Calendar of main business events in Baltic states next week

RIGA/TALLINN/VILNIUS - The following is the calendar of main business events scheduled in the Baltic states next week.

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MONDAY, September 17

Estonia. Annual meeting of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization to take place in Tallinn from September 17 to 21, which is to be opened on Monday by Minister of the Environment Siim Kiisler.

Estonia. Minister of Finance Toomas Toniste to introduce the Finance Ministry's summer economic forecast in the parliament's finance committee.

Estonia. Cabinet discussion regarding the 2019 state budget bill to take place.

Estonia. Press conference to take place at the museum of the Bank of Estonia where Rait Roosve, head of the cash and infrastructure department at the central bank, is to introduce the new 100 and 200 euro banknotes.

Estonia. A conference on circular economy to take place at the Tallinn Creative Hub on Monday and Tuesday, which is to be opened by Minister of the Environment Siim Kiisler.

Latvia. The Cabinet of Ministers committee to meet.

Latvia. The Central Statistical Bureau to release information on laborforce cost changes in the first half of 2018.

Latvia. The Riga City Council city development committee to meet.

Latvia. Riga will host a scientific conference EPE 2018 on power electronics through September 21.

Latvia. President Raimonds Vejonis is on a working visit to China through September 20.

Lithuania. Lithuanian Finance Minister Vilius Sapoka to attend the Blockchain Seoul B7 summit in South Korea on September 16-19.

Lithuania. Lithuanian Economy Minister Virginijus Sinkevicius to attend the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China, on September 17-18; to meet with Chinese Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan.

Lithuania. Deputy Energy Minister Lina Sabaitiene to attend the 62nd Annual Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna on September 17–21.

Lithuania. Deputy Energy Minister Egidijus Purlys to attend a high-level energy conference and an informal meeting of EU energy ministers in Linz, in Austria, on September 17-18.

Lithuania. The Bank of Lithuania, along with the European Central Bank, to present new 100 and 200euro notes.

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TUESDAY, September 18

Estonia. Minister of Health and Labor Riina Sikkut along with Prime Minister Juri Ratas to attend a meeting with the Estonian Trade Union Confederation and the Estonian Employers' Confederation.

Latvia. Riga will host a scientific conference EPE 2018 on power electronics through September 21.

Latvia. President Raimonds Vejonis is on a working visit to China through September 20.

Latvia. Saeima standing committees to meet.

Latvia. The Cabinet of Ministers to meet.

Latvia. Forum Latvia’s Values on laborforce problems to be held in Bauska.

Latvia. The Central Statistical Bureau to release information on vacancies and jobs in the first half of 2018.

Lithuania. Swedbank Lithuania to present contactless mobile payments.

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WEDNESDAY, September 19

Estonia. Cabinet discussion of 2019 state budget bill to continue.

Latvia. Riga will host a scientific conference EPE 2018 on power electronics through September 21.

Latvia. President Raimonds Vejonis is on a working visit to China through September 20.

Latvia. Saeima standing committees to meet.

Latvia. The Riga City Council to meet.

Latvia. The Council for Cooperation between the Agriculturalist Organizations (LOSP) to meet.

Latvia. Forum State Supports Business held in Liepaja.

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THURSDAY, September 20

Estonia. Government sitting and press conference at Stenbock House, Tallinn.

Estonia. Bank of Estonia to publish overview "Estonian Economy and Monetary Policy 3/2018".

Latvia. Riga will host a scientific conference EPE 2018 on power electronics through September 21.

Latvia. President Raimonds Vejonis is on a working visit to China.

Latvia. The Latvian Employers Confederation (LDDK) organized political debate.

Latvia. Finance Minister Dana Reizniece Ozola to meet with the Latvian Association of Local Governments.

Lithuania. Statistics Lithuania to publish second-quarter cargo transportation statistics.

Lithuania. The modern technology and entrepreneurship event #Switch! 2018 to get underway in Vilnius.

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FRIDAY, September 21

Latvia. Riga will host a scientific conference EPE 2018 on power electronics.

Latvia. The Central Statistical Bureau to release information on producer price changes in August 2018.

Latvia. Finance Ministry’s representatives to participate in the Eurogroup meeting.

Lithuania. Statistics Lithuania to publish industrial indexes for August, and second-quarter local and outbound tourism statistics.

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SUNDAY, September 23

Estonia. Minister of Rural Affairs Tarmo Tamm from September 23 to 25 to participate in an informal meeting of agriculture ministers in Vienna that is scheduled to mainly discuss the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).