Economy

Invest Lithuania secures 19 new FDI projects in 2016, promising 1,800 new jobs

Invest Lithuania, the government’s agency in charge of attracting foreign investment, has sealed 19 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects this year. Over the coming three years, these investments are expected to create 1,800 new jobs, the agency said. […]

LRT headquarters in Vilnius
Economy

Lithuania’s national broadcaster sanctioned for airing commercials during Eurovision

Lithuania’s national broadcaster, LRT, has been disciplined for airing commercials during this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, something it is not allowed to do by law.

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Economy

Orlen Lietuva to renew negotiations over transportation rates with Lithuanian Railways

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius and Transport Minister Rimantas Sinkevičius say that Polish-owned oil refinery Orlen Lietuva and the state-owned railway company Lietuvos Geležinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways) should resume negotiations over transportation rates that broke down in May.

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Tower Bridge, London
Economy

S&P report saying Lithuania most vulnerable to Brexit ‘is misleading’

After Standard & Poor‘s said that Lithuania would be the most affected by Brexit among all Eastern European nations, Lithuania’s Ministry of Finance said that the international rating agency drew misleading conclusions.

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