2023-09-16
Manufacturing and sales downturn weights on the wage-price spiral
Inflation will close to 9%, while the low estimates of competitiveness in Germany and Finland deepen the economic uncertainty.
Tag: manufacturing
2023-09-02
There’s no easy nor rapid way out of stagflation
Estonian GDP shrank by 2.9% YoY: about 40% of the value created by companies is intended for export, which since last year has lost competitiveness.
2023-08-12
How grain supply weights on the global market prices
The viability of alternative export routes to the Ukrainian grain presents transportation and capacity costs for an already tight global wheat market.
2023-08-05
Winds of war blow on the weapons makers’ economies
Poland and the Czech Republic account for 20% of the Ukrainian arms imports by volume. The increase in orders makes companies changing their production system.
2023-08-01
Growth mindset and FDI strategy are the antidote to recession
New projects in Latvia create 1160 workplaces and reach 371.5M. Over the next ten years, 509.8M will target the electricity transmission system.
2023-07-15
Investment attraction is crucial to bounce back economic growth
In a context of a technical recession and stuck employment, Lithuania still stands out in fintech and automotive to bounce back economic growth.
2023-07-08
The real slump to beware it’s the money value
The purchasing power of wages has not yet returned to where it was, their paid-out exceeded 10% throughout the first five months of the year.
2023-07-01
Risks grow in line with wages and expansionary fiscal policy
In Poland real interests are negative, and core inflation is still at the highest levels. Industrial output (-3.2%), construction (-0.7%), and retail sales (-6.8%) are all falling.
2023-06-24
Despite rosy optimism, uncertainty is the queen
Pressure on current expenditures in social, healthcare, and defence will only mount over time. Business expectations are indeed pessimistic.
2023-06-13
Poland’s challenges to the EU combustion engine phaseout
In an attempt to avoid an outright ban on sales of polluting vehicles, Warsaw will continue mining coal, which generates 70% of its power, until 2049.