EconomyLithuania registers one of EU's lowest annual inflation in January2014-02-24, 17:51Annual inflation in Latvia was 0.5% in January, the eighth lowest across the European Union, according to the latest data from the EU's statistical office Eurostat. Lithuania's inflation made 0.2% and Estonia 1.6%. Lithuania transported more cargo by air, less by railway, sea transport in January2014-02-24, 12:27In January 2014 year-on-year, cargo volume transported by air increased. Yet, less cargo was transported by railway and sea transport. Moreover, cargo handling in Klaipeda State Seaport and Butinge terminal also fell. Commissioner Šemeta welcomes G20 Finance Ministers' agreement on global tax transparency standard2014-02-23, 20:00Algirdas Šemeta, EU Commissioner for Taxation, has welcomed the G20 Finance Ministers' agreement today on a new global standard which will reinforce the fight against tax evasion and improve tax transparency worldwide. At their meeting in Sydney, the G20 gave the green light to the global standard for the automatic exchange of information. They are due to agree implementation plans at their next meeting in September. The new standard was developed by the OECD, with strong support and input from the EU. REACT Madrid: getting Europe’s economy back on track2014-02-23, 11:44How do we nurse Europe's economy back to health? Should the EU keep taking the same austerity medicine or try something different? On 20 February, the EP organised a ReAct event in Madrid to discuss how to create jobs and growth in a sustainable way with academics, MEPs, bloggers and ordinary people. Lithuania receives written offer from Gazprom2014-02-22, 13:23Lithuania received the written offers of the gas price and other conditions from Russia's gas giant Gazprom. Co-owner of Lithuania's company Alvo Group Nijole Variakojiene was announced the Business Woman of the Year. The prize of the Export of the Year was presented to the company Sviesos Konversija and the companies Liuks, Orion Global Pet, Kalnapilio-Tauro Group and Diab. Gas terminal will serve to strengthen Lithuania’s energy independence2014-02-21, 09:24President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended the naming ceremony of the vessel for the Klaipėda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in South Korean city Ulsan. The LNG storage vessel was built for Lithuania in South Korea by Norwegian company Höegh LNG in association with the local company Hyundai Heavy Industries. Lithuanian state takes over control of waste incineration power plants2014-02-20, 15:17The Government of Lithuania approved of the proposal made by the Ministry of Environment by which the control and the planning of the activities of the waste incineration power plants were to be in the hands of the state. One-third of Lithuania's entrepreneurs are women2014-02-19, 13:46One-third of Lithuania's entrepreneurs – women. According to Lithuania's Minister of Social Security and Labour, such a rate was too low. South Korea is interested in investing in Lithuania2014-02-18, 11:03President Dalia Grybauskaitė and representatives of South Korea's major world-famous businesses discussed the prospects of cooperation between Lithuania and South Korea and opportunities to invest in Lithuania. |
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