The Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda handled 44.227 mln tons of cargo by December 17, up 2.4% from 43.17 mln tons in the full year 2017, according to preliminary figures released by the port authority on Tuesday.

The Lithuanian parliament on Tuesday gave the green light for purchasing the Klaipeda liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal's floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) by late 2024, when the lease contract with Norway's Hoegh LNG ends.

The price of electricity dropped more than a third in Lithuania in November but, nevertheless, remained the highest in the Baltic states.

Lithuania's state and municipal budgets received 7.902 bln euros in revenue in January-November, 1.6%, or 121.1 mln euros, more than it was planned.

Lithuania's financial company Orion Securities is in talks on the acquisition of an unnamed Western European bank.

Workland Group, with its fully serviced offices and coworking spaces throughout the Baltic States, is finalizing the construction of their second centre in Lithuanian capital. Workland Didžioji, located in a historic building in Old Town Vilnius, is opening its doors in January 2019. The presales process has started and first contracts are being signed.

Nordic Sugar Kedainiai, a Lithuanian company own by Nordic Sugar, one of the largest sugar producers in Europe, plans to invest 12 mln euros into its plans upgrade.

Statistics Lithuania informs that, based on non-final data obtained from customs declarations, Intrastat reporting and VAT returns data, exports in October 201ą8 amounted to EUR 2.71 billion, imports – EUR 3.05 billion. Exports of goods of Lithuanian origin amounted to EUR 1.65 billion. The foreign trade deficit of Lithuania amounted to EUR 0.33 billion.

General advertising volumes grew 12.6% in the first ten months of this year.

The average age of seven aircraft used by GetJet Airlines, a Vilnius-based air carrier that will fly customers of Lithuania's two biggest tour operators, Novaturas and Tez Tour, is 24 years and 9 months, which is a concern by modern aviation standards.