2023-02-04
Caps and bans only make us dependent on China
The EU ban on Russian oil products leads to a major shift: China secures a long-term supply and sells refined products globally at higher margins.
Tag: export
2023-01-28
Appearances are deceiving: inflation is in an upward trend
While analysts predict disinflation, Poland faces increasing energy prices for households linked to higher indirect tax rates. And food prices continue to rise.
2023-01-21
With production down and inflation, people are laid off
In Estonia, consumers have not been able to keep pace with inflation in recent months, and retail sales volumes have started to fall.
2022-12-13
Health and beauty boost the natural value of Polish exports
In Poland, organic food is going to reach 10% market share by 2030, while natural and organic cosmetics segment has been increasingly recognised.
2022-11-19
Lithuania: CAB deficit exposed, USA is the main investor
In 2021 the USA was the main investor in the country. Last September, the deficit on the current account balance slightly narrowed.
2022-11-01
Poland of steel: deterioration offset by growth and profit
In 2021 and Q1 2022, the Polish metals and steel sector rose with elevated growth and profits, followed by additional purchases at the brick of the war.
2022-10-29
Supply disruption and fewer energy resources: stagnation is the watchword
In Latvia, the second half of this year and the beginning of 2023 will see an even stronger slowdown of economic growth and energy resources.
2022-10-22
Poland and zloty’s weaknesses on the brick of no-return
Elevated inflation is weighing on the propensity to consume and keeps undermining the purchasing power, while GDP growth decelerates.
2022-10-04
ICT-innovation plus market-competition: the formula is worth +108% export
The Estonian IT sector is the most competitive in CEE, thanks to its business environment and the implementation of online services.
2022-09-10
Higher-cost and less-output production: now competitiveness is at stake
In Estonia, the consumer basket price was 24.8% higher YoY. Orders have declined, making harder to pass the higher costs to the final products. Competitiveness is at stake.