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Estonia’s FinTech success (+42% income) is attributed to local digital infrastructure, people capital, and the world’s best tax system.
Estonia’s FinTech success (+42% income) is attributed to local digital infrastructure, people capital, and the world’s best tax system.
The current decline in Estonia’s exports is more a reflection of the weakness in foreign markets and the problems with competitiveness.
Estonia has the most startups and unicorns per capita in Europe, a result of its leadership in education, where digitalization is a cornerstone.
Tallinn has presented a €7m project for a city park with an insect-friendly green corridor connecting green areas and neighbourhoods.
Economic downturns propel new ventures like the Nordin Tech Valley, where the combined valuation of Estonian, Finnish, and Swedish enterprises nears 400bn.
Estonian banks’ profits have grown fast when the income on loans linked to Euribor increased. Now risks come from loan losses at the window.
Estonia receives more financials from abroad than it is investing: services exports drop (-2% YoY), and the consolidated debt grows +9% YoY.
Estonia is the world’s most advanced digital society, where AI optimizes business processes, customer service, quality control, and risk mitigation.
Inflation will close to 9%, while the low estimates of competitiveness in Germany and Finland deepen the economic uncertainty.
Estonian GDP shrank by 2.9% YoY: about 40% of the value created by companies is intended for export, which since last year has lost competitiveness.