Economy

Estonian and Latvian tourists: travel is motivated by desire to escape familiar environments

During the months of July and August, the Lithuanian tourism development agency Lithuania Travel surveyed more than 700 tourists from Estonia and Latvia. Estonian and Latvian tourists interviewed in Lithuania this summer longed for change […]

Aleksandras Izgorodinas
Economy

Izgorodinas. Lithuanian economy‘s downturn is less than expected, but the recovery will not be consistent

According to data from the Lithuanian Department of Statistics, over the second quarter of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, Lithuania’s GDP shrank by 3.8%. Despite the fall in GDP, the second quarter […]

Bank of Lithuania chief Vitas Vasiliauskas
Economy

Vasiliauskas: ambiguous signs emerge in Lithuania

On the News radio (“Žinių radijas”) show, Lithuania‘s bank board‘s director Vitas Vasiliauskas said that whilst the world economic scenario is being portrayed dramatically in Lithuania, the visible signs of ambiguity are preventing from making […]

Economy

Lithuanian startups were not intimidated by the crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed a significant number of businesses, but startups make the most of this situation: Lithuanian start-up developers say that responding in a timely manner to customer orders is a major challenge for […]