Economy of Lithuania

• Population: 3.5 mln.
• NATO and EU member
• THE LITHUANIAN ECONOMY
• 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004*
• GDP Growth 4% 6.5% 6.8% 9.7% 7.5%
• 1H 2004: 7.2%
• Inflation 1.4% 2% -1% -1.3% 1.4%
• Unemployment 11.5% 12.5% 11.3% 10.3% 9.5%
• Exports (€ bn) 4.4 5.3 5.9 6.4 6.9
• Imports (€ bn) 6.3 7.4 8.3 8.8 9.5
• FDI (cum. € bn) 2.7 3.1 3.8 4 4.6
• Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics
• *Forecasts by the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania, NORD/LB Bank and the Vienna Institute for International Studies
LITHUANIA`S INTERNATIONAL CREDIT RATINGS
• Source: Moody`s; Standard & Poor`s; Fitch
• Moody`s A 3
• Standard & Poor`s A
• Fitch A
“LITHUANIA – IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PERFORMERS AMONG THE ACCESSION COUNTRIES ON THE ECONOMIC FRONT AND AS A EURO-ATLANTIC ALLY”. “The country's GDP growth is highest in Europe, at 8.9% in 2003. The fiscal deficit was 2.6% in 2003 and is set at 2.95% for 2004, thus below the EU's 3% benchmark ”. The Wall Street Journal (January 23, 2004)
• LITHUANIAN NATIONAL CURRENCY LITAS
• COVERED
• BY FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
• & GOLD
• TO THE EXTENT OF
• 162%
DUE TO EU ACCESSION
• Investment in Lithuania’s economy will amount to around € 6.7 billion in 2002-2009
• Lithuania’s exports will be about 1.9 times higher in 2002-2009
• Lithuania’s economy will grow by about 1.14% points faster in 2002-2009 than under the hypothetical scenario of non-integration
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• Source: EKT, Lithuania
EU MEMBERSHIP: MAJOR CHANGES AND ADVANTAGES
• Trade regime:
• – liberalisation of imports from and exports to EU-25
• – EU single market advantages
• – Common trade policies towards third countries
• Stable coordinated tax policies
• Rapidly growing investments – financial injections from the EU and national budgets
• Increasing importance of transit to Eastern neighbours
• Source: Ministry of Finance, Lithuania
CUMULATIVE FDI IN LITHUANIA as of July 1, 2004 (€ billion)
• Source: Lithuanian Department of Statistics
FDI BY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY...

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