Doing Business with Lithuania

Book Cover......Page 1
Note to reader......Page 2
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 11
List of Contributors......Page 13
Introduction......Page 19
Part One The Economy and the Business Environment......Page 23
1.1 Country Profile......Page 25
1.2 Foreign Investment and International Trade......Page 39
1.3 Economic Performance and Market Reforms......Page 52
1.4 Lithuania and the European Union–a Progress Report on Entry......Page 63
Part Two The Legal Structure and Business Regulation......Page 70
2.1 Legal Framework for Foreign and Domestic Investment......Page 72
2.2 Forms of Business Organizations......Page 79
2.3 Practical Procedures for Establishing a Presence......Page 89
2.4 Corporate Governance......Page 95
2.5 Agency, Distributorship and Franchising......Page 103
2.6 Competition Law......Page 114
2.7 Employment Law......Page 124
2.8 Intellectual Property......Page 134
2.9 The Property Regime......Page 142
2.10 Telecommunications......Page 151
2.11 Dispute Resolution......Page 157
Part Three Finance, Accountancy and Taxation......Page 166
3.1 Banking and the Financial Services Sector......Page 168
3.2 Privatization Process......Page 175
3.3 Regulation of the Financial Market......Page 180
3.4 Accountancy and Audit......Page 184
3.5 Business Taxation......Page 194
3.6 Mergers and Acquisitions: Market Overview......Page 204
3.7 Mergers and Acquisitions: Legal Aspects......Page 214
Part Four Key Sectors of Trade and Investment......Page 221
4.1 The Electronics Sector......Page 223
4.2 Knowledge Economy......Page 230
4.3 Textile and Apparel Industry......Page 239
4.4 The Woodworking Industry......Page 246
4.5 The Plastics and Rubber Industry......Page 255
4.6 The Chemical Industry......Page 261
4.7 The Automotive Component Manufacturing Sector......Page 268
4.8 The Metalworking, Machinery and Appliance Industry......Page 275
4.9 The Oil Industry......Page 282
4.10 The Retail Market......Page 290
4.11 The Media Market......Page 297
4.12 The Commercial Real Estate Market......Page 305
4.13 The Electricity and Gas Sectors......Page 321
Part Five Appendices......Page 327
Appendix 1 Business Risk Assessment......Page 329
Appendix 2 Useful contacts......Page 334
Appendix 3 Contributors’ Contact Details......Page 350
Index......Page 352
Index of Advertisers......Page 364
Other international business titles from Kogan Page......Page 365