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  • CORPORATE

Businesses expect Lithuanian economy to bounce back in 2016

The Lithuanian economy grew at its slowest pace since 2010 last year at 1.6%, but rising business confidence and increasing…

9 years ago
  • European Union

Schengen zone collapse could cost EU up to €1.4 trillion

A collapse of Schengen zone could cost the European Union’s economy as much as €1.4 trillion over the next decade,…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Stabilising global environment, stronger eurozone to boost Lithuanian business in 2016

Stronger growth in the Eurozone and a stabilising international environment, supported by strong domestic consumption should boost Lithuanian businesses in…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuania’s demographic crisis needs to be tackled now, say economists

Demographics will soon be the biggest problem facing Lithuanian society and industry, leading economists have warned, urging Lithuanian politicians to…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian economy to bounce back with 2.9% growth in 2016, says EC

The European Commission is predicting that the Lithuanian economy will grow by 2.9% this year following a lacklustre performance in…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Restored trade with Russian unlikely soon, says Ušackas

A restoration of trade relations between Moscow and Brussels should not be expected in the near future, said the European…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Mergers & acquisitions in Lithuania at slow pace in 2015

Global M&A activity grew to record levels in 2015, fuelled by some mega mergers in the pharmaceutical, energy and consumer…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Unpredictable Poland is the new Russia for Lithuanian exporters, say economists

After riding themselves of dependence on unpredictable markets in Russia Lithuanian exporters are facing another potential crisis in Poland, according…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian GDP ‘to rise by over 3% every year to 2019’

Contracted export market and Russian economic stagnation last year slowed Lithuania's gross domestic product growth, but this year the growth…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s economy to ride out global turmoil in 2016

Lithuania's economy will grow by 2.8% in 2015 despite a range of headwinds, driven on by increased consumer spending, low…

9 years ago
  • Economy

‘Increased consumer spending kept Lithuania out of recession in 2015’

Increased household consumption and investment are increasingly driving economic growth in Lithuania - without them the Lithuanian economy could have…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian GDP per capita approaching EU average

In 2014, Lithuania's gross domestic product (GDP) per capita compared to purchasing power parity (PPP) grew by 2 percent, bringing…

9 years ago
  • 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…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Foreign direct investment in Lithuania rises to €250m in Q3

Foreign direct investment in Lithuania rose for a third consecutive quarter, with an inflow of €247.2 million FDI secured in…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Modest growth or stagnation: what happened in Lithuania in 2015?

According to Gitanas Nausėda, the advisor of the president of SEB Bank, 2015 wasn't a very special year for Lithuania,…

9 years ago
  • Politics

President Grybauskaitė on government’s 2015 accomplishments: strategy of idleness is not productive

Looking back at the achievements of the government headed by social democratic Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius over 2015, President Dalia…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s economic growth to almost double

Lithuania’s economy should grow 2.9% next year, almost double this year's rate of 1.7%, according to the director of Economics…

9 years ago
  • Global LT

Drop in expatriate remittances spells bad news for Lithuanian economy

Remittances from the Lithuanian diaspora has long played a significant role in the country's economy. Expatriates send a lot of…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian PM rejects criticism of 2016 government budget

The National Audit Office of Lithuania has issued a warning that the draft state budget for 2016 is on the…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Economic growth widens income gap in Lithuania

While average pay in Lithuania has been growing uninterruptedly for some years now, part of the population still have not…

9 years ago