Bank of Lithuania

  • Economy

Bank of Lithuania brings forward interbank payments deadline in litas

On 31 December, the last day of 2014, interbank payments in the litas will be carried out only until 1…

10 years ago
  • Global LT

Lithuanian expatriates send record-breaking sum of money home this year

Lithuanians who live outside the country will have transferred a record sum of money to their relatives back home this…

10 years ago
  • Culture

Over 10,000 Lithuanians visit euro exhibition

In less than three weeks after the Euro Exhibition opened in Vilnius, the number of its visitors has exceeded 10,000.…

10 years ago
  • Economy

All euro banknotes delivered to Lithuania

The third and final shipment of euro banknotes was flown from Germany to Lithuania on Wednesday. [...]

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian banks lower expectations for real estate price rise

Lithuanian commercial banks expected a sharp rise in real estate prices early next year, but now they have reduced expectations.…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Second shipment of euro banknotes delivered to Lithuania

The second shipment of euro banknotes was delivered to Lithuania on Wednesday. [...]

10 years ago
  • Energy

Lithuania’s LNG terminal: Less dependence on Russian gas, but more dependence on fossil fuel?

This Monday, Lithuania congratulated itself on finishing a seminal project in its energy independence policy and welcomed the floating liquefied…

10 years ago
  • Economy

ECB stress test finds Lithuania’s banks secure and reliable

The three largest banks operating in Lithuania - SEB bank, Swedbank and DNB bank - have very solid capital buffers…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Invalda LT-led consortium to negotiate acquisition of Finasta Banking Group

The Creditor’s Committee set the minimum selling price and the sale method of the Finasta Banking Group, and authorized the…

10 years ago
  • Economy

PM apologizes to for massive traffic disruption in Vilnius during euro banknote delivery

Prime Minister has apologized to the residents of Vilnius for traffic disruption caused by the delivery of the first batch…

10 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

President Grybauskaitė: Lithuania-Norway cooperation growing

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the heads of 18 major Norwegian business companies and investment funds to discuss the…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Finance minister: Lithuania’s economic growth won’t be explosive next year

Despite criticism of the Finance Ministry's optimistic Lithuanian GDP growth forecasts for next year, Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius says that…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Bank of Lithuania kicks off frontloading euro cash to commercial banks

The first batch of the Lithuanian euro coins left the vault of the Bank of Lithuania on 6 October. It…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Bank of Lithuania invests in China’s capital market

The Bank of Lithuania, for the first time, invested a small part of its foreign reserve assets in China's securities.…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Advice to Lithuanian exporters: Forget China, concentrate on Chinese region or city

Robertas Dargis, head of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists (LPK), is convinced that cooperation among producers is one of the…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s domestic credit up EUR 53.2m in August

Over August, the M3 broad monetary aggregate in Lithuania increased by LTL 244.6 million (EUR 70.9 million) and its annual…

10 years ago
  • Politics

Former finance minister Šimonytė turns down offer to run for Vilnius mayor

Former Lithuanian Minister of Finance and now deputy chair of the central Bank of Lithuania Ingrida Šimonytė has decided against…

10 years ago
  • European Union

ECB President Draghi in Vilnius: Lithuania would be disadvantaged among Baltics without euro

Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has handed a symbolic “Euro Star” to Vitas Vasiliauskas, the governor…

10 years ago
  • Economy

Half of Lithuanian euro coins minted

The Lithuanian Mint has already minted 97 million Lithuanian euro coins, which is about half the amount to be minted…

10 years ago
  • European Union

Bank of Lithuania head: More funding options for small businesses should be available in EU

Chairman of the board of the Bank of Lithuania Vitas Vasiliauskas will take part in the meeting of the Economic…

10 years ago