International Monetary Fund

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Lithuania must reform education system to catch up with Western Europe – IMF

Lithuania's near-term economic outlook is positive, but there are doubts if the country will manage to catch up with Western…

8 years ago
  • Economy

IMF mission starts work in Lithuania

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday is starting work in Lithuania. [...]

8 years ago
  • Economy

Seimas overturns presidential veto of Labour Code

The Lithuanian parliament on Wednesday overturned President Dalia Grybauskaitė's veto of a new Labour Code, leaving in place the law…

8 years ago
  • Economy

IMF expects Lithuania’s GDP growth to reach 2.5% in 2016, around 3% in 2017

Lithuania's economy should grow by some 2.5 percent this year and expand by around 3 percent next year, driven by…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania may lose competitiveness if it abandons new labor code – IMF

Lithuania would not be able to remain competitive if it abandoned a new Labour Code that has been passed by…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

IMF commences mission in Lithuania

An IMF mission commenced work in Lithuania. Representatives from the International Monetary Fund met with Minister of Finance Rasa Budbergytė…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian economists doubt benefits of lifting minimum wage

A range of economists and employers have criticised the decision of Lithuania‘s government to raise the minimum wage again in…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuania’s new finance minister: Real estate and car taxes are coming sooner or later

Rasa Budbergytė, Lithuania’s former representative at the European Court of Auditors, has been appointed as the country’s new finance minister.To…

9 years ago
  • Society

300 protest Seimas Labour Code liberalization proposal

About 300 people organized by Lithuanian trade unions gathered to protest the new Labour Code, which critics say will narrow…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Is Greece on the road to recovery? Lithuanian economists are divided

After the latest EU deal to extend more credit to Greece, Lithuanian economists are divided on whether the EU bailout…

9 years ago
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IMF calls on Lithuania to reform credit union sector

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said Lithuania needs to carry out structural reforms to its credit unions sector.Lithuania‘s central…

9 years ago
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Low life expectancy rate ‘a huge problem for Lithuania’

Lithuanian population productivity, compared to Western European countries remains very low and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) think this problem…

9 years ago
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Lithuania needs to tackle skills shortages – IMF

The IMF has said Lithuania needs to tackle skills shortages and mismatches between training and education and the demands of…

9 years ago
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  • Opinion

Tackling Lithuania’s productivity problem

Productivity in Lithuania compared to Western European economies remains abysmally low. One of the ways to approach the problem could…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Ukraine ‘to get $1.7bn funding from IMF within months’

The International Monetary Fund may resume credit to Ukraine in the coming months, according to the international rating agency Moody's.In…

9 years ago
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  • Opinion

Why Lithuania’s tax system is increasing inequality

Lithuania's taxation system is conducive to social inequality with a disproportionate burden falling on labour income, and taxes on capital…

9 years ago
  • Uncategorized

The impact of Panama Papers in Eastern Europe – and rest of the world

On April 3, the Panama Papers hit media outlets around the world, and the fallout was swift. [...]

9 years ago
  • Economy

IMF tells Lithuania to pause on minimum wage hikes

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Lithuania should put a pause on raising the minimum wage in order to sustain…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

IMF to examine impact of minimum wage, income distribution in Lithuania

International Monetary Fund (IMF) is starting its latest mission in Lithuania and along with examining a range of marcoeconomic conditions…

9 years ago
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IMF warns Ukraine it will pull €35bn bailout unless corruption stops

The International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday that will halt its €35 billion bailout programme to Ukraine unless the country…

9 years ago