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Retail wood pellet prices in Latvia have risen sharply, driven by supply constraints, production costs and demand from export markets, according to an assessment by the Competition Council. Between October…
The European Commission has selected Silmet 2.0, an investment and development project at Estonia’s NPM Silmet plant, among 46 new strategic projects under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act. The…
Estonia’s goods imports increased by 10% year on year in August 2026, while exports grew by just 3%, according to Statistics Estonia. Imports reached €1.84 billion and exports €1.48 billion,…
A Lithuanian-owned wind park near Liepāja has been ordered to stop its turbines after 18 protected bats were found dead around the site within two weeks — twice the threshold…
Estonian autonomous vehicle developer Auve Tech and aircraft maintenance company Magnetic MRO have moved their shuttle service at Tallinn Airport to operations without a safety operator inside the vehicle. The…
More than half of Latvian households have at least one pet, with cats nearly twice as common as dogs, according to January 2026 survey data from SKDS and the Worldwide…
Lithuania’s Environment Ministry has proposed allocating €11.314 million to support companies purchasing new low-emission commercial vehicles. The proposed scheme would cover electric, hydrogen-powered and biomethane vehicles in the N1–N3 and…
Annual HICP inflation August September Lithuania 5.6% 6.1% Estonia 1.3% 3.0% Latvia ~3.0% ~2.9% Euro area 3.2% 3.8% Lithuania remained the clear Baltic inflation outlier in September, with annual HICP…
Lithuanian investment fund Capitalica Baltic Real Estate Fund I has reported investor subscriptions of €2.015 million in the third tranche of its bond offering, attracting 141 investors. Nasdaq Baltic has…
Lithuanian investment company Tewox has announced the completion of a new grocery retail property at Tunelio Street 4A in Vilnius, developed through its managed company Esulda. According to the developer,…
Sun Investment Group and Eternia Solar have proposed extending their bond maturities by six months, citing delays in project implementation and expected cash inflows. Sun Investment Group proposes moving its…
Lithuania’s GDP reached €85.1 billion in 2025, with real economic growth of 3.0%, according to the latest annual national accounts estimate. The previous quarterly-data estimate had put GDP at €84.3…
Construction has begun on a new progymnasium in the Pavilnys district of Vilnius. The nearly 11,000 m² complex will include 32 classrooms, laboratories, sports facilities, a four-lane 25-metre swimming pool…
A satellite developed and tested in Vilnius has successfully reached orbit and established contact following its launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission. The First Customer Link satellite is a demonstration stage…
International IT company ELEKS has acquired a controlling stake in Tallinn-based software developer ADM Interactive. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ADM’s existing shareholders and management will remain…
