Lithuania

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Slovakia most resilient on consumption

Slovakia most resilient on consumption

Household consumption expenditure decreased by an unprecedented 8% in the EU year-on-year in 2020, according to a new survey by the official EU statistics agency Eurostat. However as the EU-27 registered falls in household expenditure, only four countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) were below the EU average 8%

Baltic business startups: helping clients to work smart, manage teams, and fight fraud

Baltic business startups: helping clients to work smart, manage teams, and fight fraud

Business services and products including fintech are the key field for startups in the Baltics. Fighting fraud, data visualizations and effective work tools. Startups offering business services from the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, (combined population circa 6.2 million) now number the thousands. As well as fintech,

Taiwan to invest USD 200m in Lithuania

Taiwan to invest USD 200m in Lithuania

2 min read Lithuania, China, Taiwan

Taiwan will set up a USD 200 million investment fund for Lithuania to offset economic pressure from China, it announced Thursday. Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tseng Wen-Sheng said “Taiwan & Lithuania are like-minded partners bound by an unshakeable belief in freedom and democracy. We’ll overcome China‘s threat

Baltic startups: renewing forests and cleaning the oceans while cutting pollution

Baltic startups: renewing forests and cleaning the oceans while cutting pollution

In our first deep dive into the innovative Baltic startup scene, we look at companies with new approaches to recycling, reforestation, oil disposal and even nuclear energy . Fighting deforestation with satellites Estonia’s Single.Earth was founded two years ago based on a belief that it is possible to save

CET special report on 'Hungry and Ambitious' Baltic startups

CET special report on 'Hungry and Ambitious' Baltic startups

This week The Central European Times investigates the startup scenes of the three innovative but diminutive Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, whose small size makes companies open and internationally oriented from day one. Read our exclusive reports on environmental startups in the Baltics here, healthtech startups here and cutting-edge

Taiwan could supply Europe with chips, eyes central Europe

Taiwan could supply Europe with chips, eyes central Europe

Taiwan could help alleviate Europe’s semiconductor shortage by setting up manufacturing operations in central Europe. With a reputation as a tech heavyweight, the autonomous island claimed by mainland China is host to numerous electronic component manufacturers. In October, the head of Taiwan’s National Development Council, Kung Ming-hsin, said