2024-01-02
To stay on top, simplicity is the key
Estonia is holding strong with €75M attracted FDI with energy & climate the hottest categories. Now the plan is to reach 500 DeepTech startups by 2030.
Category: Economic Policy
2023-12-30
Where merit rules, growth and ideas thrive
Estonia’s FinTech success (+42% income) is attributed to local digital infrastructure, people capital, and the world’s best tax system.
2023-12-26
Latvia: new investment looking for infrastructure and production
Multi-million projects for the construction of new industrial parks in Jelgava, Ventspils, Liepaja, and Daugavpils received the green light.
2023-12-23
The fire looks smaller, but the ashes keep burning
The core inflation is persistently higher than headline, while expansionary fiscal policy increases the pressure and weaken the competitiveness.
2023-12-19
If you want peace, prepare for the unexpected
NATO is strengthening its presence on the eastern border with an additional German brigade of about 4,800 soldiers in Lithuania.
2023-12-16
Real growth need focus and free markets, not smoke
The current decline in Estonia’s exports is more a reflection of the weakness in foreign markets and the problems with competitiveness.
2023-12-12
Innovation is gold, and continuous investment is the key
Estonia has the most startups and unicorns per capita in Europe, a result of its leadership in education, where digitalization is a cornerstone.
2023-12-09
Heritage is the serious business that anchors past and future
Mushroom hunting has been included among the national values contained in Latvia’s intangible cultural heritage.
2023-12-05
Latvia boosts clean energy with new plants and investment
Riga is setting up ten new wind power plants with a total capacity of at least 800 megawatts (MW) and a green hydrogen plant in Ventspils.
2023-12-02
The city of the future is nature-friendly
Tallinn has presented a €7m project for a city park with an insect-friendly green corridor connecting green areas and neighbourhoods.