Baltic States
US’ Dexcom to open services centre in Vilnius in 2021
Medical technology company Dexcom's new global business services centre will support its operations and customers across EMEA.
Lithuania’s exports decreased by 8.2%, imports by 13.6% y/y in 1H20
Lithuania’s exports amounted to €2.33bn and imports to €2.50bn in July.
Croatia had second-deepest GDP contraction across the EU in 2Q20
Tourism-dependent Spain and Croatia were worst hit by the coronacrisis among EU members while the Baltic and Nordic countries were least affected, Eurostat finds.
Lukashenko’s crackdown leads to exodus of IT professionals
The restart of Belarus' self-appointed President Alexander Lukashenko's brutal crackdown on protesters has led to a growing exodus of IT professionals that will destroy one of the country’s most successful sectors.
Lithuanians saving more, borrowing less
Deposits of Lithuanian residents continued to grow at a rapid pace in July, while loans to residents decreased.
The robot will help you now
Robot grocery deliveries, checkout-free stores and facial recognition payments are some of the technologies coming out of CEE as retail goes contactless.
Lukashenko to impose sanctions on Lithuania and Poland as the Belarusian women get ready to march in protest
Belarus' self-appointed president Alexander Lukashenko threatened to impose sanctions on Lithuania and Poland and block the transit of goods in reprisal for sanctions the two countries have already imposed on him.
Poll indicates same-sex partnerships in Estonia could be in jeopardy
Estonia is the only Baltic state to have legitimised co-habitation between two individuals regardless of sex, but a whopping 55% of Estonian citizens still support the definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman.
A 32-kilometre human chain from Vilnius to Belarusian border formed
Some 50,000 people have reportedly formed an approximately 32-km human chain from the Lithuanian capital Vilnius to the Belarusian border to demonstrate solidarity with the Belarusian opposition contesting the fraudulent August 9 presidential result.