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At the end of May 2003 broad money M2 made up LTL 15.3 billion. In the course of one month it increased by LTL 291.7 million, i.e. 1.9 per cent, while the annual increase amounted to LTL 2.4 billion, i.e. 18.2 per cent.

At the end of May 2003 reserve money made up LTL 5.2 billion.Over one month it went down by LTL 67.5 million, of which commercial bank balances on correspondent accounts and required reserves in foreign currencies declined by LTL 187.5 million and...

At the end of May 2003, international reserves made up LTL 8,188.6 million (EUR 2,371.6 million, USD 2,787.8 million). In the course of one month they decreased by LTL 132.8 million, i.e. 1.6 per cent.

At the end of April 2003 broad money M2 made up LTL 15.0 billion.In the course of one month it increased by LTL 194.3 million, i.e. 1.3 per cent, while the annual increase amounted to LTL 2.1 billion, i.e. 16.4 per cent.

The 6th annual Seminar of Cash and Issue Departments of Baltic States Central Banks “Banknote of the 21st Century: Present and Prospects” has started today at the Bank of Lithuania. During the Seminar banknote production experts will discuss...

At the end of April 2003 reserve money made up LTL 5.3 billion.Over one month it went up by LTL 33.9 million, of which funds on commercial bank correspondent accounts increased by LTL 56.3 million, while currency outside the central bank and...

The fourth issue of 2002 of Monetary Studies, a journal published by the Bank of Lithuania, has appeared, featuring analysis of theoretical and practical issues in monetary, banking, financial and economic areas by experts in economics and finance.

According to revised data, in 2002 the balance of payments current account deficit (CAD) made up LTL 2.67 billion. Compared to 2001, the CAD widened by LTL 375.6 million to make up 5.3 per cent of GDP (4.8% in 2001).

At the end of April 2003, international reserves made up LTL 8,321.5 million (EUR 2,410.1 million, USD 2,643.2 million).In the course of one month they decreased by LTL 1,001.3 million, i.e. 10.7 per cent.

The Bank of Lithuania Internet site offers a new web service which allows information systems of other organisations to submit direct queries to the BoL statistical database using the public internet infrastructure. Remote requests return data in...