Latvia’s general government deficit rose to €1.085 billion, or 2.5% of GDP, in 2025, from €744.8 million, or 1.8% of GDP, in 2024, according to updated figures from the Central…
Estonia’s construction price index increased by 3.8% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, according to Statistics Estonia. Compared with the previous quarter, construction costs rose by 1.0%.…
Lithuania led Baltic export growth in August 2026, but mineral products generated more than 40% of the increase in both Lithuania and Latvia. Estonia’s exports rose by 3.5%, while goods…
Lithuania’s national development bank ILTE signed financing agreements worth €964 million in the first half of 2026, 1.7 times more than during the same period last year. Business financing accounted…
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…
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…
Baltic investment divides between delivery and delay A Lithuania-built satellite reached orbit, the 363 km Vilnius–Klaipėda railway completed electrification testing, and a €200 million shopping-centre acquisition moved closer to completion.…
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…
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…
Estonia led August growth, but Lithuania still leads the accumulated rise The August retail figures produce a simple Baltic ranking. Real retail sales volumes were 6% higher year on year…
All three Baltic economies are expected to grow next year, yet their governments face increasingly difficult budget calculations. Lithuania is preparing for a larger deficit despite rising tax revenue, Latvia…
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have effectively moved the common operational horizon for Rail Baltica from 2030 to 2034, while narrowing the first-stage priority to a continuous Tallinn–Kaunas–Poland backbone. On 22…