Tag: Latvia
The Purple Tomato Case: why Latvia’s GMO seedling case matters
GMO tomato seedlings in Latvia exposed a regulatory gap: Norfolk Purple moved through a gardening fair and informal seed channels.
Latvia’s non-bank lenders issued over €1bn in consumer loans in 2025
Latvia’s licensed non-bank lenders issued €1.003bn in new consumer loans in 2025, while their separate business-purpose lending portfolio exceeded €1.1bn by year-end.
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 year-on-year growth in both exports and imports.
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 high across the region: Lithuania: 5.5% Estonia: 3.7% Latvia: 3.5% The monthly picture looked much calmer.
Baltic power is getting greener. Why that does not mean prices simply fall
The Baltic market is moving from a simple generation story to a flexibility market: grid capacity, balancing reserves, hydro dispatch, battery storage and the ability to shift electricity between cheap and expensive hours are becoming central to price formation.
What Operating Environment Is Latvia Selling to Foreign Investors?
Baltic Focus analysisEditor: Galina Molochkova Riga has just hosted a dense run of investor-facing events built around stability, innovation, competitiveness and aftercare. But Latvia’s domestic administrative signal raises a practical question: what kind of state will foreign investors actually meet after the conference stage?
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, while Estonia reported a decline in manufacturing output for the third consecutive month.
LAU Infra Grupa IPO tests Latvia’s market for state-controlled infrastructure assets
Official materials describe LAU Infra Grupa as the first Latvian state-owned enterprise potentially to list shares on the stock exchange.
Latvia’s €1bn sustainability bond shows Baltic stability is no longer cheap
Over the past month, all three Baltic sovereigns have returned to international debt markets with benchmark-size euro issues
A Choice That Previously Did Not Exist: Baltic Agriculture, NGTs and the Climate Shock
By early June 2026, the Baltic debate around GMOs no longer fits the old “GMO or non-GMO” frame. The formal language in Brussels has moved to CRISPR, new genomic techniques, seed transparency, patent disclosure, organic coexistence and the regulatory categories that will decide who can use these tools.