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Development Fund: Estonian start-ups valued by venture capitalists
Heidi Kakko, head of investments of Estonian Development Fund, writes in Äripäev that Estonia has in recent years built up a strong image as a hotbed for start-up companies.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c6e93b3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Development+Fund%3A+Estonian+start-ups+valued+by+venture+capitalists&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D192e5d6e-89fd-41e7-a82e-7c75d4a902f0%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Development+Fund%3A+Estonian+start-ups+valued+by+venture+capitalists&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D192e5d6e-89fd-41e7-a82e-7c75d4a902f0%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996093426/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c6e93b3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996093426/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c6e93b3/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Estonian Air chooses Embraer to support its long-term strategy
Estonian Air announced on Friday it had selected Embraer to supply 12 aircraft for the airline.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c6e93b4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Estonian+Air+chooses+Embraer+to+support+its+long-term+strategy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D9753662e-e649-461d-89d7-bc1f2cf8d517%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Estonian+Air+chooses+Embraer+to+support+its+long-term+strategy&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D9753662e-e649-461d-89d7-bc1f2cf8d517%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996093425/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c6e93b4/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996093425/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c6e93b4/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Banker: Estonia should make English another state language
Investment banker Joakim Helenius belives that Estonia should make English an official language.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c6d0969/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Banker%3A+Estonia+should+make+English+another+state+language&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Db3fe4b23-75f3-4c6c-b98c-7920788b393f%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Banker%3A+Estonia+should+make+English+another+state+language&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Db3fe4b23-75f3-4c6c-b98c-7920788b393f%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996094953/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c6d0969/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996094953/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c6d0969/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Äripäev publishes list of top dividend earners
Toomas Annus, Vjacheslav Rabotshev and Heino Harak are the top three dividend earns in Estonia on their companies’ 2010 results, shows a list of top dividend earners published by Äripäev today.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c5f2b8c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=%C3%84rip%C3%A4ev+publishes+list+of+top+dividend+earners&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Daef11085-5a55-4a56-b123-21cae8f19a33%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=%C3%84rip%C3%A4ev+publishes+list+of+top+dividend+earners&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Daef11085-5a55-4a56-b123-21cae8f19a33%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996011944/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c5f2b8c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996011944/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c5f2b8c/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Government approves ESM, may get a 1.3-billion-euro bill
The government has approved the European Stability Mechanism treaty in which Estonia’s share is 0.186 percent or about 1.3 billion euros.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c5e0e3c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Government+approves+ESM%2C+may+get+a+1.3-billion-euro+bill&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D0ac77192-8df0-495f-8cd6-8310d1ff9fa7%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Government+approves+ESM%2C+may+get+a+1.3-billion-euro+bill&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D0ac77192-8df0-495f-8cd6-8310d1ff9fa7%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996004941/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c5e0e3c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996004941/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c5e0e3c/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
No-one knows the number of Estonians living abroad
More and more Estonians have found new home and work abroad, but until now the state has lacked accurate data about their number.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c5e0e3e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=No-one+knows+the+number+of+Estonians+living+abroad&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Deea31aac-e2e3-44bf-ab6f-b4ae0dfd403d%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=No-one+knows+the+number+of+Estonians+living+abroad&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Deea31aac-e2e3-44bf-ab6f-b4ae0dfd403d%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996004940/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c5e0e3e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996004940/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c5e0e3e/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
UniCredit: we will remain in the Baltics
Italy's UniCredit Bank that enjoys a strong presence in Central and Eastern Europe but a limited exposure in the Baltics has been recently speculated to be a likely candidate to sell its regional business. The bank itself denies the potential exit, writes news2biz.com with reference to Verslo Zinios.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c58b79b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=UniCredit%3A+we+will+remain+in+the+Baltics&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Dd74ef121-dda4-4c28-a44a-872a9ba7a39d%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=UniCredit%3A+we+will+remain+in+the+Baltics&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Dd74ef121-dda4-4c28-a44a-872a9ba7a39d%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995964089/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c58b79b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995964089/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c58b79b/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Anders Borg: Swedish banks should regard Baltics as their home
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 Eesti Päevaleht daily.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c56efb7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Anders+Borg%3A+Swedish+banks+should+regard+Baltics+as+their+home&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D553d5a78-b7dc-4590-a341-b4f65157831c%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Anders+Borg%3A+Swedish+banks+should+regard+Baltics+as+their+home&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D553d5a78-b7dc-4590-a341-b4f65157831c%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995953058/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c56efb7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995953058/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c56efb7/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Estonian-Finnish undersea power cable out of service for days
