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Economy

Lithuania to redraw regional divisions to maximize EU support

The Lithuanian government has endorsed a proposal to redraw the country’s regional divisions in order to keep some of the European Union support after 2021. […]

Trakai Castle
Economy

How the Baltics are coping with dwindling Russian tourist numbers

2015 posed a great challenge to the Baltic tourism sector: geopolitical tensions and the Russian economy’s downturn have prevented many Russian tourists from visiting the Baltics. […]

Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius
Economy

Government budget plans for 2016 divide experts

The Lithuanian parliament, with the blessing of President Dalia Grybauskaitė, approved a generous government budget for the year 2016 but views of whether such a budget is prudent are mixed. […]

Lukoil petrol station
Economy

Why is Lukoil really leaving Lithuania?

Just before Christmas, Lukoil president Vagit Alekperov announced that Lukoil would start to withdraw from Lithuania and Latvia. However, for a number of Lithuanian economists it appeared strange that one of the main reasons why Lukoil said that it had decided to withdraw from Lithuania and Latvia was not linked to the company‘s move to performance optimization and a switch on the wholesale oil market, but rather the anti-Russian mood in the two countries, alfa.lt reports. […]

Klaipėda
Economy

2016 looks promising for Klaipėda

With only a few days into 2016, decision-makers in the Lithuanian seaport of Klaipėda glance over their shoulders assessing the previous year, but eyes are already set on the future. Everyone agrees that if it all pans out as planned, Klaipėda in 2016 will be a place to watch. […]