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In February 2012, the country‘s current account deficit (CAD) widened month on month twofold or by LTL 404.6 million. Such CAD increase was driven by an increase in foreign trade deficit and a decrease in the flow of current transfers from abroad....

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2011, the annual growth rate of Lithuania’s financial assets (7%) exceeded that of liabilities (5%). In the same quarter of 2010, the said growth rates accounted for 2 and -3 per cent, respectively.

At the end of March 2012, official reserve assets made up LTL 20.7 billion (EUR 6.0 billion). In March, they decreased by LTL 1.5 billion or 6.9%, but increased year on year by LTL 3.7 billion or 21.5%.

(joint press release by the Bank of Lithuania and Statistics Lithuania) In 2011, foreign direct investment (FDI) flow to Lithuania grew one and a half times compared to 2010, while Lithuania’s accrued investments abroad slightly decreased.

Net external assets of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) grew over February 2012 by LTL 3.2 billion to an-all time high of LTL 9.0 billion at the end of the month. Monetary aggregate M3 climbed during the month by LTL 178.7 million, but its...

A significant increase in foreign trade and income balance deficits along with a decrease in the surplus on the balance of current transfers led to a deficit on the current account (CAD) of the country’s balance of payments for Q4 2011 of LTL 1.1...

In February 2012, external assets of the Bank of Lithuania increased by LTL 2.1 billion, while external liabilities went down by LTL 260.4 million. At the end of the month these indicators were equal to LTL 22.5 billion and LTL 743.9 million...

The deficit on the current account balance (CAB) on the country’s balance of payments decreased in January 2012. It went down by LTL 189.4 million or 32.1% compared to December 2011. The decline in the CAB deficit was driven by a decrease in the...

At the end of February 2012, official reserve assets made up LTL 22.2 billion (EUR 6.4 billion). Over February they grew by LTL 2.2 billion or 10.8 per cent.

Monetary aggregate M3 declined in January 2012 by LTL 497.2 million, whereas its annual growth rate made up 15.0 per cent at the end of the month. The decline in M3 was mostly determined by the decline in overnight deposits and currency in...

In January 2012, external assets and external liabilities of the Bank of Lithuania decreased by LTL 2.1 billion and LTL 81.1 million respectively. At the end of the month these indicators were equal to LTL 20.3 billion and LTL 1.0 billion...

In December 2011, the deficit on the current account balance (CAB) of the country’s balance of payments grew month on month by LTL 238.4 million or 68 %. This change in the CAB was the result of an increase in the income balance deficit and the...

At the end of January 2012, official reserve assets made up LTL 20 billion (EUR 5.8 billion). They decreased month on month by LTL 1.9 billion or 8.6%, but increased year on year by LTL 3.7 billion or 23%.

In December 2011, the outstanding amount at the end of period (hereinafter „the outstanding amount“) of net external assets of monetary financial institutions (MFIs) decreased by LTL 2.1 billion remaining in the positive territory for more than a...

In December 2011, external assets and external liabilities of the Bank of Lithuania increased by LTL 223.1 million and LTL 95.0 million respectively. At the end of the month these indicators were equal to LTL 22.3 billion and LTL 1.1 billion...

To compare with October 2011, in November 2011, deficit of the current account balance (CAB) of Lithuania’s balance of payments contracted by LTL 148.4 million or 29.7 per cent. This contraction of the current account balance was caused by a...