In 2020, the Bank of Lithuania evaluated a total of 1,333 euro counterfeits (1,172 banknotes and 161 coins) – 57% less compared to 2019, when 3,078 counterfeits were detected.
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January262021
January252021
In preparation for the 2021 consultations with the Republic of Lithuania under Article IV of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an IMF mission, led by Borja Gracia, will work remotely on 25-29 January.
January212021
The eight countries of the Nordic-Baltic Constituency of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have taken the initiative to engage the IMF to conduct a regional analysis of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) threats and...
January202021
According to OECD, Lithuania has the highest suicide rate in Europe. What are the economic, sociological & psychological reasons for this? Tune in to the latest episode of the Bank of Lithuania's podcast with Domantas Jasiulionis, Research...
January182021
If you have recently applied to the Bank of Lithuania to be issued a licence, we kindly invite you to express your opinion in our survey and help us improve the licensing process.
January152021
Introductory remarks by Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board, at the Cyprus Annual Banking Conference and FinTech EXPO.
January142021
In 2021, the Financial Market Supervision Service of the Bank of Lithuania plans to carry out inspections of 35 financial market participants to assess their compliance with legislative requirements. The higher number of inspections planned this year...
January122021
In 2020, the number and value of payments made through CENTROlink – the Bank of Lithuania’s payment system – doubled, while instant payments increased by more than four times. Since the beginning of this year, the Bank of Lithuania has changed the...
January122021
Today, the Bank of Lithuania published the balance of payments for November 2020, which shows that:
January052021
Balance Sheet and Interest Rates of Monetary Financial Institutions, November 2020
December312020
Review of the Balance of Payments services exports and imports for Q3 2020 (Joint release by the Bank of Lithuania and Statistics Lithuania)
December302020
Lithuania’s financial accounts for Q3 2020
December302020
Licence of an electronic money institution issued
December292020
Direct Investment In Q3 2020 (Joint Press Release by the Bank of Lithuania and Statistics Lithuania).
December212020
The Bank of Lithuania informs about enhanced consumer protection when making online card payments for goods and services as of 1 January 2021. Consumers will have to give an additional confirmation of their payment via e-banking tools, to ensure...