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Economy

Land of Amber to start mining amber again

Lithuania, often nicknamed the Land of Amber, might launch industrial mining of amber for the first time in the last decade due to disrupted amber import from the Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia). […]

Algirdas Butkevičius
Economy

Lithuanian prime minister: Euro adoption has had no effect on prices

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has emphasised that statistic data do not give grounds for concern over the effects of euro adoption on prices. […]

Economy

Vilnius among top ten most motorised cities

In general, average income is the single most important factor that determines consumer preferences to spend on public transport or to buy private vehicles. However, lower income cities such as Kuala Lumpur, Vilnius and Athens are among the top ten cities with the highest ratio of passenger car ownership in the world. […]

Virginija Baltraitienė
Economy

Lithuania asks for EUR 46 million from EU to offset Russia’s embargo losses

Lithuania is asking the European Commission (EC) for 46 million euros to compensate losses sustained by the country due to Russia’s restrictions on food imports, the minister of agriculture has said. […]