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Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be given the opportunity to join international networking chains to find new export markets. This is another measure under a plan of almost EUR 1 billion to strengthen the Lithuanian economy.","https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/naujiena/eur-1-billion-for-the-lithuanian-economy-eur-4-million-to-boost-exports-of-cluster-companies/","Inovacijų agentūra","https://www.facebook.com/inovacijuagentura",[30],{"width":31,"height":32,"url":7,"type":33},"1000","667","image/jpeg","summary_large_image",{"@context":36,"@graph":37},"https://schema.org",[38,53,55,65,69],{"@type":39,"@id":26,"url":26,"name":16,"isPartOf":40,"primaryImageOfPage":42,"image":44,"thumbnailUrl":7,"datePublished":45,"breadcrumb":46,"inLanguage":48,"potentialAction":49},"WebPage",{"@id":41},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/#website",{"@id":43},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/naujiena/eur-1-billion-for-the-lithuanian-economy-eur-4-million-to-boost-exports-of-cluster-companies/#primaryimage",{"@id":43},"2023-05-03T18:00:00+00:00",{"@id":47},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/naujiena/eur-1-billion-for-the-lithuanian-economy-eur-4-million-to-boost-exports-of-cluster-companies/#breadcrumb","en-US",[50],{"@type":51,"target":52},"ReadAction",[26],{"@type":54,"inLanguage":48,"@id":43,"url":7,"contentUrl":7,"width":31,"height":32,"caption":12},"ImageObject",{"@type":56,"@id":47,"itemListElement":57},"BreadcrumbList",[58,63],{"@type":59,"position":60,"name":61,"item":62},"ListItem","1","Home","https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/",{"@type":59,"position":64,"name":12},"2",{"@type":66,"@id":41,"url":62,"name":27,"description":13,"publisher":67,"inLanguage":48},"WebSite",{"@id":68},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/#organization",{"@type":70,"@id":68,"name":27,"url":62,"logo":71,"image":76,"sameAs":77},"Organization",{"@type":54,"inLanguage":48,"@id":72,"url":73,"contentUrl":73,"width":74,"height":75,"caption":27},"https://www.inovacijuagentura.lt/en/#/schema/logo/image/","https://web-prod.inovacijuagentura.lt/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ia-logo-main.svg","1886","786",{"@id":72},[28],[79,82,85],{"url":80,"text":61,"id":81},"/en/",7576,{"url":83,"text":84},"/en/news/","News",{"url":86,"text":12,"id":14},"/en/naujiena/eur-1-billion-for-the-lithuanian-economy-eur-4-million-to-boost-exports-of-cluster-companies/",[88],{"url":26,"code":89,"locale":89,"default":8},"en","2023-05-03","\u003Cp>“We aim to help companies operating in the regions by encouraging them to form export-oriented clusters. Together, we will enable businesses to grow, discover new export markets or diversify them, and gain a foothold in them. In this way, we are creating more opportunities for Lithuanian business,” said Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of Economy and Innovation.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The potential applicants under the “Expo Cluster” measure are cluster coordinators, which can be one of the cluster companies (SME), a business association, or a chamber of commerce, industry and crafts. 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