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Estonia: The first Põhjala craft beer bar was opened in Beijing
Estonian craft beer brewer Põhjala Brewery opened a pop-up bar in Beijing for two months, selling only craft beer from the Põhjala Brewery. The bar sells ten different Põhjala beers from barrels and the selection changes constantly. Põhjala Brewery entered the world's largest beer market in 2016 and the company is testing the market for further expansion plans.
Norwegians press Lithuanian exporters to cut prices amid weakening krone
The weakening of Norway's krone against the euro has not yet hit Lithuanian exports to the market, but exporters say they have already begun to feel pressure to cut product and service prices in talks with their Norwegian partners, according to the Verslo Zinios reported LETA/BNS.
Estonia: Roofit Solar Energy raises additional capital
Estonian producer of metal roofs with integrated solar panels Roofit Solar Energy has raised additional capital for its development and expansion onto export markets, informed LETA/BNS.
Estonian salmon, rainbow trout allowed onto Chinese market
Estonian fish processing companies are now able to export salmon and rainbow trout as well as products containing those fish to the People's Republic of China.
Exports of Latvian food producers up 7.3% in H1 - federation
Exports of Latvian food producers in the first six months of this year has risen by 7.3 percent compared to the respective period last year, Inara Sure, chairperson of the Latvian Federation of Food Companies (LPUF) said LETA.
H1 output of Estonia's food industry worth EUR 800 mln
Estonian food industry companies produced some 800 million euros' worth of output in the first six moths of 2019, of which one-third was exported, wirtes LETA/BNS.
Lithuania's Baltik Vairas pins growth hopes on e-bikes
The chief executive officer of Lithuania's bicycle manufacturer Baltik Vairas, which sells 95 percent of its products to the Netherlands and Germany, believes that the future belongs to electric bikes, the Lrt.lt online news site has reported, citing LETA/BNS.
SEB survey shows Lithuania as Baltic dairy market leader
Lithuania is the leader of the Baltic dairy market, surpassing both Estonia and Latvia in terms of production and processing volumes, a survey of the Baltic dairy market by SEB indicates, informed LETA.
Estonia: All of the over 600 samples taken in M.V.Wool comply with standards, the adverse effects of the products on human health have been ruled out
M.V.Wool AS confirms that the fishery products of the company have always complied with the limit values established in the European Union and that the adverse effects of these fishery products on human health have been ruled out. Since the spring, M.V.Wool has been working closely with the Veterinary and Food Board (the VFB) and has established a zero tolerance for the presence of listeria bacteria. Samples taken in the last six months confirm that the company's products comply with the limit values with a good margin.
Agency lifts 2019 forecast for Lithuanian services exports growth to 14%
Enterprise Lithuania, the government's export promotion agency, sticks to its forecast that exports of Lithuanian-origin goods, not including energy products, will grow by 7.4% to 14.5 bn euros this year, but expects services exports to expand by 14.1% to 11 bn euros, up from the previous projection of 7.4%.
Lithuania's Axioma signs EUR 10 mln water meter deal with Oman
Axioma Metering, a company of the industrial and energy project group Axioma, which is part of Lithuania's Icor Group, signed on Wednesday a 10-million-euro agreement to supply water meters to Oman and launch production in the Arab country, informed LETA/BNS.
Lithuania's Nematekas gets green light to export meat products to Vietnam
Lithuania's Nematekas gets green light to export meat products to Vietnam, informed LETA/BNS.
Ambitious Estonian microbreweries: Pühaste to crowdfund its continuous export triumph
Pühaste Brewery, which is already exporting its craft beer to 23 countries, launched a crowdfunding campaign on the platform Fundwise. The microbrewery is looking to raise at least 150 thousand euros from investors in order to increase its operating capacity, provide packaging in more ecological and better-quality cans and add alcohol-free drinks to its product range. While now the brewery exports 60 percent of its products, next year Pühaste is looking to grow its exports to 80%, informed Pühaste representatives.
Estonia's public transport ticketing co Ridango to launch services in Finland's Imatra
Estonian public transport ticketing company Ridango will be launching its services in the city of Imatra during the first half of 2020, which will also be the company's first step towards entering the Finnish market, informed LETA/BNS.
Lithuanian-owned City Service gears up to export its e-Housing app abroad
Lithuanian-owned property administration and maintenance group City Service is combining its digital services into a single company named City Service Digital as part of plans to export its e-Bustas (e-Housing) mobile app and other digital projects implemented in Lithuania to foreign markets, informed LETA/BNS.
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