FDI to the Baltic - Market liberalism and investment in Poland and the Baltics

2022-07-23

Inflation: know your enemy despite the now-dovish rhetoric

In Poland, June CPI rose to 15.5% YoY, where energy carriers were 35.1% more expensive than a year earlier, with fuels +46.7%.

2022-07-16

In Estonia, consumer prices rose 21.9% in June over the year, whereas the share of energy in the consumer basket is higher only in Latvia.

2022-07-09

In Latvia, inflation was on the rise in June (+19.3% YoY). Businesses transferred the cost increase to the prices and made consumers pay for it.

2022-07-02

The amount of payment transactions of EMIs and PIs grew strongly in Q1 2022 and was double the level of a year ago. Revenues grew 3.5 times.

2022-06-25

Upward pressure from commodity prices continues and symptoms of a marked economic slowdown are visible in the construction industry.

2022-06-18

In May, inflation in Estonia touched 20% over the year, with higher energy costs being passed through to the prices of goods and services.

2022-06-11

Following a rapid recovery from the pandemic, the Lithuanian economy faces the economics of the conflict in Ukraine in a strong position.

2022-06-04

As the price of almost all goods and services continued to increase, the scenario in Latvia is worsened by the transport sector.

2022-05-28

In Q1 employment in Estonia rose by 5.1% YoY, giving hope on the ability to absorb the shock of a fiscal and monetary tightening.

2022-05-21

In Poland, second-round effects thrive in an environment of expansionary fiscal policy, buoyant wages growth, and consumption boom.