2024-04-23
Wealth thrives with efficient production and market salary
Timid manufacturing alongside a recovery in demand indicates weak exports, while pro-social government policies pump wages at the expense of productivity.
Tag: growth
2024-04-20
Latvia launches new support for innovation and smart specialization
LIAA has opened a new support program up to EUR 200,000 for start-ups to attract highly qualified staff in R&D in areas of smart specialization or RIS3.
2024-04-16
No discipline no growth: why fiscal rigor is necessary
The IMF recommends that getting competitiveness back on the track of growth needs decisive fiscal consolidation and increasing productivity.
2024-04-13
Lithuania: services fly high and CAB boosts its value
Last February recorded a rise in the surplus balance of services (+31.6% to €790.7 million) and a decline in primary income deficit (-50.6%).
2024-04-09
Is healthcare the new slaughter game on taxpayers’ skin?
In Lithuania, healthcare professionals have become a rare commodity, whereas liberalization and privatization would allocate accountability more efficiently.
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.
2024-03-23
Export and tech synergies pave the way for success
The official opening of PAIH’s branch in Vilnius took place with a seminar for the fintech industry to discuss the local fintech strengths and challenges.
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%.