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.
Tag: inflation
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.
2022-10-15
Innovation is firms’ and enterprises’ lighthouse in the economic storm
Estonia has to cope with very high inflation and a recession in the second half of the year when the economy will decline by 3%. Perfect economic storm.
2022-10-08
Pre-2020 hope? Cut market distortions, cool down price fever
Lithuania’s growth forecast is revised down. Increased prices of food and energy slow down growth in trading partners, when it’s necessary to cut market distortions.
2022-09-24
When will the energy shock blow-up the inflationary everything-bubble?
Despite retail sales in Poland rising by 4.2% YoY in August, with the inflationary everything-bubble prospects for upcoming quarters are deteriorating.
2022-09-17
No free-market allocation? It’s SMEs who must pump-up prices
In Latvia, the average remuneration has risen by 8.3% YoY, but this rate is insufficient to offset the price surge (+16.4%). Free-market allocation is much needed.
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.
2022-09-03
No belief in air balloons heading down anytime soon
Despite a slight increase in interest rates, the amount granted by credit institutions to Lithuanian residents increased by €306.0 million.
2022-08-27
Is the calm-before-the-winter-storm in front of the labor market?
Polish industrial production grew by 7.6% YoY, thus decelerating rapidly in recent months. The economy and the labor market must adjust to a new energy shock.
2022-08-13
Stimuli give prices risky wings when prudence is golden
In Latvia, the State programme for house purchase provides a boost to the price increase, lowering the effectiveness of the macroprudential policy.