Investors’ Forum News

Investors’ Forum continues to represent, express and advance the shared opinion of its members, in order to promote common interest and stimulate foreign direct investment in the country. You can find more information about our activities in Investors’ Forum Annual Report 2015.

Investors’ Confidence Index for Lithuania (ICIL) value for 2017 first quarter remained unchanged since 2016 second quarter and maintained the value of 1,215.

Survey of Investors’ confidence index for Lithuania for the second quarter of 2016 reveals that large foreign capital investors remain highly confident in the economy of Lithuania. Although, the level of optimism has shrunk slightly in comparison with the beginning of the year. The largest investors are expecting a continuous growth of demand for their products and services (56% of surveyed top-level managers) and profitability of their companies (50%). A third (29%) are planning to expand their export quantities. 

Fitch Ratings-London-03 October 2014: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Lithuania’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘A-‘. The Outlooks are Stable. The issue ratings on Lithuania’s senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been affirmed at ‘A-‘. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at ‘AAA’ and the Short-term foreign currency IDR at ‘F1’.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The affirmation and Stable Outlook reflect the following factors: Upcoming membership into the eurozone will further enhance Lithuania’s already effective policy-making and governance. 

Association “Investors’ Forum” presented to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania the most essential reforms necessary in the areas of employment regulations, taxation, corporate law, energy, agriculture, health care, transparency, telecommunications, spatial planning, intellectual property, transport, asset management and Citizenship recovery areas. In addition, top 10 core decisions necessary in order to double salaries in 5 years.

Full publications in Lithuanian can be found: here

Top10 core decisions in English can be found: here

In cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Vilnius, the European Business Network (EBN), Investors’ Forum, Clear wave, EY Lithuania and Kempinski Hotel Cathedral Square the event with presentations and a Q&A Session on Corporate Social Responsibility is organised on 22nd of April, 2015.

Keynote Speaker: Jan Peter Balkenende, EY partner, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands