2021-08-21
Energy turns on inflation alarm in Estonia
Energy prices are 22% higher and inflation will be maintained in the coming months by rising prices on the global market for raw materials and imported goods.
Category: Economic Policy
2021-08-14
Poland: decarbonization kicks +2% of GDP and +300K jobs
Third largest economy in the EU, with the emission of more than 800 gm of carbon dioxide per euro of GDP, where coal dominates the energy sector, with a 77% share in electricity production.
2021-08-07
Estonia: how technology took a 1.3 mln people country to the future
Already in 2012, Estonia’s 1.3 million residents could use electronic ID cards to vote, pay taxes and access more than 160 online services.
2021-07-31
Populism didn’t solve migration and fertility problems in Poland
The 500+ policy seems to have had the political effects desired by the government, rather than solving economic and demographic issues.
2021-07-24
Lithuania: a new migrant emergency at the door?
According to the government in Vilnius, Belarus is “arming” illegal immigration from Iraq and Syria to be sent across the border to Lithuania.
2021-07-17
Estonia is the only EU country that improved poverty risk
Estonian GDP decline has actually remained at 3%, thanks to innovative progress in the digitalization of services and milder restrictions.
2021-07-10
Poland: great opportunities from energy and automotive, inflation permitting
In the country, which became the fifth European economy with an average GDP of 4% in 2009-19, per capita income grew at a rate of 5.3%.
2021-07-03
Poland: core inflation down slightly, but supply doesn’t keep pace with demand
With consumer demand expected to rise, supply will struggle: businesses face rising commodities prices, lack of components and staff shortages.
2021-06-19
In Latvia, digital transformation requires institutional coordination and coherence
In front of a declining population due to ageing and emigration, digital innovation becomes crucial to increasing productivity and living standards.
2021-06-05
Lithuanian energy revolution: 80% renewable target by 2050
Bioenergy is playing a key role in Vilnius’ energy supply: about 75% of the heat is produced by burning woody biomass collected on the national territory.