RB Rail, a joint Baltic company established for the implementation of the European-gauge railway project Rail Baltica, has received applications from competent candidates to assume the position of its CEO, and their shortlist will be produced soon.

Statistics Lithuania informs that in October 2018, average annual inflation calculated based on the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP), which is methodologically harmonised with those of other EU member states, stood at 2.8% and was by 0.2 percentage points lower than that calculated based on the consumer price index (CPI).

The Bank of Lithuania and Astana Financial Services Authority (Kazakhstan) have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of FinTech and work together in promoting FinTechs in both countries by offering them consultations on financial regulatory issues.

On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has extended the warmest greetings to Poland on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of independence, also sending his wishes for success and prosperity to the Polish people.

Participating in FinTech Inn, a high-level conference hosting more than 1,000 local and international stakeholders in the financial technology domain, Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, stressed the importance of both promoting innovation and maintaining high quality standards.

Lithuania's Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of the oil product and LNG terminal in the port of Klaipeda, plans to become the world's largest LNG terminal operator over the next decade.

The Estonian chain of fitness studios MyFitness opened its first studio in Lithuania, having invested 1.3 mln euros into the venue.

Chinese customs officials will inspect Lithuanian grain growers and exporters to see if they meet the requirements to export their products to China.

Lietuvos Energija, a group of energy companies, further pursues the international strategy provided for in the Strategy LE 2030 signed a conditional agreement on the acquisition of a project for the development of wind farm in Poland. That will be the first wind farm built by the Group itself.

At least 11 Lithuanian lawmakers received 50,0000 spam emails in a massive spam attack on Thursday, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Friday.