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What happened across the Baltic economies, in editorial order and with the underlying event date made explicit.
July interrupted Estonia’s return towards export parity with Latvia. But the underlying numbers show why gross export growth alone gives an incomplete picture of the Baltic economies. In August, Baltic…
Vilniaus Duona, part of Sweden’s Lantmännen Unibake group, has started producing three new portion-bread products in Vilnius for export to Denmark.
Latvia-based equipment rental group Storent Europe has raised €12.96 million in a public bond offering across Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, exceeding its initially planned €10 million issue.
A growing number of Estonian restaurants are closing despite sector turnover continuing to rise, pointing to a profitability problem rather than a simple collapse in demand.
NATO fighter jets have shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from the direction of Belarus, triggering air alerts and temporary restrictions at Vilnius Airport.
London-listed minerals group SigmaRoc has agreed to acquire Lithuanian dolomite producer AB Dolomitas for €110 million, strengthening a Baltic platform that already includes operations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Latvia / Baltics · Energy / M&A · 11 September 2026 Latvenergo has opened a public selection process for wind or hybrid power projects with a combined capacity of up…
Latvia · Agriculture & Food · 13 September 2026 Latvia’s potato season has turned from optimism about yields to concern about whether part of the crop can be harvested at…
Estonia · Energy / Industry / Regulation · 10 September 2026 Estonia has backed a European Commission proposal that would slow the reduction of free carbon allowances for industrial heat…
Latvia · Defence / Technology / Investment · 11 September 2026 Defence AI company NestAI is opening a research and development centre in Latvia, with a target of investing €10…
Lithuania · Investment · 10 September 2026 Lithuania is expanding the incentives available to large investment projects, including easier access to state-owned land. The Seimas approved amendments on September 10…
Food prices are falling across the Baltics while fuel costs are rising. Yet annual inflation in August ranged from 1.5% in Estonia to 3.2% in Latvia and 6.1% in Lithuania.…
Estonia · Defence & Governance · 2–7 September 2026 Problems in Estonia’s rapidly expanding defence procurement system have moved from contract disputes into a broader governance and political issue. Defence…
Lithuania / Estonia · Agriculture & Investment · 8 September 2026 Estonian investment group Infortar has agreed to acquire 100% of Lithuanian agricultural group Litagra through its subsidiary Infortar Agro.…
Latvia · Energy · 9 September 2026 Renewable-energy developer Sunly has qualified up to 100 MW of capacity to participate in Latvia’s electricity balancing market. Latvia’s transmission system operator AST…
