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Economy

Conflicting poll results on Lithuanians’ enthusiasm for euro

With just slightly more than two weeks to go before Lithuania adopts the euro, different opinion polls show different results for how people feel about the new currency. […]

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Economy

Central bank warns about slower than expected economic growth in Lithuania

Growing consumption and investment encourage consistent growth of Lithuania’s economy; however, a poorer outlook for the country’s major foreign trade partners, as well as gradually slowing development of domestic demand led to more cautious GDP growth projections for next year. The Bank of Lithuania projects a 3.1 percent growth in GDP next year, and this is less by 0.2 percentage points than was projected in September, the Bank of Lithuania informs. […]

Storm in the Baltic Sea near Klaipėda
Economy

Klaipėda port closed due to storm overnight, traffic to be resumed by noon

Operations of the Klaipėda seaport was interrupted by powerful winds in early hours of Saturday, with the storm causing damages to the population’s properties in western Lithuania. As the wind subsided on Saturday morning, resumption of the traffic of ships is expected at around noon. […]

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Economy

Export of Lithuanian products to Russia grows 11.3 percent

Even though the Russian ban on food product import from the European Union is still in effect, export of Lithuanian origin goods to Russia increased by 11.3 percent in October. […]