The 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…
Investment & Finance
Lithuania’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…
Latvia’s stable banks, narrower core
Latvia’s officially recognised systemic banking core has narrowed
Latvia’s non-bank lenders issued over €1bn in consumer loans in 2025
Latvia’s licensed non-bank lenders issued €1.003bn in new consumer loans in 2025, while their separate business-purpose lending portfolio exceeded €1.1bn…
What Operating Environment Is Latvia Selling to Foreign Investors?
Baltic Focus analysisEditor: Galina Molochkova Riga has just hosted a dense run of investor-facing events built around stability, innovation, competitiveness…
LAU Infra Grupa IPO tests Latvia’s market for state-controlled infrastructure assets
Official materials describe LAU Infra Grupa as the first Latvian state-owned enterprise potentially to list shares on the stock exchange.
Latvia’s €1bn sustainability bond shows Baltic stability is no longer cheap
Over the past month, all three Baltic sovereigns have returned to international debt markets with benchmark-size euro issues
Estonia’s new sovereign bond is also a capital-market test
Estonia is preparing a new international government bond issue, but the most important signal is not only the borrowing itself.…
Baltic Horizon changes fund manager amid prolonged valuation decline
Baltic Horizon is replacing its long-time manager Tarmo Karotam, who will step down at the end of April after around…
Latvia’s budget planning gap reappears in Q1 tax data
Latvia’s tax revenue continued to grow in the first quarter of 2026, but again fell short of the official plan.…