Lithuania
Economy
Although we do not expect a permanent return to current account surpluses as seen in the wake of Lithuania's balance of payments crisis and internal devaluation, we do not rule out...
2013-04-25Economy
Almost six months after its election victory, Lithuania's centre-left government appears to be off to a flying start. This is notwithstanding the initial controversy...
2013-04-24Economy
Lithuanian external debt rose in 2012 to US$32.8bn, the equivalent of 77.9% of GDP, up from US$31.0bn (72.4% of GDP) in 2011. This year we believe that more prudent fiscal management...
2013-03-28Economy
We expect Lithuania's current account deficit to remain below 1% of GDP over the coming years, and do not rule out a brief stint in positive territory as a recovery in domestic demand...
2013-03-28Economy
Lithuania is preparing to assume the presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) in the second half of 2013, when the Baltic country will be closely watched in its handling...
2013-03-28Economy
We continue to see a gradual slowdown in economic growth to 1.8% in 2013 from preliminary data showing the Lithuanian economy expanded by 3.6% in 2012. Although manufacturing output...
2013-02-21Economy
The ruling Social Democratic Party of Prime Minister Algridas Butkevicius is off to a flying start, according to recent opinion poll surveys, with 29.1% of respondents to a Vilmorus...
2013-02-21Economy
We were surprised by the rate at which Lithuania's current account deficit narrowed in 2012, coming in at 0.9% of GDP, well below our earlier estimate for a 2.1% of GDP deficit. The...
2013-02-21
