18 Jan 2006: Talks with Yukos on refinery about to begin amid rising stakes…
Jan 18, 2006 Baltics
Bidders include Poland's PKN Orlen, Kazakhstan's KazMunayGaz, Russia's Lukoil and TNK-BP.The government, however, will try to persuade Yukos to sell the stake back to the state, which will then tu...Tags: Barents, Bidders, Bp, British Lawyers, Dla Piper Rudnick, Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, Economy Minister, Economy Ministry, Investor, Kazakhstan, Kazmunaygaz, Krans, Lukoil, Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, Pkn Orlen, Poland, Refinery, Stake, Tnk Bp, Yukos
Wed, 30 Nov 2005: Yukos removes favorites TNK-BP, Lukoil from list of potential Mazeikiu b…
Nov 30, 2005 Baltics
He said the government was shocked by Yukos' move. The embattled Russian company owns 53.7 percent of the refinery, the only one in the Baltics and Lithuania's largest enterprise. "We think it isn...Tags: Aim, Baltics, Bp, Favorites, Investor, Investors, Kazakhstan, Kazmunaygaz, Lithuania, Lithuanian Government, Lukoil, Pkn Orlen, Poland, Refinery, Russian Company, Stake, Yukos
Wed, 12 Oct 2005: New pipeline dreamed tup for Baltics…
Oct 12, 2005 Baltics
The minister said that top state officials in both Georgia and Azerbaijan had supported construction of such a pipeline.Karins accompanied President Vaira Vike-Freiberga on her tour to the Caucasu...Tags: Azerbaijan, Baltic States, Belarus, Black Sea, Business Delegation, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Latvian Business, Northern Europe, Oil Fields, Oil Pipeline, Oil Terminal, Russia, Sect, State Officials, Ukraine, Vaira Vike Freiberga
Thu, 20 Nov 2003: Sale of Ventspils Nafta closer to reality…
Nov 20, 2003 Baltics
Earlier reports said that the company had been negotiating with and was waiting for a response from KazakhOil, Kazakhstan's state-owned oil company, while Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft ...Tags: Investor, Investors, Kazakhoil, Kazakhstan, Names, Oil Company, Pipeline, Presidential Elections, Russia, Ventspils Nafta
Thu, 4 Sep 2003: Latvian agency wins main ad prize…
Sep 4, 2003 Latvia
Among the festival laureates were advertising agenciesfrom Ukraine, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Lithuania, Estoniaand Latvia.This year 124 advertising agencies from 18 countries subm...Tags: Advertising Agencies, Advertising Association, Aswell, Baltic States, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Japan Germany, Kazakhstan, Laureates, Lithuania, Monte Negro, Norway Sweden, Poland, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Time Works, Ukraine
Thu, 5 Jun 2003: In Brief - 2003-06-05…
Jun 5, 2003 Baltics
according to the company's 2002 annual report to the Lithuanian Securities Commission. Kraft Foods Lietuva's products – Estrella potato chips, Karuna confectioneries and semifinished confectionery...Tags: Annual Report, Baltic News Service, Belarus, Bulgaria, Confectionery Products, Fertilizer Producer, Kazakhstan, Kraft Foods, Lietuva, Lithuanian Securities Commission, Macedonia, Managing Director, Melnik, Poland, Potato Chips, Russia, Ukraine
Thu, 24 Sep 1998: Don’t risk the whole enchilada…
Sep 24, 1998 Baltics
Besides Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, other Zone B countries are generally those in the former Soviet bloc and in Asia and Latin America, including Russia, Brazil, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, ...Tags: Accession, Baltic News Service, Bank Of Latvia, Banks, Belarus, Bulgaria, Equity Capital, Face Value, Former Soviet Bloc, Investments, Kazakhstan, Latin America, Member Bank, Nominal Value, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Vice President, Viesturs, Whole Enchilada