2024-02-10
Clean energy investments now pay attention to national defense
The ELWIND offshore wind park will provide electricity of at least 1000 megawatts and create at least 2800 new jobs in Latvia.
Tag: investment
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.
2024-01-27
Fintech is worth the largest tech campus in the Baltic
With over 7,000 specialists and more than 260 companies, Lithuania represents Europe’s largest Fintech hub, now aiming at 35 million clients.
2024-01-23
Live fire chances heat up the Polish borders
In a rush to buy weapons to modernize its armed forces, the PoOlish armyis now exercising to incorporate 366 US Abrams tanks.
2024-01-20
There’s no space for real growth with accommodating NBP
In a deteriorating context, NBP faces the pro-inflationary impact of fiscal easing, regulatory decisions, and the uncertain economic outlook.
2024-01-16
Poland: the export decrease weights on the BOP
Last November the downward trend in export goods continued (-8.3% to 12 months prior). The value of goods imports decreased by 13.8%.
2024-01-13
EU transfers are the real value for Lithuania
Last November the surplus on the CAB decreased by 34.3%, where the trade balance suffers alongside exports (services -3.2%).
2024-01-09
Only hope remains when market distortions are even stronger
Market expectations of rapid disinflation remain, but underlying risks come from commodity costs, monetary supply, and trade protectionism.