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For the first time, the Bank of Lithuania published a comparison of interest rates on deposits with agreed maturity (term deposits) and loans of Lithuanian and euro area credit institutions (banks, credit unions). It takes into account the key ECB interest rate developments and their impact on inter...
Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė has nominated Gintautas Jakštas, deputy education minister, as the next minister of education, science and sport.
Some 2.81 million people permanently resided in Lithuania in early 2018, which is a decline by 37,800 persons or 1.3 percent from the beginning of last year, Statistics Lithuania said on Tuesday, citing emigration as the main reason behind the decline of the population.
Excise duty results published by the Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate signal a decline in alcohol sales and possibly consumption, however, experts say that the information is insufficient for credible conclusions, as they do not cover the impact of illicit alcohol and alcohol purchased abroad.
An increase in Lithuania's official emigration rate in the first half of 2017 could be due to living standard inequalities or rising prices and another possible reason is that more people reported their departure this year, experts told BNS.
Some 31,731 persons declared emigration from Lithuania in January through June this year, which is a steep increase by about 10,000 persons, from 21,248, year-on-year, Statistics Lithuania said on Monday.
