2024-03-09
The surface may cool down, but instability burns underneath
Estonia should build on the competitive advantages of an efficient business environment and wide digital experience to escape stagflation.
Tag: growth
2024-03-05
Capital and growth shine where efficiency rules
Progress in FDI attraction comes even within the public sector, where Wroclaw, Vilnius, Tallinn set a benchmark for business-friendliness.
2024-03-02
The digital way breaks the burdens and boosts efficiency
Lithuania is optimizing the digital process to facilitate data collection, storage, analysis, aggregation, and reporting to the financial actors.
2024-02-27
People don’t buy it, the air balloon doesn’t fly
Despite the wage gains in the region and retail sales up to 3%, Polish households remain cautious when making purchasing decisions.
2024-02-20
Environment is now a business worth the money return
Every euro invested in wetland restoration can generate a return between €8-€38 as future savings, with a positive impact on biodiversity and climate.
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.
2024-02-13
Poland: the goods trade deficit is still here
December data show a deficit of PLN 0.1bn in the country’s current account, with trade in goods declined the sharpest in 2023.
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.
2024-02-03
Poland: one apple a day keeps the export awake
The value of the export of apples in January 2022 was $28,000, and a year later it increased by 50 times. The result for the whole of 2023 is almost $5 mln
2024-01-30
Banks’ profit will struggle alongside the economic performance
Profit as a share of assets was around 60% higher in 2023, but now interest- and administrative expenses are likely to grow, as well as overdue loans.