“It’s a technical problem that started in the Harku converter station that was corrected by ABB, but then there were more problems with the cable in the Finnish side in Espoo,” is how Taavi Veskimägi, CEO of Elering that operates Estlink power cable between Estonia and Finland, explained the cause of problems.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c56d3e5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Estonian-Finnish+undersea+power+cable+out+of+service+for+days&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Db58936ac-877e-4dd7-bbc5-fbda6647b8fe%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Estonian-Finnish+undersea+power+cable+out+of+service+for+days&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Db58936ac-877e-4dd7-bbc5-fbda6647b8fe%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996003283/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c56d3e5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123996003283/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c56d3e5/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
The Chinese New Year carnival cost the city 43,700 euros
The Tallinn City Government said it had allocated 43,700 euros to cover the cost of the festivities related to the Chinese New Year that were held last Monday in the Kadriorg Park in Tallinn.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c519b82/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=The+Chinese+New+Year+carnival+cost+the+city+43%2C700+euros&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Da341c67e-80cf-45e2-8787-f837268d133a%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=The+Chinese+New+Year+carnival+cost+the+city+43%2C700+euros&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Da341c67e-80cf-45e2-8787-f837268d133a%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995971057/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c519b82/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995971057/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c519b82/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Estonia postpones e-census deadline by 24 hours
Statistics Estonia announced yesterday that it had extended access to e-census by 24 hours due to a large number of users who were attempting to enter their data yesterday. This means that people will be able to participate online in the Population Census until 23:59 on 1 February.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c503b7f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Estonia+postpones+e-census+deadline+by+24+hours&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D6bd1053b-11dd-4a5a-a76d-034da63d7397%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Estonia+postpones+e-census+deadline+by+24+hours&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D6bd1053b-11dd-4a5a-a76d-034da63d7397%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995916440/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c503b7f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995916440/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c503b7f/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Group of prominent Estonians propose to erect statue to Boris Yeltsin
Thirty-nine public figures and businesspeople in Estonia have made a proposal to erect a statue to commemorate the contribution of Russia’s first president, Boris Yeltsin, to the restoration of Estonian independence. Boris Yeltsin would have been 81 years old on 1 February of this year.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c5045dd/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Group+of+prominent+Estonians+propose+to+erect+statue+to+Boris+Yeltsin&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D3668ab18-b81e-4ea7-bafe-12df6c3398b5%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Group+of+prominent+Estonians+propose+to+erect+statue+to+Boris+Yeltsin&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D3668ab18-b81e-4ea7-bafe-12df6c3398b5%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995962205/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c5045dd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995962205/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c5045dd/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Tax board to hire another 70 tax auditors
Estonian tax authority plans to hire tens of tax auditors this year, seeing it as the best option in increasing tax collection, writes Postimees daily.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c4fad73/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Tax+board+to+hire+another+70+tax+auditors&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Db518de2e-5c6a-4468-94a4-9f8fafd86304%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Tax+board+to+hire+another+70+tax+auditors&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Db518de2e-5c6a-4468-94a4-9f8fafd86304%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995907011/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c4fad73/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995907011/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c4fad73/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Rail Garant starts building container terminal in Muuga
Yesterday one of Russia’s leading rail transport companies Rail Garant officially started construction for a new large container terminal in Muuga, writes Eesti Päevaleht daily.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c497b11/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Rail+Garant+starts+building+container+terminal+in+Muuga&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D741b3db4-1b57-4805-91a3-f7211e6f550c%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Rail+Garant+starts+building+container+terminal+in+Muuga&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D741b3db4-1b57-4805-91a3-f7211e6f550c%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995870145/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c497b11/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995870145/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c497b11/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Estonia eyes world record in online census
697,888 people had been enumerated by 4 pm yesterday in the ongoing Estonian Population and Housing Census which represents almost 53 percent of the country’s estimated population, writes Eesti Päevaleht daily.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c49273b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Estonia+eyes+world+record+in+online+census&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D34e2dea6-9634-4c65-b7b4-645fd234120d%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Estonia+eyes+world+record+in+online+census&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D34e2dea6-9634-4c65-b7b4-645fd234120d%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995869386/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c49273b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995869386/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c49273b/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Flybe to operate a route between Tallinn and Copenhagen
Finnair’s subsidiary Flybe Nordic is planning to launch a flight route from Tallinn to Copenhagen before the end of 2012.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c4822c2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Flybe+to+operate+a+route+between+Tallinn+and+Copenhagen&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D646cdafc-859a-48a4-89f7-1d56e428ed9b%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Flybe+to+operate+a+route+between+Tallinn+and+Copenhagen&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D646cdafc-859a-48a4-89f7-1d56e428ed9b%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995864321/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c4822c2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995864321/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c4822c2/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Estonia industrial production surges In 2011
Industrial production in Estonia climbed 17.9 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year, Statistics Estonia said Wednesday.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c4752ab/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Estonia+industrial+production+surges+In+2011&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D550e2b07-bdae-4905-83c3-ba027f444feb%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Estonia+industrial+production+surges+In+2011&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D550e2b07-bdae-4905-83c3-ba027f444feb%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995865905/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c4752ab/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995865905/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c4752ab/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Top 10 M&A deals in the Baltics in 2011
