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Wednesday, 30.10.2024, 12:46
Van Oord becomes shareholder in Estonia's Saare Wind Energy
21.10.2020Dutch company Van Oord has acquired a minority holding in Estonian energy company Saare Wind Energy, which is developing a 1.7 billion euro wind farm off the west coast of Saaremaa island, reports LETA/BNS.
Keyword tags: Energy, Estonia, EU – Baltic States, Good for Business, Investments, Mergers and take-overs
Lithuanian bars, restaurants ordered to close at midnight
21.10.2020Bars, restaurants and nightclubs will have to close at midnight and register their visitors starting October 26th as part of measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, informs LETA/BNS.
Bank of Lithuania issues a silver coin dedicated to a famous Sage - the Vilna Gaon
21.10.2020On 20 October, the Bank of Lithuania issues into circulation the €10 silver collector coin dedicated to the 300th birth anniversary of the Vilna Gaon (Elijah ben Solomon Zalman). The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania has declared 2020 as the Year of the Vilna Gaon and the History of the Jews in Lithuania.
Survey: Nearly half of employers in Estonia plan to hire new employees in near future
21.10.2020According to the preliminary results of the fall labor market survey of the Salary Information Agency and the labor portal CVKeskus.ee, 46 percent of the surveyed employers plan to hire new employees in the coming months, writes LETA/BNS.
In September, level of producer prices in Latvia industry up 0.3%
21.10.2020Data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that, compared to August, in September 2020 the level of producer prices in Latvian industry increased by 0.3 %. The level of prices of products sold on the domestic market increased by 0.3 %, and prices of exported products – by 0.4 %.
Latvian Aviation Industry Agrees on Joint Effort to Prevent Human Trafficking
19 October, Latvia’s leading aviation companies - Riga Airport and the national airline airBaltic -, the Ministry of the Interior and non-governmental organizations signed a memorandum of cooperation committing to actively cooperate in the prevention of human trafficking.
Telia and Ericsson signed a strategic partnership agreement
Telia and Ericsson on Wednesday signed a strategic partnership agreement, according to which Telia will use only Ericsson radio communication technology to transition its Swedish and Estonian 4G networks to 5G over the next five years, reports LETA/BNS.