According to the provisional data of Statistics Lithuania, in I quarter 2014, accommodation establishments received 398.8 thousand tourists, which is by 15.6% more than in I quarter 2013.

Witnesses of a shady story of the taking of Bank Snoras, which took place two and a half years ago, still feel uneasy in Lithuania.

In the first four months of 2014 local energy production in the Baltic region decreased by 20% year-on-year. Meanwhile, import from Scandinavia increased fivefold and reached 1,567 GWh.

The customer service rate at PayPost outlets makes 89.6%. According to the research conducted by the company Dive Lithuania, this rate is 4.6% higher than the one in the banking sector in general. The research of this kind has been carried out for the first time ever.

In March 2014, excluding official reserve assets, a net foreign investment outflow (1.1 billion litas) was recorded in Lithuania, the Statistics Departement of the Bank of Lithuania said in a statement.

The Ministry of Agriculture in Lithuania is constantly trying to gather all milk sector members behind the negotiation table and urges all milk producers to cooperate.

The economic indicators that will determine the decision of the European Union institutions regarding Lithuania's preparedness to become a member of the euro area, became clear. The reports prepared by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission (EC) on the country's economic and legal convergence will be based on data from 15 May, the Bank of Lithuania said.

Commercial banks surveyed by the Bank of Lithuania claim being conscious of the increasing demand for loans and indicate having eased their credit standards. Growth in the credit portfolios for business and residents in 2014 is expected to be moderate.

Based on the data of the Ministry of Finance, in January-April 2014, the state and municipal budgets received LTL 7.130 billion (EUR 2.065 billion) in revenue. It is by 1.2% or LTL 84 million (EUR 24.3 million) more than projected and by 8.6% more year-on-year.

66% of Latvian residents are planning to find a new job during the next six months, 26% said they do not plan to do this, but 8% have not thought about it, a poll carried out by Cvmarket.lv indicates.