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At the end of April 2013, official reserve assets amounted to LTL 20.4 billion (EUR 5.9 billion). In April they increased by 4.6 per cent (by LTL 903.8 million).

In March 2013 the monetary financial institutions’ (MFIs) net external assets went down by LTL 3.3 billion and amounted to LTL 7.6 billion. Domestic credit, with the growth of credit to the general government, increased by LTL 632.8 million over...

The decreasing foreign trade deficit was offset by the current transfers balance, which had gone from surplus to deficit, therefore in February 2013 there continued to be a deficit in the current account balance (CAB); compared to January it...

In March 2013, external assets of the Bank of Lithuania decreased by LTL 4.1 billion and resident deposits with it shrank by LTL 4.0 billion, of which central government deposits contracted by LTL 4.1 billion. At the end of the month these...

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the annual growth rate of Lithuania’s financial assets (4%) exceeded that of liabilities (3%). In Q4 2011, the said growth rates accounted for 7 and 6 per cent, respectively. Net acquisition of financial assets and...

At the end of March 2013, official reserve assets made up LTL 19.5 billion (EUR 5.6 billion). They decreased by LTL 4.2 billion, or 17.6 per cent, in March and decreased by LTL 1.2 billion, or 5.9 per cent, during twelve months.

(joint press release by the Bank of Lithuania and Statistics Lithuania) Statistics Lithuania and the Bank of Lithuania inform that in 2012, compared to 2011, the foreign direct investment flow into Lithuania decreased by more than a third;...

In February 2013 the net external assets of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) increased by LTL 1.2 billion and stood at LTL 10.9 billion. Domestic credit, with the increase of credit to general government, increased over the month by LTL 1.0...

The foreign trade balance in surplus and a significant decline in the income balance led to a surplus in the current account balance (CAB) of the country’s balance of payments of LTL 968.5 million in Q4 2012. A CAB surplus was recorded in the...

In February 2013, external assets and external liabilities of the Bank of Lithuania increased by LTL 1.5 billion and LTL 254.3 million respectively. At the end of the month these indicators were equal to LTL 23.5 billion and LTL 469.3...

A current account balance (CAB) deficit emerged in the country’s balance of payments in January 2013. Compared to January 2012, it didn’t increase by much (LTL 8.7 million); however in December 2012 a CAB surplus was recorded. The deficit was...

At the end of February 2013, official reserve assets amounted to LTL 23.6 billion (EUR 6.8 billion). In February, they grew by LTL 1.6 billion, or 7.1 per cent.

In January 2013, M3 decreased by LTL 1.2 billion, while its annual growth rate towards at the end of the month slowed down from 7.2 to 5.8 per cent. The M3 decrease was determined by the decrease of all its components, out of which overnight...

In January 2013, external assets and external liabilities of the Bank of Lithuania increased by LTL 49.4 million and LTL 156.3 million respectively. At the end of the month these indicators were equal to LTL 22.0 billion and LTL 215.0 million...

While decreasing from November, in December 2012 the surplus balances of foreign trade, services and current transfers offset the decreasing income balance deficit, leading to a build-up of an LTL 161.4 million surplus in the current account...

At the end of January 2013, official reserve assets amounted to LTL 22.1 billion (EUR 6.4 billion). They decreased by LTL 171.4 million, or 0.8 per cent in January, and increased by LTL 2 billion, or 10.1 per cent during twelve months.