01712cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015268 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513598871 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Republic of Lithuania : Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (47 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that growth in Lithuania has remained resilient, despite challenges in the external environment. Strong domestic demand growth on the back of improving labor market conditions underpinned real GDP growth of 2.9 percent in 2014. Exports held up reasonably well despite Russian import bans. Growth should remain largely unchanged at 2.8 percent from last year in 2015, as positive external factors counterbalance negative ones and domestic demand remains robust. The main policy challenge will be to secure reasonably rapid convergence with living standards in western Europe going forward. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/138 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/138/002.2015.issue-138-en.xml IMF e-Library