Bank of Lithuania

  • Economy

Bank of Lithuania: Euros account for 60 percent of cash in circulation

Two weeks after the adoption of the euro, the single European currency now accounts for more than one-half, or some…

10 years ago
  • Economy

EC report: Euro changeover in Lithuania reaching final stage

Lithuania adopted the euro on 1 January 2015, thus becoming the 19th member of the euro area. With the dual…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Non-residents own 24 percent of total shares issued in Lithuania

In the third quarter of 2014, the annual growth rate of Lithuania's financial assets (5 percent) exceeded that of liabilities…

10 years ago
  • Culture

Almost 50,000 visit Euro Exhibition in Vilnius

In over slightly more than two months, 46,000 visitors from all over Lithuania visited the Euro Exhibition, which was open…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanians’ support for euro rose to 60 percent

The society's support for the euro in Lithuania rose 7 percentage points in December from November to reach 60 percent,…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Euros account for one third of cash in Lithuania

Euros already account for nearly a third of all cash money in circulation in Lithuania, says Vitas Vasiliauskas, governor of…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Greek euro exit would have no major impact on Lithuania, says central bank governor

Amid increasing speculation that Greece might exit the euro zone, the governor of the central bank of Lithuania, which has…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian central bank chief: Euro changeover going smoothly

The governor of the central Bank of Lithuania says there have been no major difficulties in the process of changeover…

10 years ago
  • Opinion

Opinion: From rouble to euro

The first day of this year is the first day of Lithuania with the euro. It is an unavoidable fact,…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanians exchanged LTL 10 million on first day in euro zone

Some 10 million litas (EUR 2.9m) were exchanged for euros at Lithuanian banks on Thursday, the day when the country…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Bank of Lithuania governor: Transition to euro was smooth

The adoption of the euro in Lithuania was smooth and successful, regardless of interruptions on the last day of 2014,…

10 years ago
  • Economy

One-fifth of euro coins and notes sub-frontloaded to Lithuanian companies

Lithuania’s commercial banks have already sub-frontloaded nearly one-fifth of euro coins and banknotes to domestic companies, the governor of the…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Baltic leaders to make first euro cash withdrawal in after-midnight Vilnius ceremony

The press service of the Lithuanian prime minister has announced that on the night of 1 January Prime Minister Algirdas…

10 years ago
  • Economy

12,000 cash handlers undergo training before euro adoption in Lithuania

The Bank of Lithuania has organised seminars for 1,200 cash handlers from postal, financial services and trade enterprises related to…

10 years ago
  • Society

Snoras Bank documents transferred from Switzerland to Lithuania

The Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) probe, headed by the Prosecutor General's Office, into possible financial crimes committed by the…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Conflicting poll results on Lithuanians’ enthusiasm for euro

With just slightly more than two weeks to go before Lithuania adopts the euro, different opinion polls show different results…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Over half of Lithuanians support euro adoption

Fifty-three percent of the Lithuanian population are in favour of the upcoming euro adoption, according to a representative survey conducted…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Central bank warns about slower than expected economic growth in Lithuania

Growing consumption and investment encourage consistent growth of Lithuania's economy; however, a poorer outlook for the country's major foreign trade…

10 years ago
  • Society

World’s largest coin pyramid erected in Vilnius

The construction of the world's largest pyramid made of one million Lithuanian cent coins was finished at the Bank of…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s preparations to adopt euro seem well on track – European Commission

Lithuania’s preparations for the adoption of the euro next year seem overall well on track, the European Commission (EC) has…

10 years ago