Speech at Economics Convention “Creating Pathways In direction of the Inexperienced Economic system”

Good morning, honourable Minister for the Setting, pricey colleagues, members of the academia, representatives from enterprise and public sectors.

Good morning pricey company, distinguished audio system. A honest thanks for becoming a member of us on the annual – already the fifth – Lithuanian economics convention, organised by the Financial institution of Lithuania.

I’m more than happy to welcome you all. I’m particularly glad to lastly see you in particular person after such a very long time. Let me additionally specific a heartfelt digital welcome to those that couldn’t be a part of us reside at present however are benefiting from the hybrid convention format.

If it weren’t for the pandemic, a hybrid convention format in all probability would not exist. As Nobel laureate Milton Friedman as soon as mentioned, “Solely a disaster – precise or perceived – produces actual change”. ​