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Bank of Lithuania forecast – how will we live next year?

Employers are struggling for employees still remaining in Lithuania and are raising wages at the fastest rate in the European Union, but emigration is hurting long term economic growth. […]

Rokas Grajauskas
Economy

Education reform, investment promotion as new govt’s priorities – Grajauskas

Danske Bank‘s chief economist for the Baltic countries believes that Lithuania’s incoming government should give priority to reforming the country’s education system in order to improve the situation in the labour market and help ensure sustainable economic growth, but he warns that possible differences in opinions between the ministry and the Seimas may prevent major changes from occurring. […]

Aivaras Abromavičius and Birutė Vėsaitė
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ELECTIONS. Vėsaitė (SocDems) and Abromavičius (Conservatives) debate economics

Former Minister of Economy, Social Democrat (LSDP) Birutė Vėsaitė and Aivaras Abromavičius, former Ukrainian Minister of Economic Development and Trade, now candidate for the Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), were featured in a live Delfi Balsuok 2016 debate on September 30. The main topic of the evening was economics and future plans in Seimas. […]

Rolandas Valiūnas
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Recommendations for Lithuania from Investor forum

Speaking for the association of the largest investors in the Lithuanian economy, Investors’ Forum, its Board Chairman Rolandas Valiūnas provided a number of insights on the future prospects of the Lithuanian economy and state. While […]

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Economy

Economists weigh in on Brexit effects on Lithuanian economy

If the United Kingdom were to vote to leave the European Union (EU) at Thursday referendum, this will have only limited negative effects on Lithuania in the short-to-mid-term. In the long run, however, negative repercussions of Brexit may actually reach Lithuania.

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Improve tax compliance, increase education investment – European Commission tells Lithuania

The European Commission issued a range of recommendations on how to improve Lithuania‘s economy including improving tax compliance particularly VAT, adjusting the education system to the needs of the labour market and increasing productivity. The […]