Kaunas, Lithuania's second city, is using its reputation for technological excellence and its highly educated workforce to attract foreign companies more accustomed to locating in the world's tier-one cities. Natasha Turak looks at how this small Baltic destination is starting to make global waves.
Kaunas reaches out: Lithuania’s second city makes its FDI pitch
Originally published with the February/March issue of fDi Magazine
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