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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. […]

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Economy

Lithuania might have to revise its national budget, bank analyst says

Chief Analyst of DNB Bank, Indrė Genytė-Pikčienė, says there is a probability that the Lithuanian government will have to revise this year’s state budget revenue and expenditure targets. […]

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Economy

Profits up by third in Lithuania’s insurance market

In 2014, insurance undertakings registered in Lithuania, according to unaudited data, earned EUR 24.1 million (LTL 83.2 million) of profits, a year-on-year increase of 36 percent. The highest profits were generated by the insurance activity; however, the overall result was significantly enhanced by profits from the investing activity, the Bank of Lithuania reports. […]

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Economy

Vilnius street lighting upgrade project at risk of falling through

The project on the upgrade and maintenance of street lighting networks in Vilnius may fall through as Italy’s Gemmo, the project contractor, may run out of time to agree with banks on funding. […]

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Economy

AlternativaPlatform, creators of Tanki Online, to open office in Vilnius

AlternativaPlatform, the creators of on-line game Tanki Online, which currently serves over 5 million users monthly, have announced the opening of their office in Lithuania. The office will soon employ five people who will be responsible for Tanki Online communication, public relations and client service in the European market. There are plans to enlarge the team in the future. […]

Christoph Klingen, chief of the IMF Staff Mission to Lithuania
Economy

IMF revises down GDP growth forecasts for Lithuania

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down its forecast for Lithuania’s economic growth this year to 2.8 percent, from 3.3 percent projected last October. […]