Eurozone turbulence last year lowered expectations in the mergers and acquisitions (M&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&A deals in the Baltics.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c422da6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Top+10+M%26A+deals+in+the+Baltics+in+2011&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D4c5f6b8e-6a99-438d-90d0-4548e5605df8%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Top+10+M%26A+deals+in+the+Baltics+in+2011&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D4c5f6b8e-6a99-438d-90d0-4548e5605df8%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995885727/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c422da6/kg/268/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995885727/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c422da6/kg/268/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
George Soros: New Year, Same Crisis
George Soros, Chairman of Soros Fund Management and of the Open Society Institute, writes that with the euro crisis still acute, the prospect of a global financial meltdown remains very much alive.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c41cece/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=George+Soros%3A+New+Year%2C+Same+Crisis&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D2bba7a8c-b8d6-40ab-9752-1586c68a385d%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=George+Soros%3A+New+Year%2C+Same+Crisis&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D2bba7a8c-b8d6-40ab-9752-1586c68a385d%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995831179/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c41cece/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995831179/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c41cece/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Lithuanian GDP up 5.9% in 2011
Lithuania's GDP rose in 2011 by a seasonally and working day adjusted 5.9%, a flash estimate by the statistics department shows, reports newsbiz.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c407f76/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Lithuanian+GDP+up+5.9%25+in+2011%C2%A0&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D32e643df-9063-4467-bd68-28716771ec5c%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Lithuanian+GDP+up+5.9%25+in+2011%C2%A0&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D32e643df-9063-4467-bd68-28716771ec5c%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995877269/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c407f76/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995877269/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c407f76/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Official: making English a second state language in Estonia is nonsense
Ilmar Tomusk, head of the Estonian language inspectorate, writes in Postimees daily that people who talk about the need of making the English language a second official language in Estonia don’t understand what they are talking about.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c3ec16b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Official%3A+making+English+a+second+state+language+in+Estonia+is+nonsense&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D8871825e-4cc7-4ef3-aa41-06dbe1825289%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Official%3A+making+English+a+second+state+language+in+Estonia+is+nonsense&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D8871825e-4cc7-4ef3-aa41-06dbe1825289%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995819635/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c3ec16b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995819635/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c3ec16b/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Estonian retail sales growth quickens In December
Estonia's retail sales volume increased at a faster pace in December, data released by Statistics Estonia showed Monday.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c3ec16e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Estonian+retail+sales+growth+quickens+In+December&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Db54eafa3-7643-47a2-9b7e-dfecd876da93%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Estonian+retail+sales+growth+quickens+In+December&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Db54eafa3-7643-47a2-9b7e-dfecd876da93%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995819634/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c3ec16e/kg/294/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995819634/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c3ec16e/kg/294/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Lithunian retail trade volume up 8.8% in 2011
In 2011, Lithuania's retail trade sector posted a much awaited trade volume recovery of 8.8% after two contraction years of -22% in 2009 and -7% in 2010, writes news2biz.com<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c2f7fbb/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Lithunian+retail+trade+volume+up+8.8%25+in+2011&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Dbe04e73a-3e63-414e-81b8-5cdd54ef4c3a%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Lithunian+retail+trade+volume+up+8.8%25+in+2011&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3Dbe04e73a-3e63-414e-81b8-5cdd54ef4c3a%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995743618/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c2f7fbb/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995743618/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c2f7fbb/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Developer starts renovation of former KGB building in Tallinn Old Town
Reconstruction works have commenced at the property of Pagari 1 in Tallinn Old Town, to convert the historical building that by 1990s was used by Soviet security forces into 42 luxurious apartments.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c2f0b46/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Developer+starts+renovation+of+former+KGB+building+in+Tallinn+Old+Town&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D781e63f3-5544-463c-ace1-79c9b1b716ad%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Developer+starts+renovation+of+former+KGB+building+in+Tallinn+Old+Town&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D781e63f3-5544-463c-ace1-79c9b1b716ad%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995741081/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c2f0b46/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995741081/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c2f0b46/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
Russian businessmen buy cinema Kosmos building for 770,000 euros
Iron Capital OÜ that belongs to citizens of Russia Evgeni Muljukov and Olga Revjakina has acquired the cinema Kosmos building at Pärnu mnt 45 in central Tallinn, writes Äripäev.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://bbn.ee.feedsportal.com/c/33176/f/545931/s/1c2dbc47/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Russian+businessmen+buy+cinema+Kosmos+building+for+770%2C000+euros&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D0ed167af-a3f3-4077-af1c-f7f3935e2ce2%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Russian+businessmen+buy+cinema+Kosmos+building+for+770%2C000+euros&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.balticbusinessnews.com%2F%3FPublicationId%3D0ed167af-a3f3-4077-af1c-f7f3935e2ce2%26ref%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995730938/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c2dbc47/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995730938/u/0/f/545931/c/33176/s/1c2dbc47/a2.img" border="0"/></a>
