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Economy

Seimas approves 2018 budget

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday approved the 2018 budget, the first budget in the country’s history with the government sector’s revenue expected to top the spending, and Lithuania finally meeting its commitment to NATO of earmarking 2 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to defence. […]

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Economy

Lithuania expects to join OECD next year – finance minister

Lithuanian Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka expects that the country will become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) next year. […]

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Economy

Lithuania’s ambition to become the leader of business tourism of the Baltic region

Opportunities for organising business events in Lithuania are attractive not only to European countries, but also to the USA, Canada and Australia. Those seeking new business tourism destinations believe that the main strengths of Lithuania are the country’s security and sustainability, implementation of innovations, professional employees and even progress in the area of gastronomic tourism, a press release from the State Department of Tourism says. […]

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Economy

EU Commission proposes to set up European Monetary Fund

The European Commission proposes to transform the 500-billion-euro European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a European Monetary Fund (EMF) to more rapidly respond to financial difficulties in Eurozone member states. […]

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Economy

Lithuania emerges as blockchain gateway to Europe

Hot on the heels of issuing of the Europe’s fastest e-money (EMI) license to the numerous global tech companies, Lithuania has announced it will host Europe’s first international Blockchain Centre. The Centre’s mission: to unlock economic and social value by applying blockchain technology to business, finance, and public administration, a press release from the Blockchain Centre states. […]

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Economy

Lithuania’s shrinking working population and the war for talent

When it comes to the labour market in Lithuania, now the employees are calling the shots, while most employers need to compete to attract and retain talent. In the sellers’ market, employers should not approach hiring like courting – instead of trying to find Mr or Ms Perfect, they should settle with an acceptable candidate and then invest into developing them into a perfect fit for the company, is the advise offered by recruiting specialists from Lithuania’s biggest recruitment and HR agency at their monthly EBN business breakfast. […]