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Rail freight in Latvia down, but road haulage up

Rail freight carried in Latvia decreased 10.3% in a year, but road haulage increased 32.4% in the first half. Latvian Railways carried 25.3 mln tons of freight in the first half, according to the Central Statistical Bureau. Freight transport by road amounted to 20.5 mln tons or 32.4% more than a ...

Chief editor of Delfi in Estonia resigns after 2 weeks on the job

Raimo Ülavere who started as editor-in-chief of Delfi, Estonia's largest web-based news provider, only two weeks ago has announced his resignation. Urmo Soonvald, the content developer of Delfi Group who was replaced by Ülavere will take over, announced Ekspress Grupp, owner of Delfi.

Estonian lender Bigbank to offer business loans

Bigbank, an Estonian-owned bank that specializes in consumer credit, will start providing loans to companies and promises to process all business loan applications within two workdays, writes aripaev.ee.

Estonian architects to design Marriott Hotel in Riga

Two Estonian architects Indrek Allmann and Joel Kopli have won an international architectural contest in Riga, according to newspaper reports.