Latvia’s stable banks, narrower core
Latvia’s officially recognised systemic banking core has narrowed
Statistics & Regulation
Estonia: 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…
Baltic trade picked up in April — and Lithuania shows why the details matter
April brought a visible acceleration in goods trade across all three Baltic states. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all reported double-digit…
Baltic inflation in May: monthly calm, annual pressure
May inflation data from the three Baltic statistical offices show that price pressure has not disappeared. Annual inflation remained unexpectedly…
Baltic industry split in April: Latvia and Lithuania grow year-on-year, Estonia loses manufacturing volume
Baltic industrial data for April 2026 point to an uneven regional picture. Latvia and Lithuania still showed year-on-year industrial growth,…
Baltic Wages Q1 2026: Growth Continued, But The Signals Were Not The Same
Average wages increased across all three Baltic states in the first quarter of 2026. The headline direction was similar, but…
Investment fell, transport weakened: what Q1 GDP reveals about the Baltic economies
All three Baltic economies reported positive annual GDP growth. But the internal structure of that growth was uneven.
Baltic labour markets split in Q1
In the first quarter of 2026, Baltic unemployment rates looked similar at the headline level. Unemployment stood at 7.1% in…
Latvia has already reached its 2027 employment targets. The harder question is who can still work — and where
Latvia’s 2025 labour force data look stable at first glance. Employment has recovered from the pandemic shock, unemployment is not…
Lithuania’s gambling checks may test a wider Baltic border risk
Lithuania is preparing to tighten gambling regulation at a moment when gambling is becoming part of a broader household-finance and…
Baltic inflation in April: Q2 starts with the same fuel shock
April confirmed the Q1 pattern: the Baltic states are facing a common fuel shock, but inflation is still moving through…