Events, data and analysis from the Baltic economies
All published material
Search events, statistics and analysis by keyword, country, sector or statistical series. Year means publication year.
Employer-level Sodra data reveal where Lithuania hosts expensive technology, pharmaceutical, financial, laboratory and regional corporate functions — and which June payments were structural or exceptional.
PhotoDHL eCommerce has agreed to acquire Venipak’s companies in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
PhotoThe Lithuanian-owned accessories brand is combining Asian manufacturing inputs with design, printing, assembly and global fulfilment in Kaunas. Its new facility shows how a digital-first exporter is turning international demand into physical industrial capacity at home. Lithuanian accessories…
PhotoMere stores in Latvia and Lithuania have closed after Russian businessman Sergey Schneider was added to the EU sanctions list. In Latvia, the chain operated 12 stores through SIA Latprodukti and the Latvian branch of Lithuania-registered Valiente. Latprodukti…
PhotoThe first half of 2026 widened the gap between the principal ports of the Baltic States.
PhotoHungary’s OTP Group has agreed to acquire Luminor, the third-largest bank in Estonia and one of the few banking groups operating across all three Baltic states. The transaction has been estimated at approximately €1.8 billion, although the final…
PhotoRail Baltica is visibly under construction across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. But the three countries have reached materially different stages.
PhotoRiga remains the largest individual airport in the Baltic states, serving 3.28 million passengers in the first half of 2026, yet its traffic declined by 1%.
PhotoThe three Baltic economies entered 2026 with a common external pressure: goods balances remained weak, while services provided the main offset.
PhotoThe first half of July brought several developments that changed the operating environment for business, infrastructure and public policy across the Baltic region. — Lithuania has a new government, but not a new economic course. — airBaltic is…
PhotoGoods exports increased in all three Baltic states in May 2026.
PhotoAsked about airBaltic’s future in a 16 June interview on Latvian Television, Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said that the state had to “stop acting as an ATM”. The demand is understandable. airBaltic needs a credible business plan, a…
PhotoInflation accelerated across all three Baltic states during the first two months of Q2 2026.
PhotoThe Estonia–Latvia monthly price gap widened from less than €2/MWh to almost €30/MWh in one year, while Latvia and Lithuania moved as a tight price pair. A material price divergence inside the Baltic electricity market became visible from…
PhotoApril gave Baltic Focus the first detailed regional industry comparison of 2026. May does not overturn that reading. It updates it.
PhotoEstonia and Latvia have published full-year 2025 demographic data, while Lithuania’s provisional demographic indicators show how the same pressures shaped the country at the turn of 2026.
PhotoThe Baltic states share a region, but not one agricultural model. Latvia stands out in egg production, Estonia through high-yield dairy cows, while Lithuania has the broadest agricultural scale. The Baltic states are one regional economic space, but…
PhotoMay retail data show a widening split inside the Baltic consumer market.
PhotoComparison vs April 2026.Method: non-promotional prices only.Sources: Rimi + Barbora online retail checks.Focus: lowest visible baseline price, not average basket price. By 30 June, the cheapest visible Baltic food basket was still available, but the picture became less…
PhotoLithuania’s State Tax Inspectorate, VMI, has published its taxpayer rankings for the first quarter of 2026.
Photo