Latvia and Lithuania ranked ahead of Finland in mobile data consumption per subscription
Latvia and Lithuania ranked ahead of Finland in mobile data consumption per subscription in 2025, taking the top two positions in the OECD. Latvia averaged 66…
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Baltic Weekly Brief: 21–27 September 2026
This week’s Baltic Focus Weekly Brief looks at labour-market pressure across the three Baltic states, alongside new investment, housing, energy, defence and transport signals. The common…
Baltic Weekly Brief — 14–20 September 2026
airBaltic’s Chapter 11 filing and Ryanair’s new Baltic proposal turned aviation capacity into one of the week’s biggest regional questions. At the same time, diesel prices…
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Archive / Search →Why are Estonian banks gloomy?
Estonia is growing again. SEB expects GDP to expand by 2.5% in 2026, 2.7% in 2027 and 2.8% in 2028 — respectable rates for an economy operating in much less favourable conditions than during the rapid convergence years.…
PhotoAfter 1.2 Million People’s Data Were Compromised, Latvia’s CSDD Faces a Leadership Crisis
A cyberattack on Latvia’s Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) has developed into a wider governance crisis after authorities disclosed the scale of the breach and shortcomings in the institution’s cybersecurity arrangements. Data affecting 1.2 million individuals and around…
Photo€256.5 million — Estonia’s carbon auction revenues in 2025
Estonia received €256.5 million from EU ETS carbon allowance auctions in 2025
Photo€168.1 million — Latvia’s NGO funding dispute
Latvia paid €168.1 million from the state budget to NGOs in 2025. The funding went to 1,940 organisations — about 7% of the country’s 27,884 registered associations and foundations. The figures are at the centre of a sharp…
PhotoBALTIC FOCUS: Baltic Check Point — 16/07–02/08 (UPDATED with the new airBaltic bondholder meeting date)
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PhotoBURGA opens €20m Kaunas hub: Chinese inputs, Lithuanian production, global sales
The Lithuanian-owned accessories brand is combining Asian manufacturing inputs with design, printing, assembly and global fulfilment in Kaunas. Its new facility shows how a digital-first exporter is turning international demand into physical industrial capacity at home. Lithuanian accessories…
PhotoEU sanctions close Mere stores in Latvia and Lithuania
Mere stores in Latvia and Lithuania have closed after Russian businessman Sergey Schneider was added to the EU sanctions list. In Latvia, the chain operated 12 stores through SIA Latprodukti and the Latvian branch of Lithuania-registered Valiente. Latprodukti…
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.
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 Brief, 1–7 June 2026 — signal pool
Working frame The week is about capacity: energy, rail, capital, airports, labour, exports, digital resilience and state delivery. The useful question is not only what happened, but what each signal says about the Baltic region’s ability to turn…
PhotoFurniture retailer buys Kaunas logistics hub in deal worth half its annual revenue
Araneta, the company behind the Baldų turgus furniture retail brand, has acquired a 16,000 sq. m logistics, showroom and office facility in the Kaunas Free Economic Zone for €16m. The buyer is not a logistics real estate fund…
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