Poland's national airline LOT is set to launch in late March 2016 flights between the Lithuanian seaside resort of Palanga and Warsaw, the company's spokesman said on February 11th.

The world's largest airport operators, including Fraport, MAG, Vinci, Avialliance, Egis Group, Ferrovial and others, are already showing interest in Lithuania's three international airports, though the airports' concession issue is still being discussed at the country's parliament, the 15min news website reported.

Some of the cash registers installed by Lithuania's largest supermarket chain Maxima support contactless payments already but the technology will not be put into use thus far.

Lithuania's seed market in 2015 grew by 2.6% to reach 73.6 million euros, the business daily Verslo Zinios reported on Wednesday.

NordBalt, a power interconnection between Lithuania and Sweden, which was completed last November and currently operates in a trial mode, is being tested at the maximum capacity of 700 megawatts (MW) on Monday, Litgrid has said.

New alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) registrations in Lithuania almost doubled in 2015, but their number remained among the lowest in the European Union, figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) showed on Monday.

Lukoil Baltija, a chain of filling stations owned by Russia's Lukoil, may be sold in February, the chain's chief executive officer said on February 4th.

Lithuania's unemployment rate stood at 9.4% in early February 2016, up by 0.4 percentage points compared with a month ago, but down by 0.2 points year-on-year, data from the country's Labor Exchange showed on Friday.

Lithuania's road haulers keep a close eye on attempts by Poland and Russia to reach an agreement on haulage permits for 2016, as they believe that the advantages negotiated by Poland would also have an effect on Lithuania.