Estonia’s Finance Ministry has proposed two alternative models for a motor vehicle tax, BNS reports. Under the first model, the tax would be based on the environmental impact of the motor vehicle over its entire life cycle, including manufacture, use, and disposal. Under the second model, the tax would be based on the amount of…
Latvia’s Economy Minister, Ilze Indriksone, visited South Korea together with a delegation of Latvian entrepreneurs, LSM reported. She suggested that Latvia could become a gateway to the European market for South Korea. Also, the two countries could cooperate on technology transfer in strategic industries, biotechnology, and biomedicine, Indriksone said. She noted that South Korea was…
Construction work has begun on a new bridge in the centre of the Estonian seaside city of Pärnu, ERR reports. The 270-metre-long bridge will connect the city’s Lai Street on the southern bank of Pärnu River with Raba Street on the northern bank. The general contractor on the project is INF Infra, which is part…
The number of serious cyber incidents recorded in Estonia stood at almost 75 per week in the beginning of June 2023, which was up from around 40 incidents in the beginning of 2023, Tõnu Tammer, cyber incident manager at the Estonian Information System Authority (RIA), said, ERR reports. RIA’s experts have identified around a dozen…
The Estonian retail bank, Coop Pank, made a net profit of EUR 19.741mn in the first half of 2023, which was up 144% from EUR 8.089mn in the same period of 2022, GlobeNewswire reports. Net interest income amounted to EUR 39.416mn (EUR 22.224mn) and net fee and commission income to EUR 2.211mn (EUR 1.699mn). In…
As many as 90% of cars used in Estonia are either petrol or diesel cars, according to a survey commissioned by insurance firm If Kindlustus, ERR reports. Meanwhile, 10% of cars have other types of engine, mostly hybdrid or gas-powered. Only 1% of respondents drive electric cars. The survey showed that 25% of respondents would…
Swedish media company Viaplay Group will exit the Baltic market as part of its cost-saving plans, ERR reports. Viaplay broadcasts entertainment and live sports, including matches from top European football leagues. Viaplay Group reported a net loss of SEK 6.174mn (EUR 534,000) in the first half of 2023.
Sanctioned luxury cars are being shipped from EU countries to Russia via Lithuania, LRT’s investigation revealed. The luxury cars are usually purchased in Denmark or Germany and then transported to Russia via Lithuania and Belarus. Russian car dealers are openly advertising the transit route via Lithuania and Belarus. In 2022, the EU banned the sale…
Lithuanian telecommunications company Telia Lietuva posted unaudited revenue of EUR 230.5mn in the first half of 2023, which was up 7.2% from EUR 214.9mn in the same period of 2022, GlobeNewswire reports. Adjusted EBITDA amounted to EUR 83mn (up 13.6%) and profit to EUR 31.8mn (up 21.2%). In the second quarter of 2023, Telia Lietuva’s…
