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Financial Services Financial And Insurance Activities Financial Service Activities, Except Insurance And Pension Funding 64 - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Callcredit Information Group, the UK company engaged in financial services and credit risk management, intends to open a new branch in Kaunas and create around 100 new jobs at the beginning of 2012. Around 30 IT specialists are to be employed by the end of 2011. In 2012, the number of newly created jobs should reach approximately 100-200. The newly established branch in Kaunas will provide programming and data management services to the central office in the UK.
Sources
24 October 2011: Verslo zinios
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Callcredit Information Group, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 72703, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72703.
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