growth - FDI to the Baltic

2022-06-25

Export and housing down amid rising costs of credit

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.

2022-05-21

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

2022-04-30

In Latvia, inflation projections for 2022 and 2023 have been revised upwards. The uptrend in prices is driven by several factors, mainly political.

2022-04-16

The Bank of Poland takes its main rate to 4.5%, projecting 6.5% this year and 7.5% in 2023. Meanwhile, companies are passing higher costs on to CPI.

2022-04-02

The conflict in Ukraine has created another excuse to blame inflation on oil and natural gas, rather than the increase in the money supply.

2022-03-26

Household consumption will keep sustaining the Polish economic growth o\in 2022, and high producer prices will be passed on to final consumers.

2022-03-12

In Lithuania, the inflation rate reached around 11% in early 2022, and heating bills are expected to increase by 50% to 60%.

2022-02-19

Last December the surplus on the CAB contracted to €66.5 million due to a significant widening of the foreign trade deficit.