2024-06-08
Estonia on the top of innovation, technology, and sustainability
Estonia’s success in startups and deeptech is attributed to a supportive ecosystem, innovative policies, and a strong talent pool.
Tag: EU
2024-06-04
Rail Baltica is the bridge between North, East, and West
Rail Baltica is a fully electrified double-track railway, with a 249 km/h design speed, that will reduce times between the Baltics and the rest of Europe.
2024-05-11
Lithuania: interest on deposits is among the most competitive
The annual growth of loans and deposits stands at 4.5% and 5.5%, respectively. Households are offered the highest interest rates on deposits of over 2 years
2024-03-30
Optimism lies only in the news, weak performance persists
Latvia’s economy is projected to be sluggish: labour costs present risks to growth and competitiveness, while fuelling inflation.
2024-03-26
Export and sound money would be the game changer
Additional problems arise when the state softens the recession, widening the budget deficit with additional money into the economy.
2024-03-19
The game is not over: growth and export are key
Lithuania’s optimism assumes a rapidly increasing household real income: will wages keep rising faster than prices with no consequences?
2024-03-16
Lithuania’s account goes down: a long way to go
With the fall in exports (18.4%) and imports (12.4%) of services, the surplus balance of services decreased by 25.5%.
2024-02-17
Lithuania’s account rises, but there’s still way to go
In December, the surplus on the CAB increased thanks to a drop in the foreign trade deficit and a rise in the surplus balance of services.
2024-02-06
Credit and deposits: loans are cheaper than in the EU
The Bank of Lithuania published a comparison of interest rates on loans of Lithuanian and euro area credit institutions and term deposits.
2024-01-13
EU transfers are the real value for Lithuania
Last November the surplus on the CAB decreased by 34.3%, where the trade balance suffers alongside exports (services -3.2%).