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NOTICE: The Lithuanian Development Agency (LDA) has been restructured into two public organizations - "Invest Lithuania" and "Enterprise Lithuania". The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania is the owner of the two new institutions.
Lithuania’s Viability and Stability Ranked High
“The Failed States Index” examining 177 countries and measuring their degree of instability in 12 sectors, the US-based think tank the Fund For Peace in conjuction with the Foreign Policy Magazine rank Lithuania No. 146 – one of the highest among the new EU Member States as well as one of the most stable and viable countries of the world.
The Failed States Index ranks 177 states according to 12 social, economic, political, and military indicators - demographic pressures; refugees/IDPs; group grievance; human flight; uneven development; economic decline; delegitimization of the state; public services; human rights; security apparatus; factionalized elites; and external intervention - based on data from more than 90,000 publicly available sources. » Top News
Forbes: Lithuania, the Europe’s Unsung HeroNot every recession-hit country in Europe is like wayward Greece, Portugal and Spain, says Steve Forbes in the Forbes magazine, having in mind Lithuania.»
Lithuanian Prime Minister‘s Interview with CNBC In an interview with CNBC on June 22, Lithuania‘s Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius explained how Lithuania faced the economic recession, commented the impressive results of the massive austerity measures policy as well as shared expectations of market‘s modest growth in 2010. »
fDi Magazine: Klaipėda Free Economic Zone is World’s No. 5 Klaipėda Free Economic Zone (FEZ) has been ranked the 5th best Free Zone in the world in the category of “Best Facilities”, and it is also listed among 25 Free Zones of the Future 2010/11 in the overall ranking, by the premier Foreign Direct Investment (fDi) Magazine of Financial Times Ltd. »
Lithuanian Government Talks to 66 Potential Investors The Lithuanian Government is in talks with 66 foreign companies that are considering investing in the Baltic country. »
Belgian Etex Group Opens a Plant in LithuaniaThe Belgian industrial group, specialising in the manufacture and marketing of high quality building materials and systems, Etex Group opened its new fiber cement roofing sheets of wavy plant in Lithuania, the only of its kind in the Baltic States.»
Lithuanian “GetJar"- among TOP-100 Most Promising IT CompaniesThe Lithuanian and world's largest cross-platform app store based in Lithuania, the US and the UK, “GetJar", has been recognized as one of TOP-100 most promising IT companies in Europe, in the list of companies with maximum business and development potential, annually compiled and issued by an international innovation media group "Red Herring".»
Lithuania Leading in Broadband and Digital TV The 15th Progress Report on the Single European Electronic Communications Market – 2009 prepared by the European Commission places Lithuania among EU’s leading countries in terms of the development of broadband infrastructure, mobile communications as well as digital television. »
NewsPort Handling Continuously Increasing During the first five months of the present year cargo handling in Klaipėda Port increased by 15.8%, and May was a record. »
Vilnius – Best Baltic City for Life Vilnius lands in the 78th position in the Mercer’s annual worldwide quality of living ranking, highest among the Baltic States’ capitals. »
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