Police in Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, briefly detained Ukrainian journalist Arkady Babchenko after he threw eggs at the Russian embassy in Tallinn’s Old Town, ERR reports. Babchenko told Postimees that he threw four eggs at the embassy building, and that the motive “should be obvious.” Such a reaction to Russian aggression in Ukraine was natural, he…
Estonia’s state-owned airline, Nordic Aviation Group (Nordica), generated a consolidated turnover of EUR 54.9mn in the first half of 2023, ERR reports. The group suffered a net loss of EUR 7.2mn. David O’Brock, chairman of Nordica’s supervisory board, noted that the situation in the aviation market was complicated, with late deliveries of leased aircraft, short…
Estonia’s GDP continued to decline by around 3% in the second quarter of 2023, according to Statistics Estonia’s flash estimate. The drop in GDP has slowed down slightly compared to previous quarters, however. Compared to the first quarter of 2023, the country’s GDP remained unchanged, according to seasonally and working-day adjusted data.
Annual inflation in Estonia stood at 6.3% in July 2023, which was down from 22.8% a year earlier, according to Statistics Estonia’s preliminary data, ERR reports. Compared to June 2023, consumer prices declined by 0.39%. In June 2023, annual inflation stood at 9.2%.
Estonian capital Tallinn’s water supplier, Tallinna Vesi, generated sales of EUR 30.01mn in the first half of 2023, which was up 19.8% from EUR 25.05mn in the same period of 2022, GlobeNewswire reports. The company’s gross profit amounted to EUR 11.52mn (up 30.8%), operating profit to EUR 8.20mn (up 34.7%), and net profit to EUR…
Estonian consumers made purchases using payment cards, both home and abroad, for a total sum of around EUR 2.5bn in the second quarter of 2023, which was up 5.3% from a year earlier, according to data from the Bank of Estonia, ERR reports. Compared to the first quarter of 2023, card payments rose by 15.2%….
Estonia’s Bigbank posted a net profit of EUR 17.0mn in the first half of 2023, which was up 21% from EUR 14.1mn in the same period of 2022, GlobeNewswire reports. Net interest income amounted to EUR 46.7mn (EUR 39.7mn) and net fee and commission income to EUR 4.0mn (EUR 3.6mn). In the second quarter of…
Estonian media group Ekspress Grupp posted revenue of EUR 35.3mn in the first half of 2023, which was up 18% from EUR 29.8mn in the same period of 2022, GlobeNewswire reports. Digital revenue rose by 28%, accounting for 82% (76%) of total revenue. Ekspress Grupp had 175,400 digital subscribers at the end of June 2023,…
Estonia’s retail trade turnover fell by 9% in the first half of 2023 from a year earlier at constant prices, according to data from Statistics Estonia, ERR reports. In June 2023, retail trade turnover totalled EUR 896mn, which was down 8% over a year. Retail sales in stores selling manufactured goods fell by 12% over…