EP 92: EMBRACING FINTECH AND THE GREEN AGENDA WITH THE VICE MINISTER OF FINANCE OF LITHUANIA

In this episode, we are very honoured to have Vaida Česnulevičiūtė Markevičienė, the Vice Minister for Finance for Lithuania, as our guest. The Vice Minister tells about why Lithuania embraced the fintech opportunity and how it put a plan in place to ensure success. She discusses the importance of Government and Enterprise collaboration and how they have created a centre of excellence for fintech in Europe. She moves on to talk about the green agenda and green fiance, how the country has a plan in place to achieve net zero by 2030, and what that means in securing energy independence with a focus on renewables such as solar and wind.