Baltic consumers met at the grocery store in July
For the first time this year, food and grocery retail growth across the three Baltic states came together almost exactly
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DataBaltic Airports Are Growing as Airlines Pull Back
Riga remains the largest individual airport in the Baltic states. But by the end of summer, the more important question is no longer who is first by passenger numbers.
DataWhy are Estonian banks gloomy?
Estonia is growing again. SEB expects GDP to expand by 2.5% in 2026, 2.7% in 2027 and 2.8% in 2028 — respectable rates for an economy operating in much less favourable conditions than during the rapid convergence years.…
PhotoWho is the main tourist in the Baltics? A Baltic resident.
In the second quarter of 2026, tourist accommodation establishments across Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia recorded about 5.48 million overnight stays.
PhotoWhat Selective Default Means — and Whether airBaltic Can Make It Through the Crisis
S&P Global Ratings downgraded airBaltic to SD, or Selective Default, and lowered the rating on its €380 million senior secured bonds due in 2029 to D.
PhotoAgrone catches the last train in Baltic dairy
.Estonia’s Agrone is moving downstream just as Baltic dairy processing enters a new round of consolidation. The RPK deal shows why timing — and financing — now matter.
DataBaltic labour markets in H1 2026: Lithuania adds jobs, Latvia adds second jobs, Estonia struggles with youth unemployment
Across the Baltics, ageing and a shrinking domestic labour base are tightening labour supply. By mid-2026, however, the pressure was showing up very differently in each of the three markets. All three Baltic countries entered 2026 with small…
DataAfter 1.2 Million People’s Data Were Compromised, Latvia’s CSDD Faces a Leadership Crisis
A cyberattack on Latvia’s Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) has developed into a wider governance crisis after authorities disclosed the scale of the breach and shortcomings in the institution’s cybersecurity arrangements. Data affecting 1.2 million individuals and around…
PhotoEstonia Lost Its Export Lead. Is It About to Take It Back?
Estonia and Latvia are once again approaching parity in goods exports.
PhotoairBaltic’s Distressed-Debt Gamble: Who Wins If It Survives?
Rescuing the airline could reward late bond buyers, protect Riga’s hub and preserve capacity for Lufthansa Group.
PhotoBaltic Inflation Divergence Persists in July 2026
The Baltic states entered H2 2026 with sharply different inflation rates.
DataLithuania Calls It a Dairy Crisis as Processors Expand — While E-Piim Collapses in Estonia
he same downturn is producing different outcomes across Baltic dairy:
Photo€256.5 million — Estonia’s carbon auction revenues in 2025
Estonia received €256.5 million from EU ETS carbon allowance auctions in 2025
Photo€168.1 million — Latvia’s NGO funding dispute
Latvia paid €168.1 million from the state budget to NGOs in 2025. The funding went to 1,940 organisations — about 7% of the country’s 27,884 registered associations and foundations. The figures are at the centre of a sharp…
PhotoBaltic Electricity in July 2026: Why One Cheap Week Could Not Rewrite the Month
Baltic prices fell sharply from June as wind generation strengthened across Northern Europe and the region. They still remained above July 2025 levels in all three Baltic states.
PhotoBaltic manufacturing split widens in June 2026
Lithuania’s manufacturing output rose by 8.1% year on year in June, Latvia recorded 5.0% growth, while Estonia posted a 5.3% decline. The latest data show the three Baltic manufacturing sectors entering the second half of 2026 on increasingly…
Data€630m IPF Deal Gives BasePoint Control of Credit24 Across the Baltics in August 2026
New York-based BasePoint Capital completed its acquisition of International Personal Finance, the UK consumer-finance group behind Credit24 and Creditea.
DataLatvia Big Figure: 13,000–15,000 vehicles cross Pāternieki each month
13,000–15,000 vehicles cross Latvia’s Pāternieki border checkpoint in an average month.
PhotoBALTIC FOCUS: Baltic Check Point — 16/07–02/08 (UPDATED with the new airBaltic bondholder meeting date)
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PhotoBaltic retail diverged in H1 2026: Lithuania pulled ahead, Latvia lost momentum, Estonia stabilised
Retail trade expanded across the Baltic states in the first half of 2026, though the available national releases do not form a fully harmonised three-country dataset.
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