Home prices in Latvia rose by 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2025 from the previous quarter, according to Eurostat data, LSM reports. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, housing prices increased by 11%. Residential property prices have risen by more than 120% and rental prices by more than 30% over ten years since…
Nearly a half (48.2%) of Latvians felt in good or very good health in 2025, which was up from 35.1% in 2005, according to the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. The survey data showed that 43.7% of Latvian residents aged 16 years and older rated their health as good and 4.5% as very good….
The total production of industrial enterprises in Estonia decreased by 0.5% at constant prices over a year in February 2026, according to data from Statistics Estonia, ERR reports. Compared to January 2026, seasonally-adjusted total industrial production fell by 0.7% and manufacturing by 0.8%. Riin Kadarik, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the decrease was…
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has proposed a draft law that would allow the government to set maximum consumer prices on petrol and diesel fuel by decree, ELTA reports. Under the law, the Energy Ministry would calculate and proclaim the daily fuel price cap under a specific formula. Retailers failing to comply with the price cap…
Estonia’s Finance Ministry has drafted legislative amendments that would grant the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) explicit authority to access banking data to combat money laundering, ERR reports. Under the law, banks would not be allowed to inform clients about such inquiries. Earlier, following criticism from Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise, Justice Minister Liisa Pakosta restricted…
Companies in the Baltic States issued an all-time record of EUR 6.68bn in bonds in 2025, which was an increase of more than double from 2024, The Baltic Times reported. The volume of local bonds issued totalled EUR 1.37bn, which was up 42% over a year. The number of Baltic companies issuing bonds reached a…
Latvia’s foreign trade turnover totalled EUR 42.73bn in 2025, which was up EUR 2,198.7mn (5.4%) from 2024 at current prices, according to provisional data from the Central Statistical Bureau (CSP), LSM reports. The total value of exported goods amounted to EUR 19.54bn, which was up EUR 698.1mn (3.7%) from 2024. The value of goods imported…
Corruption remained considerably lower in Estonia than in Latvia and Lithuania in 2025, according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, ERR reports. Estonia ranked 12th on the index, which was up from 13th place in 2024, BNS reported. Meanwhile, Lithuania came in on 28th (32nd) and Latvia on 37th (38th) place, LSM reported. Estonia scored 76…
Latvia’s construction output rose by 9% over a year in 2025, according to the Central Statistical Bureau’s (CSP) calendar-adjusted data at constant prices, LSM reports. Construction of buildings increased by 1.2%, civil engineering structures by 25.7%, and specialised construction activities by 2.9%. In the fourth quarter of 2025, construction output increased by 9.9% from a…
