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		<title>Record-breaking start of the year at Vilnius Airport: January – the best in history</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/09/record-breaking-start-of-the-year-at-vilnius-airport-january-%e2%80%93-the-best-in-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The passenger traffic at Vilnius International Airport (VIA) has shown a  steady upward trend since the previous year, and the result of the  first month this year was the best compared to January statistics  throughout all years of the airport’s operation, informs vilnius-airport.lt.
In January 2012, the airport handled 129.3 thousand passengers, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CV Online was acquired by one of the largest Finland’s media groups</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/08/cv-online-was-acquired-by-one-of-the-largest-finland%e2%80%99s-media-groups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 2 February, CV Online, the leading internet recruitment company in the Baltic states, was acquired by one of the largest Finland’s media giants Alma Media. According to CV Online LT management, this step is another evidence of successful enterprise performance, 15min.lt reported on February 3.
“Fact that one of the most influential media groups in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Government will present measures to prevent &#8220;monopolistic tendencies&#8221; in heat production</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/06/the-government-will-present-measures-to-prevent-monopolistic-tendencies-in-heat-production/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:45:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government will soon       put forward a package of measures to protect heat consumers from       monopolistic trends, said Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius on Monday, lrytas.lt reports.
According to the head       of the Government, the measures to protect  the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I.Degutienė – Rumors about Latvia’s Swedbank were spread from Russia</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/06/i-degutiene-%e2%80%93-rumors-about-latvia%e2%80%99s-swedbank-were-spread-from-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The rumors about upcoming Swedbank bankruptcy, after which a tenth of deposits were withdrawn, were spread by Russia — commented Irena Degutienė, Speaker of Seimas, wrote lrytas.lt on 30 January.
The Speaker of the Seimas told about political groups leaders&#8217; meeting with Bank of Lithuania Chairman Vitas Vasiliauskas, who asked for members of parliament not to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anders Borg: Swedish banks should regard Baltics as their home</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swedish finance  minister Anders Borg who visited Tallinn yesterday  and had a meeting  with the Estonian finance minister Jürgen Ligi said  that he has a  message for Swedish banks that operate at home, writes bbn.ee.
Borg said that large Swedish banks should behave in Estonia and other Baltic states like it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who donated the most?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) data, the companies owned by the Achema Group and Arvi group of companies donated the most to political parties last year, delfi.lt reported on 21 January.
On the basis of analysis conducted by the CEC, three Achema Group companies transferred 414 thousand LTL to eight parties. Two companies from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London&#8217;s court allowed Antonov and Baranauskas to report less frequently</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/02/02/the-court-of-london-allowed-both-mr-antonov-and-mr-baranauskas-to-register-to-the-police-less-frequently/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 30 January, Westminster Magistrates&#8217; Court in London continued to investigate the extradition case of ex-shareholders of the recently nationalized bank Snoras, Vladimir Antonov and Raimondas Baranauskas to the Republic of Lithuania, delfi.lt informs.
According to news portal lrytas.lt, the court gave permission for Mr Antonov and Mr Baranauskas, who are both suspected of committing financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing energy costs — challenge for manufacturing, construction and transport</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Growing energy costs pose a threat on the profits of manufacturing, construction and transport enterprises. An increase in the energy needs would mean that these sectors may face losses, informs consulting company KPMG Baltics, delfi.lt wrote on 26 January.
According to the analysts of KPMG, Lithuania‘s energetic vulnerability should be decreased by the diversification of energy supply as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snoras commission will be headed by V.Mazuronis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 12-person       parliamentary commission for Snoras&#8217; story investigation       was confirmed by Seimas after a       long discussion. It will present the conclusions by June 1. The       fight broke out    [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I. Šimonytė — there is some success in Government’s fight against the shadow economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When judging Government’s work fighting the illegal market, the Finance Minister says that ‘there is some success’. According to Ingrida Šimonytė, if better results are wanted in the fight against the shadow economy &#8211; public support is required, lrytas.lt wrote on 25 January.
