BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 20. On September
17, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister-designate Kęstutis Budrys met with
representatives of Global Business Services (GBS) centers operating
in the country and with officials from the investment promotion
agency Invest Lithuania, Trend reports.
During the meeting, Budrys laid all his cards on the table
regarding Lithuania’s key foreign policy priorities, emphasizing
that security was the name of the game.
“Looking at history, Lithuania today has more strong and
reliable allies than ever before, with whom we work together to
ensure the resilience of our country and of the entire Alliance
against geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges. A strong and
resilient Lithuania—safe for living, creating, doing business, and
investing—is our common interest,” Budrys said.
With GBS representatives, the minister-designate discussed
sector development, the investment climate, and opportunities to
further strengthen Lithuania’s position as an attractive location
for high value-added services. Topics included the sector’s
contribution to job creation, training highly qualified
professionals, fostering innovation, and expanding the
ecosystem.
In talks with Invest Lithuania, discussions focused on
challenges related to talent attraction, the role of the state in
building a competitive investment environment, and joint efforts to
secure major projects, particularly in the development of data
centers in Lithuania.
Over the past decade, Lithuania has become one of the regional
leaders in the business services sector in Central and Eastern
Europe. Today, more than 100 business service centers operate in
the country, employing over 27,000 professionals.
Their activities range from finance, IT services, data
analytics, and customer support to cybersecurity and engineering
solutions. In recent years, the sector has increasingly shifted
toward high value-added fields such as artificial intelligence,
process automation, and data science.
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