2023-06-24
Despite rosy optimism, uncertainty is the queen
Pressure on current expenditures in social, healthcare, and defence will only mount over time. Business expectations are indeed pessimistic.
Category: Economic Policy
2023-06-20
The more inflation, the less competitiveness
The tight labour market increases the risk that inflation will remain higher and growth lower, and the rising borrowing costs will weigh on investment outlooks.
2023-06-17
Public money only makes inflation more persistent
Despite Poland’s core inflation picture being the least favourable in the region, the government released a plan to increase permanent spending.
2023-06-13
Poland’s challenges to the EU combustion engine phaseout
In an attempt to avoid an outright ban on sales of polluting vehicles, Warsaw will continue mining coal, which generates 70% of its power, until 2049.
2023-06-10
Technology not only closes old doors, opens new ones too
Lithuania’s manufacturing generates 20% of the GDP and employs 13% of the labour pool. Automotive leads both in jobs created and expenditures.
2023-06-06
Latvia in a mission to promote export and attract R&D
Riga rebranded its national strategy aiming to increase the amount of attracted investments to 2.45 billion euro over the next three years.
2023-06-03
An EU-Ukraine front: is the gamble worth it?
Ukraine urges the EU to lift export restrictions on its agricultural products, whereas CEE countries claim local markets’ distortion.
2023-05-30
The Baltic forward thinking fuels innovation and growth
Lithuania’s highly educated workforce, modern infrastructure, and favourable business environment generate massive start-up opportunities.
2023-05-27
The future of ID documents in a single pocket
mRiik is the digital identity app that will allow you to have all the necessary documents (passport, ID card, driver’s license) in users’ phones.
2023-05-23
Low competitiveness is the price for a persistent core inflation
In Estonia, the price of electricity in April was 29% higher than the previous month. While GDP is expected to decline by 1.2% this year.