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Certificates of registration now in English

From the beginning of January there is a possibility to see and print out the company’s registry card in English. This helps to save time and money which before was spent on the translation services and notarial authentication. The Estonian Minister of Justice Kristen Michal comments that the further development of e-Business Register in order…

The Economist: Baltic green shoots

ANIMAL spirits have long been soggy in the European Union, but they are thriving in one of its smallest countries. World Bank figures show that registrations of new limited companies (the commonest kind of start-up and a good indicator of entrepreneurial vim) were down by 12.1% in the EU in 2009, the latest year for…

Changes in the Estonian Commercial code

Starting from 01.01.2012 there have been some changes in the Commercial Code. The most significant change entered into force from 01.01.2012 is a requirement, that the person has to submit to the registrar specific data concerning one’s address and the person who is not a subject of the Estonian population register has to submit his/her…