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.
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PhotoBaltic food price check: cheapest staples still hold, but pressure shifts by category
Comparison 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 Q1 taxpayer rankings: ORLEN leads overall, banks lead without VAT and excise
Lithuania’s State Tax Inspectorate, VMI, has published its taxpayer rankings for the first quarter of 2026.
PhotoLatvia’s LVM cyberattack is no longer just a company incident
Around 7,000 reportedly stolen employee passwords, deleted backups, a possible personal data breach and a state-owned company linked to election-system development: the cyberattack on Latvijas valsts meži (LVM) has moved beyond a normal company-level IT incident.
PhotoWho 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.
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.
PhotoBaltic Focus Week Map
Baltic Focus Week Map, 8–14 June 2026: the week’s key Baltic economic signals in numbers.
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