Lithuania News, Lithuania newspaper, Lithuania news media, Lietuva news

Andrius Kubilius: US investments will not arrive of their own accord, they must be attracted

“There is interest in investment opportunities in Lithuania, but a lot of work still needs to be done to turn it into cash flowing into Lithuania’s economy”, said Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius summarising results of the first day of his working visit in the USA.

The Prime Minister pointed out that the Silicon Valley IT and venture capital corporations and investors are actively interested in opportunities to develop their activities in Lithuania; however, Lithuania still needs to do a lot in raising awareness about its advantages. “The US investments will not arrive of their own accord, they must be attracted”, said the Prime Minister. To this end, permanent relations with the potential investors must be maintained, and the visit to the Silicon Valley in California is a mere start in this work. “But the start was promising”, noted the Prime Minister.
(more…)

Tags: investment opportunities in lithuania

Posted in Lithuania news | No Comments »

Prime Minister’s Visit to the United States as Continuation of Active Investment Promotion Policy

The Lithuanian delegation led by Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius leaves for the United States from 31st January to 6th February. The Prime Minister and the delegation will visit San Francisco, New York and Washington. The forthcoming visit is an integral part of the Lithuanian Government long-term investment policy, focusing on meetings with the leaders of US high-tech and IT companies and potential investors.
The Prime Minister points out that the current visit to the United States is primarily focused on attracting attention from IT companies and large investors. “The current visit is a continuation of successful working meetings. We have recently presented the concept of the Lithuanian economy and investment strategy in London and are planning to keep promoting Lithuanian business and investment opportunities in the major finance and business centres all over the world. It is high time, I strongly believe, for the investors to find Lithuania as a multi-skilled and multilingual country with one of the best IT infrastructures in Europe and the world”, the Prime Minister said.
(more…)

Tags: investment opportunities in lithuania, investor in Lithuania, lithuania IT companies, lithuania IT policy, lithuania US, Lithuania USA, Lithuanian, Lithuanian business, Lithuanian Government, Lithuanian investment policy, Lithuanian Prime Ministe

Posted in Lithuania news | No Comments »