Vitas Vasiliauskas
Economy

Geopolitical risk is affecting stability of world’s economy – Bank of Lithuania head

The Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania, Vitas Vasiliauskas, has begun his visit in Washington DC, where on 10-12 October he will take part in the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. Here the heads of central banks and ministers of finance will seek to coordinate actions that would speed up economic growth and ensure long-term development. During the meetings it is planned to announce the updated world economy projections, the Bank of Lithuania informs.
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Physics
Economy

Lithuania ups spending on R&D by 11.4%

In 2013 spending on research and experimental development (R&D) increased by 11.4 percent compared with 2012 and reached LTL 1.15 billion (EUR 332 million). […]

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
Economy

British law firm wins 2.5-million-euro contract to advise Lithuania’s Ignalina NPP

Britain’s law firm DLA Piper has won a contract worth 2.472 million euros, including VAT, to advise Lithuania’s shut-down Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP), which is carrying out multi-billion-litas decommissioning projects. […]

No Picture
Economy

IMF warns Lithuanian government might be too lavish in planning 2015 budget

With Lithuania’s authorities planning to increase spending on national defence and to compensate for pension cuts, the economy might not grow fast enough to support increases in public spending and the government next year may have to broaden the revenue base and cut back on some expenses, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. […]

No Picture
Economy

Lithuania’s Achema Group to operate its own railway transportation services

After ten years of planning, Transachema, a company of the Achema Group (AG), is ready to start operating as a private rail carrier by using public infrastructure of the state-owned company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways). […]