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Nerijus Mačiulis is from Kaunas, the second largest City in Lithuania. After finishing school there in 1997-2001 studied at the Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas. 2001 Roskilde University (Denmark), 2003–2007 International School of Management and Economics ISM. 2004-2005 He was a trainee at the Banking Institute of the University of Zurich (Switzerland). 2005-2007 Head of Economics and Finance at ISM, since 2007 Dean of Bachelor Degree. 2007 m. Doctor of Social Sciences (Management and Administration). Teaches at various economic and financial disciplines in Australia, Mexico, France, Switzerland and others universities. From 2010 works at the Swedbank as a Chief Economist.

Nerijus Mačiulis. What does near-record GDP growth in Lithuania indicate?

August 18, 2021 lrytas.lt 0

In the second quarter of this year, Lithuania’s GDP was 8.6% higher than the same period one year ago. What led to such growth, how sustainable is it and can we perceive any signs of […]

Nerijus Mačiulis. What kind of tax reform does Lithuania need?

April 1, 2021 Kestutis Kupsys 0

The working group on the review of tax benefits, set up by the Ministry of Finance, has already received over 200 proposals from experts, business and the public on what needs a transformation in the […]

Nerijus Mačiulis. Five key accents of the new Lithuania’s government programme

December 31, 2020 The Essential News 0

For whom and what does the new Lithuania’s government programme promise? Across the 118 pages long programme, anyone could find accents of relevance to themselves – optimists can celebrate every page, while pessimists, as the […]

Mačiulis: Lithuania has been able to avoid shock and so the economy will contract the least

September 22, 2020 Lithuania Tribune 0

The coronavirus crisis has struck a major blow to the global economy. However, Lithuania’s economy was almost able to avoid economic shock, with the country posting among the smallest declines in its economy among all […]

European Union flag raising ceremony in Vilnius

Economists evaluate the EU stimulus plan – what Lithuania has lost out on

August 11, 2020 tv3.lt 0

Already a few weeks ago, from moods in the financial markets, it could be predicted that the EU stimulus plan will be approved. Just there were questions on its nuances: how much funding will be […]

Mačiulis. The decade of records, prosperity and progress

February 14, 2020 Arvydas Anusauskas 0

The second decade of the 21st century, which was also the third decade after the re-establishment of the Republic of Lithuania, was exceptionally high. The 2010s in Lithuania were marked by a rapid rise of […]

Nerijus Mačiulis. Let’s lower the celebration glass

January 20, 2020 Lithuania Tribune 0

At the end of the 2019 year, Lithuanian economic growth has not fully lost momentum and this is something to celebrate. However, it does not inherently guarantee that without extra effort, we can expect further […]

Economists critical of G. Nausėda‘s proposals: starting from the wrong end

September 28, 2019 lrytas.lt 0

New proposals from President Gitanas Nausėda on how to reduce social poverty and improve demographic conditions have been met with criticism from economists. They believe that G. Nausėda’s proposals do not appear responsible and have […]

Lithuania acknowledged as a cheap country, this caused the anger of citizens

August 19, 2019 Lithuania Tribune 0

According to the affordability of goods and services in 2018, Lithuania lies ahead of many EU countries, the newest EU survey data says. However, Lithuanians are not rushing to celebrate; they say that the prices […]

Wage growth in Lithuania, is it a sprint or a marathon?

June 3, 2019 Corporate Client article 0

In Q1 this year, the average monthly gross income was 9.4% higher than a year ago. Wage growth in Lithuania looks even more impressive is net wage growth – due to the reduced tax burden, […]

Lithuanian economy impressively sails against the wind

April 30, 2019 Lithuania Tribune Comments Off

During Q1 this year, the Lithuanian economy was not stopped by unfavourable global winds – GDP growth remained rapid, reaching 3.9%. However, having an open economy, Lithuanian cannot ignore what is happening abroad. In recent […]

Proposals to charge employers with specifying wages in job adverts received negatively

January 22, 2019 Media Briefing 0

The amendments to the Labour Code proposed by the “Farmers”, where employers would have to specify wages in job advertisements and the interval for the size, have been met with criticism from experts, who think this will improve neither the employer, nor the employee’s negotiation positions, lrt.lt writes. […]

Virginijus Savukynas. A bag full of holes that is the education system

December 12, 2018 Virginijus Savukynas 0

The teachers’ strike is a good thing because it encouraged to take interest in what is going on in this system. And a number of factors emerged. It turns out that Lithuania finances this sector quite well. […]

Jolanta Blažytė, Raimondas Kuodis, Gitanas Nausėda, Robertas Dargis, Darius Mockus, Mantas Bartuška

SEB’s Nauseda named most influential business rep in Lithuania – survey

August 14, 2018 BNS 0

Economist Gitanas Nausėda, an adviser to SEB bank’s president, has been named the most influential representative of the business sector and economists, according to a new survey by Spinter Tyrimai for the delfi.lt news website. […]

EU funding paradox: Lithuania is not rich, but cheap and will thus get less

July 11, 2018 Edgaras Savickas 0

So far, Lithuania has been one of the European Union member states, which received more than it paid into the common budget. This situation should continue in the next financial cycle, however after it, Lithuania’s […]

The Lithuanian middle class: are you in it?

April 11, 2018 Martynas Zilionis 0

Every third Lithuanian resident views themselves as a member of the middle class. Economists say that those earning a thousand euro per month could call themselves such. Nevertheless, some 42% of Lithuanians currently see themselves […]

Lithuanian trade with Russia is recovering – first place goes to cider

February 26, 2018 Edgaras Savickas 0

Having grown rapidly in 2017, export flows to Russia will continue to rise this year, however they will likely not yet reach the same level as in 2013. The Russian market is making up an […]

Lithuania should see no drastic rise of food, drink prices in 2018 – analyst

January 24, 2018 BNS 0

Prices for alcohol and dairy products will grow insignificantly in Lithuania this year after being the main driver of the consumer price index in 2017, therefore, the inflation pace will slow down, says Nerijus Mačiulis, chief economist at Swedbank Lithuania. […]

Worst times of emigration from Lithuania already passed – Swedbank analyst

January 24, 2018 BNS 0

The pace of emigration from Lithuania should start declining this year, with the number of returning Lithuanians and arriving foreigners should remain stable, says Swedbank analyst Nerijus Mačiulis, adding that the net emigration should hit the lowest level since 2000. […]

Benefits to Lithuania in the EU-Russian economic war

January 10, 2018 Media Briefing 0

Lithuanians have adapted well to the European Union‘s economic sanctions on Russia and its retaliatory bans on European imports. Though the export of Lithuanian origin goods to Russia has almost halved since the Crimean annexation […]