01745cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017743 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484305966 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Republic of Lithuania : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (45 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 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy of Lithuania has been gathering momentum, following sluggish performance in 2015 and most of 2016. Real GDP expanded by 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017 after rising by 2.3 percent in 2016. Strong private consumption, on the back of robust wage growth and low inflation that supported purchasing power, has long been a main driver of growth. Building on recent momentum, economic growth should be strong in 2017, rising to 3.2 percent. Improving external conditions and a turnaround in European funds absorption, as well as high capacity utilization, should spur exports and investment. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/177 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/177/002.2017.issue-177-en.xml IMF e-Library