Statistics Lithuania and the Bank of Lithuania inform that at the end of III quarter 2013, compared to the end of II quarter 2013, cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) in Lithuania decreased by LTL 479.2 million (EUR 136 million), while compared to 30 September 2012, it increased by LTL 1.1 billion (EUR 314 million).

The company Invest Lithuania and the company Enterprise Lithuania will not be merged together. This was confirmed by Minister of Economy Evaldas Gustas during his press conference on Friday.

Russians had no opportunity to taste Lithuania's milk products for 3 months. However, Russia decided to recall the restrictions on the production of Lithuania's company Pieno Zvaigzdes.

On of the biggest hotels group in the world Louvre Hotels Group opens its first hotel Campanile in Lithuania. The Campanile Vilnius Airport Hotel is the first Louvre Hotels Group's hotel opened in the Baltic States.

Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis symbolically withdrew a crisp 10 euro note as fireworks lit up the capital Riga after midnight Wednesday, ringing in the New Year and his country's entry into the troubled eurozone, the AFP news agency writes in a special article.

According to preliminary data of Statistics Lithuania, in the third quarter of 2013, all types of transport carried 28.7 million tonnes of goods, or by 0.4% less year-on-year. 50.2% of goods were carried by road transport, 41.8% – by railway transport, 6.2% – by maritime transport, 1.8% – by inland waterways transport and 0.001% – by air transport.

The Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid AB and Lithuanian business support agency (LBSA) signed the last funding contracts this year, according which the 2 projects of the high-voltage electricity infrastructure were to be funded by LTL 2 million (EUR 579 thousand).

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) which is constantly funding various projects which are seen to contribute to the improvement of the competiveness in the Nordic and Baltic countries is considering the possibility to fund the Lithuania's project of the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) terminal.

Chickens for fattening were moved from AB Kauno Grudai to Jonas Jagminas' farm in Moletai District. It will be the fifth such farm owned by the politician's family.

The Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER I) examined and endorsed the final compromise text, which was agreed by the Lithuanian Presidency and the European Parliament on the Roadworthiness legislative package, which consists of three legislative proposals aimed to upgrade regulatory requirements for inspection of in-use vehicles (periodic technical inspections and roadside inspections of commercial vehicles) and registration documents.