OREANDA-NEWS. In preparation for Lithuania’s annual consultations under Article IV of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a mission of the European Department of the IMF, arriving biannually, headed by Mr. Christoph Klingen, a representative of this Department, will work in Lithuania on 19–31 March 2015. 

The IMF experts will analyse the general macroeconomic situation in Lithuania, assess economic development patterns after the adoption of the euro, the financial sector situation and the implementation of budgetary and social policy measures. Meetings are planned with representatives of the Bank of Lithuania, the Ministry of Finance and other state institutions, as well as representatives of the private sector.

Lithuania has been a member of the International Monetary Fund since 1992. Currently, 188 countries are members of the IMF.