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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

Lithuanian residents face less corruption – Eurobarometer

Although residents of Lithuania still think that many areas in the country are badly affected by corruption, the past few years marked a significant decline in the number of cases they faced corruption, shows the latest Eurobarometer survey. […]

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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

Lithuania to start paying child benefit to all children next year

All Lithuanian children will each receive a monthly benefit of between 30 and 58.5 euros next year. […]

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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. […]

Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Lithuania, Bohumil introduces the speakers  at the EBN HR presentation Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune
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. […]

Nobel Prize in Economics, Professor Robert Shiller  Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune
Economy

Nobel Prize winner Shiller views dominate the Vilnius Fintech Conference

Nobel Prize winner and Yale Professor Robert Shiller overshadowed the entire Fintech Conference on Thursday in the Radisson Blue in Vilnius. More than 500 policy makers, academics and business representatives from Lithuania, the United States, Sweden and several other countries attended the conference addressing various future impacts on financial transactions in the Radisson Blue. […]