Economy

Lithuania to raise minimum monthly pay EUR 10 in October

Leaders of Lithuania’s ruling parties agreed on Wednesday to raise minimum monthly wages by 35 litas (EUR 10) to 1,035 litas as of October, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius said after the government’s meeting. […]

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Economy

One in five Lithuanians at risk of falling into poverty

Some 610,000 people in Lithuania, or 20.6 percent of the population, lived below the poverty risk line last year, 2 percentage points more compared with 2012, according to a survey of incomes and living conditions carried out by the country’s statistics office. […]

Economy

Five Lithuanian entrepreneurs appear on Nordic’s Business Report for 30 under 30

Nordic Business Report produces rankings of influential people in the business sphere. „In 2011 we ranked the greatest business thinkers in Finland, and in 2012 – in the whole Nordics. This year we decided to rank the younger generation – the people who really show us the trends of future. The scope was also upgraded significantly. We ended up having whole North Europe covered in this 30 under 30 ranking: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia”, says Hans-Peter Siefen, founder and CEO of Nordic Business Forum. […]

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Economy

Lithuanian mobile game reaches top spots in US charts

Cooking Fever, a mobile game produced by the Lithuanian company Nordcurrent and launched last week, quickly reached top spots in US mobile applications charts. […]

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Economy

Lithuania’s immigration reform scares away investors, but attracts local employers

On 26 June 2014, the Republic of Lithuania Law on the Legal Status of Aliens was revised with amendments. The purpose of these amendments is to get rid of bureaucratic barriers that hinder the employment of foreign specialists of high professional qualification in Lithuania. At the same time, the amendments seek to limit the establishment of fictitious companies that are set up with the aim of obtaining permits to temporarily reside in the country. […]