2024-05-11
Lithuania: interest on deposits is among the most competitive
The annual growth of loans and deposits stands at 4.5% and 5.5%, respectively. Households are offered the highest interest rates on deposits of over 2 years
Tag: finance
2024-04-16
No discipline no growth: why fiscal rigor is necessary
The IMF recommends that getting competitiveness back on the track of growth needs decisive fiscal consolidation and increasing productivity.
2024-04-13
Lithuania: services fly high and CAB boosts its value
Last February recorded a rise in the surplus balance of services (+31.6% to €790.7 million) and a decline in primary income deficit (-50.6%).
2024-04-06
Without shields, it’s the cooler inflation that will prove temporary
In Poland, the MPC will stick to its cautious approach and refrain from monetary easing this year: CPI inflation will start climbing again.
2024-03-23
Export and tech synergies pave the way for success
The official opening of PAIH’s branch in Vilnius took place with a seminar for the fintech industry to discuss the local fintech strengths and challenges.
2024-03-16
Lithuania’s account goes down: a long way to go
With the fall in exports (18.4%) and imports (12.4%) of services, the surplus balance of services decreased by 25.5%.
2024-03-02
The digital way breaks the burdens and boosts efficiency
Lithuania is optimizing the digital process to facilitate data collection, storage, analysis, aggregation, and reporting to the financial actors.
2024-02-17
Lithuania’s account rises, but there’s still way to go
In December, the surplus on the CAB increased thanks to a drop in the foreign trade deficit and a rise in the surplus balance of services.
2024-02-13
Poland: the goods trade deficit is still here
December data show a deficit of PLN 0.1bn in the country’s current account, with trade in goods declined the sharpest in 2023.
2024-02-06
Credit and deposits: loans are cheaper than in the EU
The Bank of Lithuania published a comparison of interest rates on loans of Lithuanian and euro area credit institutions and term deposits.