Wed, 4 Jan 2012: Big growth in passenger numbers at Vilnius airport…
Jan 4, 2012 Lithuania
Tomas Vaisvila, managing director of Vilnius International Airport, stated that his airport was among the European airports with the fastest growth in passenger flows. “We chose the right d...Tags: Airline, Commerce Department, European Airports, Flights, Low Cost Airlines, Managing Director, Passenger Numbers, Percentage Of Increase, Right Direction, Russia, Ryanair, S Commerce, Skyways, Transaero, Vilnius Airport, Wizz Air
Thu, 20 Jan 2011: BaltCap buys infrastructure group…
Jan 20, 2011 Baltics
The company has already made its first steps in Poland and is evaluating the possibilities to enter the market in Latvia and Belarus. “We believe that with BaltCap’s financial backing,...Tags: Belarus, Bridges, Engineering Company, Euros, First Steps, Infrastructure Engineering, Infrastructure Group, Infrastructure Networks, Latvia, Managing Director, Poland, Possibilities, Private Equity, Public Buildings, Railroads, Rsquo, Sales Revenues, Transport Communications, Transport Infrastructure
Thu, 22 Apr 2010: Lithuania enjoys FDI flows…
Apr 22, 2010 Lithuania
By country, projects were Russian (seven projects), Finnish (five projects), Norwegian and U.S. (four each), as well as the UK (three projects) companies. Managing Director of Invest Lithuania M...Tags: Barclays, Barclays Bank, Company Computer, Computer Science Corporation, Country Projects, Csc, Customer Care Center, D Center, Fdi Flows, Global Recession, Lithuania, Lithuanian Market, Managing Director, New Jobs, New Medical Devices, Norwegian, Regional Service Center, U S Company, University Of Technology, Vilnius
Thu, 22 Oct 2009: Poll reveals conflicting signals…
Oct 22, 2009 Baltics
"W e held such a poll in June this year, too. The result this time is a bit surprising, since wage expectations have increased, rather than decreased," said CV Keskus managing director Paavo Heil...Tags: Andrus, Cv Keskus, Economic Situation, Managing Director, Market Research Company, Paavo, Poll Manager, Population, Respondents, Signals, Unemployment, Wage Expectations, Wrong Direction
Wed, 23 Sep 2009: Asset sales get under way…
Sep 23, 2009 Baltics
Forest management company AS Fest-Forest's manager Toomas Kams said that the state chose a risky path by selling small pieces of land, one by one, to individuals because more time is needed to se...Tags: Ants, Asset Management, Asset Sales, Boom, Forest Management, Forests, Hectare, Hectares, Initial Price, Investment Funds, Kams, Kroons, Management Company, Managing Director, Sales Management, Small Pieces, True Market Price
Thu, 21 May 2009: McDonalds opens first new restaurant in 10 years…
May 21, 2009 Baltics
We will in fact be rolling out more new stores, McCafe's and remodels across the region in 2009, making this is a truly exciting year for our organization," said Melo Hili, Managing Director of Ba...Tags: Bacon, Baltic Times, Breads, Cbo, Coffee Shops, Coffees, Croissants, Egg Mcmuffin, Italian Desserts, Latvian Market, Managing Director, Market Position, Mccafe, Mcdonalds, Mcdonalds Menu, Mcdonalds Restaurant, Onion, Variety, Western Europe
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, 26 Nov 2008: IMF ready to help with funds …
Nov 26, 2008 Baltics
Accordingly, the Latvian authorities have asked IMF, together with the European Union, to provide technical and financial support," said IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn in a press rel...Tags: Amount Of Money, Atis, Dominique Strauss Kahn, Economy, European Commission, European Union, Finance Minister, How Much Money, Imf, Institutions, Latvian Authorities, Managing Director, Press Release
Thu, 25 Sep 2008: Construction begins on new business park …
Sep 25, 2008 Baltics
"Business parks next to airports are growing rapidly across Europe, and Latvia's case is special thanks to the ideal synergy of location and business culture. We are investing, because we believ...Tags: Airports, Arkitektur, Baltic News Service, Business Culture, Business Park, Business Parks, Construction Plan, Different Companies, Dnb, Europe, Griff, Inspiration, Latvia, Managing Director, New Business, Norway, Slew, Special Thanks, Subsidiary, Synergy
Wed, 11 Jun 2008: Report: SEB sends in debt collectors…
Jun 11, 2008 Baltics
Quarterly profit plunged to 57 million kroons as a result. The SEB team, according to the paper, is already at work in Tallinn and is not showing much leniency toward businessmen. Annika Falkenb...Tags: 1990s, Advice, Banking Crisis, Bankruptcies, Businessmen, Debt Collectors, Economic Activity, Kroons, Latvia, Leniency, Managing Director, Periods, Quarterly Profit, Seb, Sweden, Swedish Radio, Tallinn, Working Group
Thu, 22 May 2008: Real estate agents caution against state’s planned property sales…
May 22, 2008 Baltics
The problem is what price they are willing to pay. "There are more and more real estate developers and even speculators with no history of activity in the Baltic countries coming to look at our m...Tags: Baltic Countries, Foreigner, Kinnisvara, Managing Director, Market Situation, Money, Planned Property, Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Developers, Speculators, State Property
Wed, 4 Jul 2007: Major Finnish real estate group Realia to buy Ober-Haus…
Jul 4, 2007 Baltics
"We have built a great company and have great employee loyalty, and teaming up with Realia Group and their financial shareholders will help the business expand into other markets and grow. Realia...Tags: Central And Eastern Europe, Employee Loyalty, Finnish Real Estate, Haus, Managing Director, Middle Class, Real Estate Group, Realia, Scandinavia, Segment, Shareholders, Top Managers
