- Lithuania makes debut at Food Taipei
Food Taipei, one of the largest international events of its kind in Asia, opened in Taiwan on Christmas Day.
- GETFIX: finding a proper handyman with a click on your cell
Benas Dobrikas, co-founder of GETFIX, a start-up provider of universal handymen services, smiles when asked about the very start two and a half years ago.
- The cannabis still struggles in Lithuania
The whiff of a joint in Lithuania will not get any stronger for now – the cannabis remains a taboo for medical purposes, leave alone recreational use.
- Owner of Lithuania's Girteka invests in US startup project44
ME Investicija, the owner of Lithuania's transport services group Girteka, has invested into US logistics startup project44, without disclosing the value of its investment.
- Riga Airport receives state aid of 35.23 million euros to increase its share capital
Riga International Airport has received state aid in the amount of EUR 35.23 million, necessary for increasing the airport's share capital, which had also been approved by the European Commission.
- A micro “gypsy brewery” outside Riga expands to China and Thailand and aims at more
The pandemic has had a major impact on Ārpus Brewing Co., an independent microbrewery, founded in 2017 by craft beer geeks from Riga, Latvia.
- Wild’ness Retreat co-owner Ivonna Beimute: “What a bliss to wake up at your work and feel the magic every single day!”
The vision to bring eco-conscious travellers to the rural parts of Latvia, to explore Latvian nature, the Slow Food movement, and replenish their souls is being fulfilled with much passion, energy and hard work by two Canadians, Ivonna Beimute and her husband Eli, owners of Wild’ness Retreat.
- Blossoming business of Latvian couple is blooming amid the pandemic
Thirty two-year-old Latvian Liana Kazmere (Liāna Kažmere) and one year senior to her husband Arturs Kazmers (Arturs Kažmers), both passionate about houseplants, took their affinity further – setting up their “For my plants”.
- Sales of Lithuanian chocolate and beer surge in Taiwan after vaccine donation
People in Taiwan have flocked to buy Lithuanian beer and chocolate as a thank you gesture after Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis announced that the country would be donating 20,000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses, Gabrielė Sagaitytė of Lithuania’s national broadcaster LRT.lt, writes.
- Luxury bathtubs made In Latvia conquer the world
Latvian-made products continue to rise in popularity as global consumers opt for well-crafted European products using the finest materials over Chinese manufactured goods.
- Lockdown No2 in Latvia in the eyes of expats – the despair and the hope
For small businesses the second lockdown has been the final nail in the coffin.
- Klaipedian businesswoman Donata Kuprescenkiene: “It is a time for new opportunities!”
Owing to her natural and profuse kindness that she emanates with the never-face-leaving smile and her ability to get along with everyone, many had predicted that Donata’s true vocation is teaching.
- Estonian party ratings: support for Reform Party surpasses that for Center again
While in August, Estonia's Reform Party was surpassed in terms of popularity by the senior partner of the government coalition Center Party for the first time in a long while, in September, however, the largest opposition party has restored its dominant position in Estonian party ratings, it appears from a survey commissioned by public broadcaster ERR and carried out by pollster Turu-uuringute AS.
- Colossal changes in materials and technological solutions have marked construction sector
Since 2006, Latvia’s Orocon Construction, LLC, has been providing preconstruction, construction management, general contracting and design-build services for federal, state, municipal and private clients.
- How one Italian restaurant in Riga copes with COVID-19 crisis and its aftermaths
Sandra Klavins and Adriano Carlesi are joint owners of Italian restaurant Casa Nostra, situated in the Art Nouveau area of Elizabetes Iela.
- Fin-tech not the hospitality sector, but a shake-up is tangible
Money flows have been shaken up dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A successful Latvian printing house believes in the future of books
When I pass by the bookstore on my way home, I cannot help notice its visible shrinkage –part of the bookstore has become home to a cafe and knick-knacks stands.
- Estonia’s free transport has downsides
Having announced in the very beginning of March the launching of free public transport, Luxemburg is shining in the international limelight, but, well, it could be, thus, unfairly stealing Tallinn’s thunder.
- China sends humanitarian aid, commercial shipments to supplies-short Baltics
In a gesture of goodwill, China sent 20 thousand protective masks and 120 thousand pairs of protective gloves to Lithuania on March 20 to help the largest Baltic country to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
- Survey shows Postimees as Estonia's most trusted private media channel
Postimees is the most trusted private media channel for residents of Estonia in the current crisis, while overall, the list is topped by public ETV television and the news portal of public broadcaster ERR, it appears from a survey carried out by Kantar Emor.