‘Fight against the shadow market requires not only consistent work and collaboration between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 M&amp;A deals in the Baltics in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/31/top-10-ma-deals-in-the-baltics-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eurozone turbulence  last year lowered expectations in the mergers and acquisitions (M&#38;A)  market and prompted forecasters to look more prudently into the future.  Still, following the meagre recession years, 2011 was marked by growth  in the number of M&#38;A deals in the Baltics, bbn.ee reported on 30 January.
The  brightest star [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe’s new treaty – obligation to deal with finances in responsible manner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
The leaders of the EU member states, currently attending an informal meeting of members of the European Council in the capital of Belgium, approved the Fiscal Compact Treaty designed to obligate the eurozone members to observe stringent fiscal discipline and pursue a responsible economic policy. All of the EU member states, except United Kingdom and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swedbank will finance the building of Ikea in Vilnius</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/29/swedbank-will-finance-the-building-of-ikea-in-vilnius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first IKEA in the Baltics is coming to Lithuania!  Swedbank has provided Fe Real Estate with 100 million LTL for investment in a new shopping and business centre near the Vilnius International Airport.  The centre, including the IKEA furniture store, is slated to open in 2013, 15min.lt wrote on 26 January.
“The opening of Ikea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutor&#8217;s Office started investigation on financial transactions in the Snoras</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/26/prosecutors-office-started-investigation-on-financial-transactions-in-the-snoras/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 25 January, a pre-trial investigation was started at the Prosecutor&#8217;s Office with the purpose to verify the information, disseminated by the media, regarding the illegal financial operations at the Snoras bank that could have been performed after the bankruptcy proceedings had begun, delfi.lt reports.
On the basis of available documents, TV3 reported that the son [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Klaipėda is preparing proposals on compensations for LNG terminal</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/26/klaipeda-is-preparing-proposals-on-compensations-for-lng-terminal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Klaipėda municipal council requested the Government to set up a work group to secure compensation for its citizens who will be affected by the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, as reported by 15min.lt on the 25 January.
Currently, there are no laws that provide for a compensatory mechanism for citizens, and companies in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Furniture manufacturers are preparing for Ikea arrival to Lithuania</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting from next year some of Lithuanian furniture producers may have to compete with the Swedish furniture giant „Ikea“. Concern SBA admits that Ikea&#8217;s arrival will have an influence on its trading business, on the other hand, Vilniaus baldai (Vilnius Furniture) are not worried about the arrival of the Swedish concern as they are not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prime Minister’s son employed by Google</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/23/prime-minister%e2%80%99s-son-employed-by-google/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vytautas Kubilius, the senior son of Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius, is no longer working for the advertising agency Media Contacts as he has found a new leading job with the Internet giant Google, where he assumed the Country&#8217;s Business Development Manager position as from January 2012, delfi.lt reported on 17 January.
V. Kubilius himself chose not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viking will travel regularly, more cargo is expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From now on the Viking train will travel from Ukraine to Lithuania twice weekly: on Mondays and Thursdays, 15min.lt wrote on 19 January.
Lithuanian Railways expects that a clear timetable will not only encourage the transport of more cargo to Lithuania, but also an increase in shipping to Ukraine.
“Regularity will encourage shipments, we will receive more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News from the euro zone pessimistic but Lithuania is ready for challenges — PM</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/16/news-from-the-euro-zone-pessimistic-but-lithuania-is-ready-for-challenges-%e2%80%94-pm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It  is difficult to be an optimist when listening to news coming from the  euro zone but Lithuania is ready for challenges, Prime Minister Andrius  Kubilius has said after the US ratings agency Standard &#38; Poors  downgraded European states.
“The  news coming from the euro zone do not let us be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snoras&#8217; bankruptcy administrator found assets in Lithuania and abroad worth more than 2 billion litas</title>
		<link>http://www.lithuaniatribune.com/2012/01/14/snoras-bankruptcy-administrator-found-assets-in-lithuania-and-abroad-worth-more-than-2-billion-litas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bankruptcy administrator of the bank Snoras together with the bank&#8217;s employees and advisors in foreign countries, seeking to identify, secure and recover the bank’s assets, have already identified bank’s property in Lithuania and abroad worth more than 2 billion litas, 15min.lt reported on 12 January.
74 objects of property are located in Lithuania, Estonia, Russia and [...]]]></description>
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