EconomyLatvian TM Anrijs Matiss said Wednesday that joint airlines of the three Baltic States could be created by taking Latvia's airBaltic as the basis, while Lithuania and Estonia would buy part of the airline's shares. In May, imports of natural gas to Estonia reached 28.5 million cubic meters; the gas bought by new gas market participants from Lithuania formed 21% of the total imports, Public Broadcasting reports. Rebecca Harms, Co-Chair of the Group of the Greens at the European Parliament, says that shale gas extraction will not contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. And if shale gas is going to be extracted, then tight regulation related to environment and water resources is needed. Marvele Cargo Wharf project in Kaunas: additional guarantees to the private investor2015-06-15, 17:29In order to develop the Marvele Cargo Wharf in Kaunas and cargo transportation in Nemunas, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania together with the State Enterprise Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority and Public Institution Invest Lithuania (Investuok Lietuvoje) organised a public consultation to the parties interested in this project. Trade with Iran accounts for a fair amount of the Lithuanian foreign trade in agricultural products. In 2014, it went up by 9.5%. The Bank of Lithuania, in consistently developing relations with China's financial sector's supervisory authorities, today in Vilnius signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) establishing an arrangement for the sharing of supervisory information and enhancing of cooperation in the area of banking supervision. Lithuanian PM, Katainen talk about importance of European Fund for Strategic Investments2015-06-12, 15:09In a meeting with the European Commission Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen, Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius talked about Jean-Claude Juncker's EUR 315 billion investment plan for Europe, discussed the issues of the Eurozone stability, economic growth outlook in the European Union, and immigration issues. In the coming years, retailers can expect lower fees for card acquiring, higher transparency in applicable fees, and the possibility to choose what payment cards to accept. The Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions will provide better conditions for accepting payment cards. Statistics Lithuania informs that in May 2015, compared to April, prices for the total industrial production sold increased by 0.4%, refined petroleum products excluded – remained almost unchanged. Lithuanian Foreign Vice-Minister and Cuban Ambassador discuss possibilities of increasing Lithuanian exports2015-06-09, 12:53On 8 June, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas received Ambassador of Cuba to Lithuania Enrique Orta González, who resides in Helsinki. |
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