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airBaltic has appointed Seabury Securities LLC and Seabury Securities (UK) Ltd. as strategic and financial adviser at a time of mounting financial pressure. With its IPO paused, a short-term state loan put forward and additional funding still needed,…
PhotoFuel became one of the key inflation drivers across the Baltics in March, but it entered the data in different ways. In Latvia, the shock appeared most clearly through a separate jump in retail fuel prices. In Estonia,…
PhotoFebruary widened the industrial gap inside the Baltics rather than narrowing it. Lithuania posted the strongest result, combining annual growth with positive monthly momentum. Latvia kept total industry in positive territory, but mostly because of a sharp rise…
PhotoSOK has agreed to sell Prisma Peremarket (13 stores, ~700 employees) to Coop Estonia, with the deal expected to close in 2026 subject to regulatory approval, marking the exit of S Group from direct retail operations in Estonia.…
PhotoEstonia’s Ministry of Climate has published a modelling study outlining how the electricity system in Estonia, the Baltic states and Finland could develop through 2050. The document is not a forecast, but a structured set of scenarios testing…
PhotoBaltic electricity market in March 2026 Seasonally lower demand together with higher renewable generation drove electricity prices down across the Baltic states in March. According to AST, the average Baltic power price fell by 53.09% month on month…
PhotoLithuania currently has the strongest published GDP growth forecast in the Baltics for 2026, while Estonia expects a slower recovery under tighter fiscal pressure. In Latvia, the central bank’s latest Saeima material focuses less on headline growth and…
PhotoDFDS will increase capacity on the Karlshamn–Klaipėda corridor by introducing the RoPax vessel from mid-September 2026, replacing Optima Seaways. The move raises both passenger and freight capacity on one of the key Baltic Sea links between Sweden and…
PhotoLithuania’s at-risk-of-poverty rate increased to 22.6% in 2025, up 1.1 percentage points from a year earlier, with around 653,000 people living below the poverty-risk threshold. The strongest deterioration was recorded in rural areas, where the rate rose to…
PhotoLithuania’s airports posted record results, but their leadership was removed. At the same time, Latvia is trying to borrow from the Lithuanian playbook. What was happening in Baltic aviation in the second half of March? Several important developments…
PhotoRetail performance across the Baltic states in February 2026 remained positive in annual terms, but underlying consumption patterns continued to diverge. 🇱🇻 Latvia Latvia reported a 4.3% year-on-year increase in retail turnover. Growth was driven primarily by non-food…
PhotoLatvia’s IT Procurement Case Expands Into a Wider Governance Risk What began as a criminal case around allegedly manipulated state IT procurements has already moved beyond one investigation. The affair now reaches VDAA, VARAM, election administration, contract continuity…
PhotoComparison vs February 2026. Method: non-promotional prices only. Sources: Rimi + Barbora
PhotoA weekly snapshot of key statistical signals across the Baltic states — focusing on shifts, changes, and emerging patterns without over-interpretation.
PhotoLatvia’s IT procurement scandal has moved well beyond the frame of a routine corruption case. According to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the investigation concerns at least six ERDF-funded projects worth up to €1.5 million and includes warnings…
Photo🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹 Baltics: overcrowded, but not building
PhotoBaltic cargo flows diverge: Klaipėda grows, Latvia restructures, Estonia signals new transit
Photo🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪Who is really shaping the Baltic egg market? (corrected)
Photo🇱🇹Who lives well in Lithuania: who benefits — and who remains on minimum wage
PhotoBaltic inflation snapshot: February 2026
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