14/10/2022 

Presentation and press conference at 10:30 am in Vilnius

 

The OECD will present its latest Economic Survey of Lithuania on Thursday 20 October 2022. The Survey discusses how Lithuania can address the immediate impacts on its economy from Russia’s war against Ukraine, including ways to support vulnerable households and strengthen energy independence. It also discusses longer-term issues such as the need for reforms to boost employment and productivity growth. A special chapter looks at how Lithuania could benefit from accelerating its digital transformation.

 

OECD Acting Chief Economist Alvaro Pereira will present the Survey’s key findings and recommendations alongside Minister of Finance Gintarė Skaistė at 10:30 am local time on Thursday 20 October at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania (Katedros sq. 4, Vilnius, Visitors’ Lobby Auditorium.) The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with government and Central Bank officials, and a press conference from 11:50 am. The event will be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.

 

• Journalists are invited to register attendance by emailing Mr. Justas Kačerauskas at the Ministry of Finance.

 

• The Survey will be published at 11:00 Vilnius/EET time (10:00 CET) at the following link, which can be included in news articles: www.oecd.org/economy/lithuania-economic-snapshot/.  Journalists can request a copy of the Survey under embargo, thereby undertaking to respect the OECD’s embargo procedures, by emailing embargo@oecd.org. Embargoed copies will be sent out a day in advance.  

 

 

Working with over 100 countries, the OECD is a global policy forum that promotes policies to preserve individual liberty and improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.

 

 

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