Lithuania Boasts One of the Fastest Growing Economies with FDI Flows Increasing
Published:
4 July 2003 y., Friday
According to final data of the Department of Statistics, Lithuanian GDP grew by 9.4% in Q1 of 2003, which made Lithuania one of the fastest growing economies in the world, leaving its Baltic neighbours far behind (in Estonia the respective GDP growth figure was 5.2%.)
In the same period Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Lithuania increased by 4%, compared to Q1 of 2002. As of April 1, cumulative FDI was EUR 3.97 billion. Major investments went into processing (28.6%), financial intermediation (19.5%), (18%) and trade (17%).
Top countries investors in Lithuania are Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Germany and the USA.
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