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Banks in Lithuania are preparing to open consultation branches in nine municipalities currently without bank offices, under an initiative coordinated by Lietuvos bankas. The new locations are planned for Prienai,…
Western Shipyard Group (VLG), part of Estonia’s BLRT Grupp, has begun construction of a new floating dock to expand its ship repair operations in Klaipėda. The dock is expected to…
Lithuania’s state-owned Altra has begun dismantling control and protection system channels in the second reactor at the decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. More than 200 channels are scheduled for removal…
Lithuanian electricity distribution operator ESO expects to pay approximately €7 million in compensation following the severe storm that struck the country on 22 August. Around 70,000 households and businesses that…
British investment manager Pollen Street has increased its credit facility for Lithuanian business lender Finbee Verslui from €35 million to €55 million, expanding the financing available for loans to small…
Lithuania’s government has endorsed proposed changes to natural gas supply rules that would give additional protection to agricultural and food-processing businesses during an energy crisis. The proposal would expand the…
Source: Government of LithuaniaLithuania’s Ministry of Finance submitted its first payment request of €1.06 billion to the European Commission under the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument on 21 October. After deducting…
Lithuania’s National Paying Agency (NMA) has initiated the termination of an €8 million contract with IT companies iTree Lietuva and ISense Technologies for the modernisation of the country’s agricultural support…
Lithuania’s state-controlled energy group Ignitis Group has priced a €300 million European Green Bond issue, attracting more than €1 billion in investor orders — over three times the amount offered.…
Lithuanian agricultural and food group Akola has increased its ownership of OMG Bubble Tea to 51%, gaining control of a fast-growing beverage producer whose sales are overwhelmingly concentrated in export…
Lithuanian energy group Ignitis has announced plans to issue at least €300 million in five-year European Green Bonds, alongside an offer to repurchase outstanding bonds maturing in July 2027. The…
Lithuania has allocated an additional €15 million to concessional loans for agricultural and aquaculture businesses, while easing borrowing conditions for farms affected by adverse weather and difficult market conditions. The…
The Nordic Investment Bank has signed a 12-year financing agreement worth up to €10 million with Vilnius municipal energy group Gijos to support the modernisation of the Lithuanian capital’s street…
The Bank of Lithuania has raised no objection to a proposed acquisition by UAB Laicus of a substantial minority stake in Lithuanian crypto-asset service provider Micar assets. Under the decision…
Lithuania’s State Territorial Planning and Construction Inspectorate has identified unauthorised construction at all five residential buildings being developed by Katos grupė in Ražiai village, Kaunas district. Inspections conducted in September…
The Lithuanian-owned accessories brand is combining Asian manufacturing inputs with design, printing, assembly and global fulfilment in Kaunas. Its new facility shows how a digital-first exporter is turning international demand into physical industrial capacity at home. Lithuanian accessories…
PhotoLithuania’s State Tax Inspectorate, VMI, has published its taxpayer rankings for the first quarter of 2026.
PhotoLithuania remains the strongest macro story in the Baltic region, but the June update from Lietuvos bankas makes the picture less simple than it looked in spring. The economy is still expected to grow, wages are projected to…
PhotoAraneta, the company behind the Baldų turgus furniture retail brand, has acquired a 16,000 sq. m logistics, showroom and office facility in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone for €16m. The buyer is not a logistics real estate fund…
PhotoMore than 600,000 Lithuanian real-estate register records, including personal identification codes, were allegedly copied after unauthorised users accessed the Register Centre through accounts linked to the Migration Department.
PhotoMaxima, Rimi, Lidl and IKEA are visible to Baltic consumers as retail brands. But behind those brands stand very different capital models.
PhotoLithuania is preparing to tighten gambling regulation at a moment when gambling is becoming part of a broader household-finance and regional-market question. The Finance Ministry plans to submit amendments to the Gambling Law during the Seimas spring session.…
PhotoLithuania returned to international capital markets on 13 May with a new €1bn 7.5-year Eurobond issue, bringing its total Eurobond borrowing this year to €3bn.
PhotoProsecutors are examining whether Paluckas and his wife acquired almost €345,000 in assets from income that could not be legally justified. Lithuania’s parliament has lifted the legal immunity of former prime minister and former Social Democratic leader Gintautas…
PhotoChina has lifted countermeasures against two Lithuanian banks, Urbo Bankas and Mano Bankas, after the European Union removed restrictions on two Chinese financial institutions. The decision took effect on 24 April 2026 and was framed by Beijing as…
PhotoDFDS will increase capacity on the Karlshamn–Klaipėda corridor by introducing the RoPax vessel from mid-September 2026, replacing Optima Seaways. The move raises both passenger and freight capacity on one of the key Baltic Sea links between Sweden and…
Photo🇱🇹Who lives well in Lithuania: who benefits — and who remains on minimum wage
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