Wed, 1 Jun 2011: Swedbank working to build trust…
Jun 1, 2011 Baltics
Being as close to them as possible and developing mutual trust is more important than trying to increase the bank’s market share, said Wolf. Besides, the bank’s new relationship stra...Tags: Banks, Latvian Market, Local Companies, Market Share, Mutual Trust, Politicians, Relations With Clients, Relationship Strategy, Rsquo, S Market, Swedbank, Wolf
Thu, 10 Jun 2010: Good sailing for ferry operators…
Jun 10, 2010 Baltics
During peak season the ships are not usually short of passengers. In the months of May and June, slightly more reservations have been made compared with a year ago, competitor Viking Line announc...Tags: Car Ferries, Competitor, Debt Burden, Ferry Operators, Last Minute, New Car, Peak Season, S Market, Sailing, Ships, Tallink
Wed, 12 May 2010: Supply overhang creates buyer’s market…
May 12, 2010 Baltics
Today’s economic situation has also affected the cost of labor and of building materials – both have fallen substantially. So building continues, and recent and cheaper-built propertie...Tags: Building Materials, Consumers, Economic Situation, Overhang, Price Negotiation, Real Estate, S Market
Wed, 10 Sep 2008: Slesers: Riga Airport to save economy …
Sep 10, 2008 Latvia
"Tourism, in a time of crisis when we think how to increase revenues, could be the answer so many are expecting 's how to survive the crisis in Latvia. The aviation industry will be Latvia's cha...Tags: Airports, Aviation Industry, Baltic States, Economy, Flight Center, International Business, International Flight, Journalists, Latvia, Members Of The Cabinet, New Business, Nokia, Riga, S Market, Tourism Center
Wed, 9 Jan 2008: New car market most dynamic in Lithuania…
Jan 9, 2008 Lithuania
Estonia's market expanded at the slowest pace, or up 22 percent to 35,400 cars, putting the country in second place overall. Across the Baltic countries, new car registrations increased by 29 perc...Tags: Baltic Countries, Car Market, Car Registrations, Cars, Estonia, Honda, Latvia, Lithuania, New Car, New Toyota, New Vehicles, Passenger Car, Private Passenger, Private Registrations, S Market, Slowest Pace, Toyota, Toyota Vehicles, Volkswagen
Wed, 24 Oct 2007: Latvia looking to refinance public debt…
Oct 24, 2007 Latvia
"We are carefully analyzing the situation, which is not unambiguous due to the U.S. market problem," he said. He emphasized that the Eurobond issue, for Latvia, is a necessity. "The problem is t...Tags: Eurobonds, Financial Markets, Haste, Latvia, Latvian State, Long Term Effects, Public Debt, Refinance, S Market, State Treasury
Wed, 19 Sep 2007: FlyLAL chafes at airBaltic’s market dominance…
Sep 19, 2007 Baltics
"We calculated that these dishonest actions by our competitors could have cost us up to 5 million litas in lost revenue." Puksta said that flyLAL, which is owned by three private Lithuanian comp...Tags: Accusation, Airbaltic, Business Practices, Chafes, Competitor, Dishonest Actions, Flylal, Google, Litas, Lithuanian Companies, Market Dominance, S Market, Spokesman, Unfair Practices
Wed, 22 Aug 2007: Tallink to contest order banning smoking on ships…
Aug 22, 2007 Baltics
17 to start implementing the ban on smoking in its ship bars and discotheques. The injunction was issued after an inspection on board Tallink's ships had established that although smoking in ship ...Tags: Adherence, Baltic News Service, Ban Smoking, Banning Smoking, Consumer Protection Board, Disco, Injunction, Market Supervision, Restaurants, S Market, Shipping Group, Ships, Supervision Department, Tallink, Tobacco Act
Wed, 22 Aug 2007: Cabinet endorses more discounts for air carriers…
Aug 22, 2007 Baltics
Last year the airport saw 2.5 million passengers pass through its gates, a 32.9 percent increase from 2005. From January to July, airBaltic, the state-owned carrier controlled by Scandinavia's SAS...Tags: Air Carriers, Gates, Ireland, Market Share, Ryanair, S Market, Sas, Saw 2, Scandinavia
Wed, 18 Oct 2006: GE Money buys Baltic Trust Bank…
Oct 18, 2006 Baltics
GE's choice demonstrates a level of high interest and the meaningful development of Latvia's market. In my opinion, the Bank and its clients will secure large growth opportunities with this deal,"...Tags: Acquisition, Baltic News Service, Board Chairman, Boiko, Current, Cyprus, Edgars, Ge Money, Growth Opportunities, High Interest, Investments, Lats, Meaningful Development, Millionaire, Oleg, S Market, Share Capital, Trust Bank
Thu, 7 Sep 2006: Polish firms eye booming Lithuanian construction market…
Sep 7, 2006 Lithuania
"Our companies will face problems. Competition is becoming harsher. While we're losing labor, our neighboring rivals are managing to find workers 's since Poland is so large," Matukiene said. In ...Tags: Applications, Attempts, Construction Companies, Construction Market, Lithuania, Poland, Polish Companies, Polish Firms, Polish Market, Rivals, Russia, S Market, Six Months, Subcontractor
Wed, 31 May 2006: Taking counsel: Redefining the concept of dominance in Latvia…
May 31, 2006 Latvia
Latvian competition law currently states that for a company to be found in a dominant position the market share of that company must be at least 40 percent and that the company must be capable of ...Tags: Act, Circumstances, Competition Law, Consumers, Dominance, Dominant Position, Latvia, Market Share, Proportion, S Market