Wed, 9 May 2007: Nord Stream executives meet with Parts…
May 9, 2007 Baltics
Germany and Russia announced the 4 billion euro natural gas pipeline in 2005. The project was impugned by several EU member states, including Poland, Sweden and the Baltics, who blasted then Germ...Tags: Baltics, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Consensus, Eu Member States, Europe, Gerhard Schroeder, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Germany, Managing Director, Massive Project, Matthias, Met, Natural Gas Pipeline, Poland, Russia, Satisfaction, Sweden
Wed, 4 Apr 2007: Estonian venture capitalists acquire two Latvian companies in one week, e…
Apr 4, 2007 Latvia
The following day the company announced that it acquired 100 percent of Graanul Invest, the largest biofuel development company in the Baltics. Both acquisitions underscore an increasingly aggres...Tags: Acquisitions, Aggressive Expansion, Alta, Baltics, Biofuel, Company Announced That, Construction Industry, Energy Industry, Energy Sector, Estate Projects, Expansion Policy, Latvian Companies, Lec, Managing Director, New Real Estate, Next Five Years, Rapid Economic Development, Turnover, Venture Capital Firm, Venture Capitalists
Wed, 11 Oct 2006: VP Market profits still on the rise…
Oct 11, 2006 Baltics
Six new Maxima supermarkets were opened this year in Latvia, three in Riga, and one in Valmiera, Jelgava and Ventspils. The company plans on launching another five to seven stores in Latvia by the...Tags: Economic Research, Estonian Institute, First Nine Months, Jelgava, Latvia, Managing Director, Market Profits, Maxim, Maxima, Price Leader, Riga, Summer Switch, Supermarkets, Valmiera, Ventspils, Vp
Wed, 12 Jul 2006: Icelandic air carrier buys Latcharter…
Jul 12, 2006 Baltics
Furthermore, the company has gained extensive knowledge of the CIS market, which we will undoubtedly benefit from in the near future, opening the window for our current product line," said managin...Tags: Aggressive Growth, Air Carrier, Boeing, Boeing 757 200, Boeing 767 300, Central America, Cis Market, Current, Fleet, Icelandic Air, Icelandic Airlines, Indian Ocean Region, Investor, Latcharter, Loftleidir Icelandic, Managing Director, New Airlines, New Partner, Tourists
Wed, 11 May 2005: Minister Savisaar appoints advisor, weighs ferry link, sell-offs…
May 11, 2005 Baltics
Spacecom is a Russia-owned transit operator that has locked horns with Estonian Railway over transit and infrastructure fees. Its CEO, Oleg Osinovsky, was recently detained by police on suspicion ...Tags: Andrus, Cartel, Ceo, Disapproval, Estonian Railways, Ferry Link, Horns, Infrastructure Fees, Managing Director, Oleg, Privatization, Public Relations Firm, Railway, Russia, Savisaar, Sell Offs, Suspicion, Transit Association, Transit Operator
Wed, 16 Mar 2005: Hansabank acquires Moscow’s Kvest…
Mar 16, 2005 Baltics
dollars (2.5 million euros) for 100 percent of Kvest bank's shares," Hansabank said in a release on March 11. Indrek Neivelt, CEO of Hansabank Group, said the acquisition process was started half ...Tags: Acquisition, Adamson, Board Members, Ceo, Charpentier, Council Members, Eduard, Hansabank, Kristina, Lauri, Lundberg, Management Board, Managing Director, March 11, Moscow, Shares
Wed, 9 Mar 2005: Swedbank offer may be too sweet to pass up…
Mar 9, 2005 Baltics
"If at all possible, the shares should be kept," he said. Meerits cited the housing loans market as an example of why Hansabank was set to develop rapidly. Estonian housing loans account for 21 pe...Tags: Capitalism, Carl Eric, Director Carl, Gdp, Hansabank, Housing Loans, Justifications, Managing Director, Russian Market, Shares, Tallinn Stock Exchange, Telecommunication, Western Europe
Wed, 9 Feb 2005: Snaige appoints new manager for Kaliningrad…
Feb 9, 2005 Baltics
Giedrius Barysas, Snaige's board chairman, commented that the company, the only producer of refrigerators in the Baltics, had been looking for a new managing director for the plant, which is 85 pe...Tags: Baltics, Board Chairman, Feb 2005, Headway, Managing Director, Personal Reasons, Refrigerators, S Board, Snaige, Subsidiary, Unified Management
Thu, 11 Dec 2003: No tax breaks for Tallink come EU accession…
Dec 11, 2003 Baltics
8 shareholders approved the company's financial results and elected Sunil Nair, managing director of CVC International, a representative of Citigroup Global Investments, to the supervisory board. ...Tags: Citigroup, Cvc, Global Investments, Managing Director, Nair, Shareholders, Supervisory Board, Tax Breaks
Thu, 28 Aug 2003: Nordic booze markets facing major changes…
Aug 28, 2003 Baltics
The Federation ofthe Finnish Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry claimed that only a very largecut would significantly reduce the incentive to travel to Estonia to getbeer, where prices are 20 percen...Tags: Baltics, Booze, Brewers, Excise Tax, Finland, Finnish Breweries, Finns, Helsinki, Managing Director, Mattson, Nordic, Price Differences, Soft Drinks
Thu, 21 Aug 2003: Repse: forget the paper, give us clean pulp…
Aug 21, 2003 Baltics
13, Repse said that the ecological aspect of the project – called Baltic Pulp – should receive the most attention. "I understand that Latvia must insist that the mill use nonchlorine technologies....Tags: Baltic News Service, Deputy Prime Minister, Elemental Chlorine, Environmental Experts, Investors, Laitinen, Latvians, Managing Director, Met, Paper Pulp, Technology