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Lithuanian lawmakers last week embossed an agreement inked with Belarus aimed at allowing visa-free cross border travels.However the permission for such travel for border residents would be restrained within a limited periphery.Nonetheless observers noted that the Lithuanian gesture would certainly contribute towards strengthening their bilateral ties with the neighboring country. Under...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421721/s/166a271d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Vilnius+ratifies+border+crossing+deal+with+Belarus&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107428.php" 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=Vilnius+ratifies+border+crossing+deal+with+Belarus&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107428.php" 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/106216474058/u/0/f/421721/c/32190/s/166a271d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/106216474058/u/0/f/421721/c/32190/s/166a271d/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

The latest set of official data on Lithuanian current account status showed that the Baltic nations current account balance CAB came in red during the first three months of 2011.Statistics Lithuania attributed the result to an increase in deficits of foreign trade and income balances. The negative balance of the...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421721/s/16374733/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Lithuanias+current+account+balance+in+deficit&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107296.php" 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=Lithuanias+current+account+balance+in+deficit&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107296.php" 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/106215952653/u/0/f/421721/c/32190/s/16374733/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/106215952653/u/0/f/421721/c/32190/s/16374733/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

The Lithuanian parliament last week passed a historic bill endorsing the claims of the Jewish community for compensations against the properties confiscated from Lithuanian Jews by the Nazis and Soviets. The parliamentary move endorsed a $52 million compensation that came in line with the claims made by international and Lithuanian Jewish...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421721/s/1637472d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Lithuania+approves+compensation+for+confiscated+property&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107294.php" 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=Lithuania+approves+compensation+for+confiscated+property&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107294.php" 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/106215952651/u/0/f/421721/c/32190/s/1637472d/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/106215952651/u/0/f/421721/c/32190/s/1637472d/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Lithuania now ranks among the most preferred investment destinations of Estonian investors local media reports recently revealed. According to official figures last year Lithuania overtook Latvia as the key investment destination for Estonian companies.The gap has been widening and there was a sharp rise also in the first quarter of...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421721/s/1605f463/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Lithuania+attracts+Estonian+investors&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107143.php" 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=Lithuania+attracts+Estonian+investors&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107143.php" 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/104470830212/u/0/f/421721/c/32190/s/1605f463/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/104470830212/u/0/f/421721/c/32190/s/1605f463/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Latvia may be on the verge of another political paradigm shift following the weekends referendum that dissolved parliament and saw a new party at the top of opinion polls. Nearly all votersnbsp; 95% nbsp;who turned outnbsp;on 23 July backed the former President Valdis Zatlers call to dismiss parliament amidnbsp;continued denial to...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421720/s/16e9d22a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Latvia%3A+Political+d%C3%A9j%C3%A0+vu%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107790.php" 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=Latvia%3A+Political+d%C3%A9j%C3%A0+vu%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107790.php" 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/108877903352/u/0/f/421720/c/32190/s/16e9d22a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/108877903352/u/0/f/421720/c/32190/s/16e9d22a/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Latvia would not immediately trail the path showed recently by the major powers including the US in reducing their armed contingent deployed in Afghanistan local press reports said last week.Instead the Baltic nation would assessing the situation in the country to hand over security in Afghanistan to local authorities as...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421720/s/166a37ee/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Latvia+not+planning+to++reduce+troops+in+Afghanistan&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107427.php" 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=Latvia+not+planning+to++reduce+troops+in+Afghanistan&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107427.php" 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/106214375450/u/0/f/421720/c/32190/s/166a37ee/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/106214375450/u/0/f/421720/c/32190/s/166a37ee/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Latvias Finance Minister Andris Vilks recently turned down all the negative speculations of the market questioning the countrys ability to accommodate the common currency.He affirmed that his country would not miss the deadline set at 2014 to adopt the Euro. Vilks insisted that the Eastern European country will have taken...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421720/s/16376033/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Latvia+will+not+miss+its+Euro+adoption+target++FM+claims&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107295.php" 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=Latvia+will+not+miss+its+Euro+adoption+target++FM+claims&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107295.php" 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/106215754713/u/0/f/421720/c/32190/s/16376033/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/106215754713/u/0/f/421720/c/32190/s/16376033/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

A recent report from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association ACEA showed that Latvians new car buying spree has pulled up the country in the second position on the EU wide scale.The figures for May showed that new automobile registrations in Latvia increased by 125% in the month. That meant that the...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421720/s/16376032/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Latvia+registers+Europes+second+largest+increase+in+new+car+registrations+in+May&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107293.php" 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=Latvia+registers+Europes+second+largest+increase+in+new+car+registrations+in+May&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107293.php" 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/106215754712/u/0/f/421720/c/32190/s/16376032/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/106215754712/u/0/f/421720/c/32190/s/16376032/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

A shooting took place atnbsp;Estonias Ministry of Defence on 11 August officials announced. Ministry spokesmannbsp;Peeter Kuimet said that police arrived after an incident involving guns. The buildingnbsp;was evacuated and police cordoned off the area amid reports that a suspected gunman was within perimeter. Photographs showed ambulances and police wearing body armour...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421707/s/1757bd5a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Shooting+at+Estonian+defence+ministry&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107864.php" 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=Shooting+at+Estonian+defence+ministry&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107864.php" 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/110620824453/u/0/f/421707/c/32190/s/1757bd5a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/110620824453/u/0/f/421707/c/32190/s/1757bd5a/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

