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.
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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.
2024-01-06
In the Green Dream too, haste is a poor advisor
Setting a more realistic date for coal exit will allow the selection of units that will stay on line to keep system supplied while attracting green investments.
2023-12-09
Heritage is the serious business that anchors past and future
Mushroom hunting has been included among the national values contained in Latvia’s intangible cultural heritage.
2023-11-18
Despite growth bouncing back, the core of inflation remains
GDP growth to be close to 2% YoY in 4Q23 and around 0.4% for the whole year, but the level of core prices stands still (8%).
2023-08-19
Eastern borders are weapons full of fear and instability
Since Wagner mercenaries arrived Belarus, Latvia Lithuania and Poland prepare for increasing illegal border crossings and hybrid threats.
2023-07-22
Armed pressure is heating instability in the East
Poland move military units to the east due to the presence in Belarus of Wagner Group, one of the most battle-hardened mercenary forces.
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.
2023-07-04
Eastern borders are now formal and military weapons
NATO fears that Wagner group will cause greater instability in the region. Aggressivity increase as the number of migrants rose.