Wed, 14 Dec 2005: Tallink stock trades publicly, CEO Pant awaits Riga route…
Dec 14, 2005 Latvia
But the Tallinn Stock Exchange listing for Tallink, the Baltics' largest passenger ferry, breathed yet more life into Baltic equity markets, which lost their most liquid stock, Hansapank, earlier ...Tags: Baltics, Ceo, Changing Hands, Enn, Helsinki, Journalists, Liquid Stock, Market Capitalization, Market Meltdown, Oslo, Pant, Passenger Ferry, Riga, S Market, Stock Market, Stock Trades, Stocks, Tallink, Tallinn Stock Exchange
Wed, 17 Aug 2005: Snoras bids for Austian bank…
Aug 17, 2005 Baltics
He added that the information was leaked to the daily.Snoras officials neither confirmed nor denied the report. "This might be true; however, I cannot comment anything as I have signed a confident...Tags: Austria Bank, Banks, Burgenland, Confidentiality Agreement, Proposals, Retail Banking, Russia, S Market, Snoras
Wed, 27 Apr 2005: Lithuanian farms become investment attraction…
Apr 27, 2005 Lithuania
"The first year of EU membership has proved, however, that Lithuania's agricultural producers may compete on the EU market successfully and investments into this sector are worthwhile," he stresse...Tags: Agricultural Companies, Agricultural Output, Agricultural Producers, Agricultural Production, Agriculture, Grupe, Hectares, Investment Attraction, Investments, Lithuania, S Market
Thu, 6 Jan 2005: Latvia could see more IT action…
Jan 6, 2005 Latvia
However, not everyone agreed. Andris Anspoks, Latvia's IT and Telecommunications Association vice president, doubted the prediction, saying "all who wanted to be present on the Latvian market have...Tags: Attractive Market, Ibm, Jan 2005, Latvia, Latvian Market, Latvija, Microsoft, Representations, S Market, Specifics, Telecommunications Association, Vice President
Thu, 7 Aug 2003: In Brief - 2003-08-07…
Aug 7, 2003 Baltics
The initial price of a 91.95 percent stake in Stumbras has been pegged at 107 million litas, or 3.92 litas per share. The 50 percent premium offered by the highest bidder demonstrates the potentia...Tags: Alcohol Industry, Baltic News Service, Earnings, Gsm, Highest Bidder, Initial Price, Interest Tax, Litas, Lithuania, Market Capitalization, Mobile Operator, Percent Stake, Profitability, S Market, Stock Exchange, Tdc, Telecommunication Company
Thu, 20 Feb 2003: Modernization paying off in Klaipeda…
Feb 20, 2003 Baltics
Yukos is already operating the Lithuanian crude oil refining and transportation complex Mazeikiu Nafta (Mazeikiai Oil) and could become the main exporter of crude oil through the Klaipeda terminal...Tags: Authorized Capital, Baltics, Crude Oil Refining, Debts, Litas, Market Capitalization, Modernization Project, Nafta, Oil Product, Oil Products, S Market, Throughput, Yukos
Thu, 23 Jan 2003: Lithuanian dairies accused of dumping…
Jan 23, 2003 Lithuania
The maximal term for the penalties - described as "temporary protection measures" - is six months. Tsuja said a decision on whether permanent protection measures were to be imposed would be made i...Tags: Checks, Dairy Producers, Economic Development, Latvia, Lithuania, Milk, Negative Impact, Protection Measures, S Market, Six Months, Three Months
Thu, 9 Dec 1999: Baltic bourses: two steps toward consolidation…
Dec 9, 1999 Baltics
The Tallinn Stock Exchange proposes to include five companies - Telecom, Hansapank, Uhispank, Optiva Bank and Norma.The Riga bourse proposes to include Balta, Latvijas Gaze, Unibanka and Ventspils...Tags: Baltic, Bookkeeping, Bourse, Bourses, Consolidation, Hansapank, Latvijas Gaze, Market Capitalization, Norma, Optiva Bank, Riga, Rokiskio Suris, S Market, Tallinn Stock Exchange, Telecom, Two Steps, Unibanka, Ventspils Nafta, Vilniaus Bankas, Vilnius
Thu, 28 Oct 1999: FALLING PRICES AND LOW TURNOVER HAUNT BALTIC BOURSES…
Oct 28, 1999 Baltics
Publication of three-quarter results changed share prices little except for renewing interest in Valmieras Stikla Skiedra fiberglass factory. But Valmieras SS will be unable to pull the market up ...Tags: Baltic, Banks, Bourses, Curtain, Energy Sector, Excitement, Haunt, Hermis, Impending Collapse, Merger, Obscurity, Quarter Results, S Market, Share Prices, Slides, Speculators, Ss, Stikla, Turnover, Ukio
Thu, 20 May 1999: Comparison between Baltic bourses easier to do…
May 20, 1999 Baltics
Share turnover, the volume of an issue, capitalization and modifications regarding dividends are not incorporated into index calculations.Share inclusion into the index base is administered under ...Tags: Acquisition, Bourses, Capitalization, Dividends, Exchange Management, Inclusion, Index Calculation, Index Calculations, Management Board, Participation, Qbi, S Market, Share Turnover
Thu, 4 Mar 1999: Latvia ready for extreme measures: Government may slap price floor on Lit…
Mar 4, 1999 Latvia
The last joint committee meeting Feb. 17 brought little change to the situation.This time the Latvian government is playing tough. It ordered the Finance and Agriculture ministries to prepare a dr...Tags: Agriculture, Committee Meeting, Draft Act, Egg Company, Egg Producers, Eggs, Extreme Measures, Finance, Joint Committee, Latvia, Latvian Government, Lit, Local Market, S Market