The largest banking organization of Estonia Swedbank is poised to introduce some significant amendments to its legal structure in reference to the banks three Baltic subsidiaries local media revelations informed last week.According to the reports the Swedbank management recently reached a consensus on making its Latvian and Lithuanian subsidiaries directly...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421707/s/166a46d9/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Swedbank+Estonia+to+sell+Latvian++Lithuanian+units&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107429.php" 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=Swedbank+Estonia+to+sell+Latvian++Lithuanian+units&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107429.php" 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/106215489831/u/0/f/421707/c/32190/s/166a46d9/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/106215489831/u/0/f/421707/c/32190/s/166a46d9/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

A recent set of Eurostat data showed that Estonias per capita GDP in 2010 was 65% of the EU average putting it in 21st place in the 27-member bloc.The richest country was Luxembourg with 283% of the average followed by the Netherlands at 134%.Denmark Ireland and Austria tied for third...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421707/s/16376fdc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Estonia+rates+21st+in+EU+for+per+capita+GDP&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107297.php" 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+rates+21st+in+EU+for+per+capita+GDP&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107297.php" 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/106215952947/u/0/f/421707/c/32190/s/16376fdc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/106215952947/u/0/f/421707/c/32190/s/16376fdc/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

The latest set of figures on Estonian economy from the official statistical agency confirmed that the Baltic country is showing continued improvement in its fiscal health.During the first three months of this year Estonian GDP surged by a notable 8.5%. In annual terms the working-day adjusted GDP growth has been estimated...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32190/f/421707/s/1605e7ff/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Estonia+economy+powers+ahead&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107140.php" 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+economy+powers+ahead&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neurope.eu%2Farticles%2F107140.php" 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/104472520500/u/0/f/421707/c/32190/s/1605e7ff/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/104472520500/u/0/f/421707/c/32190/s/1605e7ff/a2.img" border="0"/></a>

Boehringer Ingelheim has expanded its biopharmaceutical cell line development services and provides drug substance as fast as 13 months at competitive prices. The novel program is called 'Lean-to-Clinic' and leverages Boehringer Ingelheim's established platforms and processes for the production of monoclonal antibodies using the proprietary BI-HEX® high expression system.

43 of Denmark's most talented students in the biotechnological and pharmaceutical sciences will today be awarded Novo Scholarships, the largest of their kind in Denmark. "We must learn how to nurture the wealth of research talent to be found in Denmark. The Novo Scholarships are a good example of this and can inspire more young people to become interested in the natural sciences," says Morten Østergaard, Danish Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education.

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion for Signifor® (SOM230, pasireotide) for the treatment of Cushing's disease. There are currently no approved medicines in the European Union (EU) targeting Cushing's disease, a debilitating endocrine disorder caused by excess cortisol in the body due to the presence of a non-cancerous pituitary tumor[1],[2].

<img src="http://www.worldpharmanews.com/images/stories/logo/bms.gif" alt="Bristol-Myers Squibb" align="right" title="Bristol-Myers Squibb" class="caption" />Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced solid financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011. This concludes a year in which the Company received important new product approvals for YERVOY® and NULOJIX® in both the U.S. and Europe, and ELIQUIS® in Europe for the prevention of venous thromboembolic events. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hxoBlN8zk4atb3MefvDQYkRgwtU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hxoBlN8zk4atb3MefvDQYkRgwtU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hxoBlN8zk4atb3MefvDQYkRgwtU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hxoBlN8zk4atb3MefvDQYkRgwtU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

<img src="http://www.worldpharmanews.com/images/stories/logo/amgen.gif" alt="Amgen" align="right" title="Amgen" class="caption" />Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Micromet, Inc. (NASDAQ:MITI) today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amgen will acquire Micromet, a biotechnology company founded in Germany with its research and development (R&D) center in Munich and headquarters in Rockville, Md., for $11 per share in cash. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7PnyEQtg_nuVV4GDjOmW-ftex_8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7PnyEQtg_nuVV4GDjOmW-ftex_8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7PnyEQtg_nuVV4GDjOmW-ftex_8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7PnyEQtg_nuVV4GDjOmW-ftex_8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

<img src="http://www.worldpharmanews.com/images/stories/logo/novartis_b.gif" alt="Novartis" align="right" title="Novartis" class="caption" />Novartis' net sales rose 4% (+5% cc) to USD 14.8 billion in the fourth quarter. The strengthening of the US dollar against most major currencies negatively impacted sales by 1 percentage point. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lT5tEZ7-iZ94Z_hbYAbO4Juk6ZU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lT5tEZ7-iZ94Z_hbYAbO4Juk6ZU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lT5tEZ7-iZ94Z_hbYAbO4Juk6ZU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/lT5tEZ7-iZ94Z_hbYAbO4Juk6ZU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Lower profit margins suggest a need for new business models. Read more on the McKinsey Quarterly >

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A daunting array of financial and operational barriers is holding back growth. What can be done? Read more on the McKinsey Quarterly >

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A member of the executive board describes how the Dutch insurance group first transformed its health division and then started to roll out the changes across the entire company. Read more on the McKinsey Quarterly >

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