OTP’s acquisition of Luminor: how large is the new owner?
Hungary’s OTP Group has agreed to acquire Luminor, the third-largest bank in Estonia and one of the few banking groups…
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Rail Baltica on 21 July 2026: What Has Actually Been Built in Each Baltic State?
Rail Baltica is visibly under construction across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. But the three countries have reached materially different stages.
Baltic Airports in H1 2026: Is the Baltic Region Attracting More Passengers?
Riga remains the largest individual airport in the Baltic states, serving 3.28 million passengers in the first half of 2026,…
Baltic Trade and Services in Q1 2026: What Drove Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
The three Baltic economies entered 2026 with a common external pressure: goods balances remained weak, while services provided the main…
BALTIC FOCUS: Baltic Check Point — 01/07–15/07
The first half of July brought several developments that changed the operating environment for business, infrastructure and public policy across…
Baltic trade in May 2026: energy lifted the headline, but the underlying export picture diverged
Goods exports increased in all three Baltic states in May 2026.
airBaltic’s August Test: Can Latvia Demand Commercial Responsibility While Ignoring Its Own Role as Controlling Shareholder?
Asked about airBaltic’s future in a 16 June interview on Latvian Television, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said that the state…
Baltic Inflation in Q2 2026: One Region, Three Inflation Architectures
Inflation accelerated across all three Baltic states during the first two months of Q2 2026.
June 2026: Baltic electricity market splits into Estonia and the Latvia–Lithuania price cluster
The Estonia–Latvia monthly price gap widened from less than €2/MWh to almost €30/MWh in one year, while Latvia and Lithuania…
Baltic industry after May: Latvia’s headline stays stronger, but the sector picture is mixed
April gave Baltic Focus the first detailed regional industry comparison of 2026. May does not overturn that reading. It updates…
Baltic Demography 2025: Low Births Keep Natural Decline in Place
Estonia and Latvia have published full-year 2025 demographic data, while Lithuania’s provisional demographic indicators show how the same pressures shaped…
Baltic agriculture 2025: Latvia has the eggs, Estonia has the dairy cows, Lithuania has the scale
The Baltic states share a region, but not one agricultural model. Latvia stands out in egg production, Estonia through high-yield…