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Lithuania: Tunnels used to smuggle migrants from Belarus

July 30, 2026

Estonia: Bank profits stable in H1/2026

July 30, 2026

Latvia: Government hears report on airBaltic

July 30, 2026

Lithuania: Former PM Kazimira Prunskiene dies

July 30, 2026

Latvia: Interior Minister urges investigation of police chief

July 30, 2026

Estonia: GDP up 2.1% in Q2/2026: flash estimate

July 30, 2026

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July 30, 2026

Latvia: Bank profits down 9%, assets up 10.5% in H1/2026

July 30, 2026

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Latvia: Central bank, Finance Ministry lower GDP forecasts

Via BalticaJuly 19, 202602 mins

Latvia’s central bank and the country’s Finance Ministry have both lowered their GDP growth forecasts and raised their inflation forecasts. Latvia’s GDP growth will drop to 2.0% in 2026, before rising to 2.4% in 2027 and 3.0% in 2028, according to the Bank of Latvia’s latest macroeconomic projection. In December 2025, the central bank had…

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Latvia: Central bank cuts GDP forecast for 2026-2028

Via BalticaJune 16, 202602 mins

Latvia’s central bank, the Bank of Latvia, has lowered its GDP forecast for 2026-2028 markedly, LSM reports. GDP growth will amount to 2.0% in 2026, to 2.4% in 2027, and to 3.0% in 2028, according to the latest forecast. In December 2025, the central bank had projected that the GDP would grow by 2.8% in…

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Estonia: Central bank lowers GDP forecast for 2026-2028

Via BalticaJune 16, 202601 mins

Estonia’s GDP growth will reach 2.4% in 2026 and remain close to 2.5% in 2027 and 2028, according to the Bank of Estonia’s latest forecast, ERR reports. In March 2026, the central bank had projected annual GDP growth of around 2.8%. Strong fiscal stimulus will boost economic growth in 2026, with increased household and public…

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Latvia: GDP to grow 1.9% in 2026, 2.2% in 2027: OECD

Via BalticaJune 14, 2026June 14, 202601 mins

Latvia’s GDP growth will fall from 2.1% in 2025 to 1.9% in 2026, before rising to 2.2% in 2027, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts, LSM reports. Average annual inflation will decline from 3.8% in 2025 to 3.6% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027, the OECD projects in its latest survey of…

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Estonia: GDP to grow 1.8% in 2026, 2.7% in 2027: OECD

Via BalticaJune 11, 202601 mins

Estonia’s GDP growth will accelerate from 0.5% in 2025 to 1.8% in 2026 and 2.7% in 2027, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts, ERR reports. The growth will be driven by looser fiscal policy and investment, the report said. Annual inflation will fall from 4.8% in 2025 to 4.1% in 2026 and…

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Baltic: EBRD cuts GDP growth forecast for 2026, 2027

Via BalticaJune 3, 202601 mins

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has lowered its GDP growth forecasts for all three Baltic States in both 2026 and 2027, LETA reports. The bank now projects that Estonia’s GDP will grow by 2.1% in 2026 and 2.3% in 2027. In February 2026, the bank’s GDP growth forecast for Estonia was 2.2%…

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Lithuania: SEB keeps GDP forecast unchanged

Via BalticaMay 11, 202601 mins

Lithuania’s GDP will grow by 3.2% in 2026 and 2.1% in 2027, according to SEB Bank’s latest macroeconomic forecast, Lietuvos Rytas reports. The bank thus kept its GDP forecast unchanged from January 2026. The bank raised its projection for annual inflation in Lithuania to 5.7% in 2026 due to increased energy prices. In 2027, inflation…

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Lithuania: Swedbank cuts GDP growth forecast

Via BalticaMay 6, 2026May 6, 202601 mins

Lithuania’s GDP will grow by 3% in 2026 and 2.3% in 2027, according to Swedbank’s latest macroeconomic outlook, BNS reports. In January 2026, the bank projected that GDP growth would reach 3.5% in 2026 and 2.5% in 2027. Nerijus Maciulis, Swedbank’s chief economist, said that growth would be spurred by consumption, strong exports, and record…

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Lithuania: GDP to grow 3.1% in 2026: central bank

Via BalticaApril 3, 202601 mins

Lithuania’s GDP will grow by 3.1% under a baseline scenario in 2026, according to the Bank of Lithuania’s latest forecast, ELTA reports. GDP growth will reach 2.0% in 2027 and 2.9% in 2028, the central bank projects. Under an adverse scenario, however, the country’s GDP growth will stand at 3.1% in 2026, at mere 1.6%…

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