Investors’ Forum News

Largest foreign investors into Lithuania unifying association „Investors‘ Forum“ has congratulated Lithuanian Government and the Central Bank of Lithuania on the decision by European Union Common affairs council to accept Lithuania into the Eurozone from the beginning of 2015. Investors applause the decision and declare that Euro introduction will not only help Lithuania to assure economic safety and stability but also to improve Lithuanian business and investment climate.

During the Board meeting of Investors Forum, Rolandas Valiūnas, executive partner of LAWIN Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas ir partneriai, was re-elected as the Chairman of the Board. He will be leading the largest association of investors in Lithuania for a third term in a row. The decision to re-elected Mr. Valiūnas was approved by consensus voting of Investors’ Forum Board.

Members of Investors’ Forum meeting the Candidates for Lithuanian President. The first meeting with Artūras Zuokas, currently the city Mayor of Vilnius was held on April 16.

On February 7^th, members of “Investors’ Forum” met with the representatives of Lithuanian Competition Council. During the meeting various topics of different cases were discussed, members of “Investors’ Forum” were able to gain insights on the standpoints of the Competition Council and find out what principles does the Competition Council base their investigations on.

The Eurofi 2013 Financial Forum will take place  September 12-13^th in Vilnius, Lithuania. This unique event is being organised on the occasion of Lithuanian EU Presidency and is aimed at discussing EU finance sector issues. The forum is expected to attract more than 600 participants: decision makers and financial experts, as well as representatives of the public sector, central and commercial banks, and business associations. Investors’ Forum is a regional partner of the Eurofi 2013 Financial Forum and contributes to organising the event.

The association of Investors’ Forum that is working towards creating a better business environment in Lithuanian had its annual meeting on June 11^th. During the meeting, members of the association presented their activities and initiatives of the previous year which were focused towards strengthening Lithuanian economy, promoting business development and investments. In 2012, the association grew further and included 52 member-companies employing more than 26 thousand workers. The annual turnover of member-companies of Investors’ Forum reached more than 6.66 bn. Euros which amounts to approximately to 20.5% of Lithuania’s GDP. What is more, the members of the association contributed almost 4 bn. LT in taxes and social security payments.