Lithuania’s Capital Market Council, established on the initiative of the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Lithuania, agreed to continue operating beyond the planned three-year period and set near-term objectives, including preparing new capital market development guidelines for 2026–2028. The Council reviewed progress on the 2025 recommendations and highlighted recent deliverables, including legal amendments on pension fund investment in alternative investments, selected changes to the Law on Companies, the entry into force and technical implementation of the Investment Savings Account model and its tax regime, and the launch of the ILTE Baltic Capital Markets Acceleration Fund. It also noted that the Seimas is considering an initiative to remove the requirement for a spouse’s authorisation for the sale of securities. The Council approved updated representatives for full and associate members, including the Vice-Minister of Finance Januš Kizenevic, Bank of Lithuania Board Member Marius Skuodis, Ministry of Economy and Innovation Chancellor Inga Steponaviciene, and Lithuanian Financial Brokers Association representative Marius Jurgilas. In preparing the 2026–2028 guidelines, the Council will assess by 1 March of the following year which existing or unimplemented measures should be continued, updated, or revised, with attention to fast-growing bond and crowdfunding markets and the increasing number of retail investors.

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