Mediena
Economy

President Grybauskaitė strictly against plans to limit Lithuanian timber sale

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė is against the proposal to give priority to local processors to buy timber produced in Lithuanian forests. According to the president, this would not only infringe the competition but would also create exceptional conditions to the major processors. […]

International Monetary Fund
Economy

IMF classifies Lithuania as advanced economy

On Tuesday, 14 April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its World Economic Outlook in which Lithuania has been classified as an advanced economy. Previously the IMF regarded Lithuania as an emerging market. […]

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Economy

Smooth euro adoption allows Lithuanian government borrow cheaper

A smooth adoption of the euro in Lithuania enabled the country not only to improve its international credit ratings but also to reduce borrowing costs, government-run euro.lt website reports. […]

Economy

29,200 job vacancies available in Lithuania in March

There were better employment opportunities in March, as a 28.4 percent increase of job offers was recorded in Lithuania. The demand for fixed-term contracts grew particularly. More job proposals were registered for operators of mobile agricultural and forestry machinery, nursing specialists, painters, construction and mechanical engineers. The demand remained high for salespeople, drivers of heavy lorries and cargo vehicles as well as advertising and marketing specialists. There were a total of 29,200 job vacancies registered at the Labour Exchange in March. […]

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Economy

Lithuania’s central bank suggests tougher guidelines for housing loans

The Bank of Lithuania has presented to market participants its proposals concerning changes to the Responsible Lending Regulations. They would introduce the requirement to responsibly assess customer’s risk due to likely interest rate increases, while the proposed shorter maximum maturity of a housing loan would speed up the repayment of the loan and reduce the possibility of over-indebtedness, the Bank of Lithuania said. […]