The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a call for project implementation plans for compressed biogas filling stations in Lithuania, with a budget of EUR 6.9 million. It is expected that at least 30 service (biogas) points with stations will be installed as a result of the support.

With the installation of piles now being undertaken, the construction of the longest railway bridge over the Neris River in the district of Jonava is gaining momentum as part of Rail Baltica, the largest railway infrastructure project in the Baltic States. Construction of the main railway line on the most mature section of the railway, from Kaunas to the Latvian border, started this year. This section also includes a level crossing and engineering structures as well as car access roads that are under construction.

Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė discussed with Tadashi Maeda, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in Tokyo, the possibilities for the bank to start investing in innovative Lithuanian start-ups.

The Ministry of the Economy and Innovation has launched an additional call for €8.85 million for Lithuanian industrial companies planning to implement energy-efficient production technologies.

This week VILNIUS TECH Sustainability Hub launches its first kick-off initiative: Sustainability Summer School. The summer school is organized in the form of a blended intensive programme (BIP): an online session will be held on 18-22nd of September, and on-site session on 25-29th of September.

The Ministry of Finance has developed an analytical instrument to assess the impact of expenditure and revenue policy decisions on long-term sustainability of the country’s public finances. The debt scenario and sustainability measurement instrument will be extremely relevant for the transition to the three-year budgetary planning and will strengthen evidence and risk-based management of public finances.

The distribution of the second issue Government savings notes (GSN) ended on Monday, where residents purchased GSN for EUR 44.2 million and 3,014 transactions were made. Residents will be paid 3.8 per cent of annual interest on this new one-year GSN issue.

President Gitanas Nausėda opened and participated in the US-Lithuania Business Forum in Los Angeles, which brought together businesses from both countries operating in technologies, defense industry, net-zero industries, sustainable food production and trade, as well as the maritime sector.

On 19 September, the Minister of the Economy and Innovation Aušrinė Armonaitė will meet Richard Lee, CEO of Lotte Biologics, a South Korean company belonging to one of the largest pharmaceutical groups, Lotte Group.

After the European Union (EU) decided to establish a new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), Lithuania is participating in the selection process and has all the necessary advantages for this important institution of the financial sector to be located in Vilnius. This message was delivered today to ambassadors of EU countries based in Lithuania, economic officials, representatives of the European Commission and the European Parliament. At the event, Minister of Finance Gintarė Skaistė noted that Lithuania's greatest advantage is a large number of competent specialists, a dynamic ecosystem of the financial sector and a high quality of life in Vilnius, thus, Lithuania participates in this selection with determination to succeed.