Who will be hit by the EU’s new €3 e-commerce duty?
Not only online shoppers. The new charge reaches rail corridors, Polish warehouses, Baltic parcel operators and the logistics system built around low-value imports.
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Analysis
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PhotoBaltic Focus Map: 15–21 June 2026
Ahead of the midsummer slowdown, the Baltic map remained unusually dense: central-bank forecasts, political resets, security-linked regulation, new energy and industrial capacity, pan-Baltic M&A, tighter credit controls and defence-tech signals all pointed to a region still being redrawn.
PhotoThe Baltics in 2026: recovery turns into a test of the next growth model
The Baltic economies are expected to keep growing in 2026, but the regional baseline is no longer a straightforward rebound story. The regional context is not neutral. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are small open EU economies, but they…
PhotoLithuania’s 2026 outlook: lower growth, higher inflation, resilient households
Lithuania remains the strongest macro story in the Baltic region, but the June update from Lietuvos bankas makes the picture less simple than it looked in spring. The economy is still expected to grow, wages are projected to…
PhotoLatvia’s stable banks, narrower core
Latvia’s officially recognised systemic banking core has narrowed
PhotoEstonia: recovery returns as the funding model shifts
The central bank expects the economy to expand by 2.4% in 2026, supported mainly by stronger spending from households and the general government.
PhotoCapMan buys Hansabuss — and a place inside Latvia’s regional mobility system
Hansa Group has agreed to sell Hansabuss, the largest private operator of public bus lines in the Baltics, to CapMan Nordic Infrastructure II,
PhotoBaltic Focus Week Map
Baltic Focus Week Map, 8–14 June 2026: the week’s key Baltic economic signals in numbers.
PhotoThe Purple Tomato Case: why Latvia’s GMO seedling case matters
GMO tomato seedlings in Latvia exposed a regulatory gap: Norfolk Purple moved through a gardening fair and informal seed channels.
PhotoLatvia’s non-bank lenders issued over €1bn in consumer loans in 2025
Latvia’s licensed non-bank lenders issued €1.003bn in new consumer loans in 2025, while their separate business-purpose lending portfolio exceeded €1.1bn by year-end.
PhotoBaltic trade picked up in April — and Lithuania shows why the details matter
April brought a visible acceleration in goods trade across all three Baltic states. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all reported double-digit year-on-year growth in both exports and imports.
PhotoBaltic inflation in May: monthly calm, annual pressure
May inflation data from the three Baltic statistical offices show that price pressure has not disappeared. Annual inflation remained unexpectedly high across the region: The monthly picture looked much calmer. Latvia recorded the strongest month-on-month rise, at 0.5%,…
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