Lithuanian financial sector and its human resource changes and trends before and after the introduction of the euro

The purpose of the article is to analyse and discuss the Lithuanian financial sector, it segments and its human resources changes and trends before and after the adoption of the euro; and influence to Sustainable National Economic development. Article use general scientific methods, especially analysis, synthesis, comparison, induction and deduction. Essential sources of information were professional publications, data of state Statistics Department, the Bank of Lithuania and the Ministry of Finance documents. The article gives an overview of the Lithuanian financial sector, it segments and its human resources, changes and trends before and after the adoption of the euro, analysis of the evolution, structure and their perspective. Lithuanian financial sector institutions staff must provide and implement measures that would increase the financial and economic literacy of the Lithuanian public. During the whole process, a big load was placed on the banks staff. Article examines the financial sector and its future human resource development, improvement perspective. Due to the changes in knowledge economy, the finance specialist’s profession competence changes as well. The euro adoption also reduced banks’ income from services and commissions.