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Baltic: Leaders urge EU ban on Russian grain
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Latvia: airBaltic losses soar in H1/2026
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Baltic: Leaders urge EU ban on Russian grain

October 15, 2026

Lithuania: PM hopes for progress on restoring ties with China

October 15, 2026

Latvia: airBaltic losses soar in H1/2026

October 15, 2026

Estonia: New president on first foreign visits to Latvia, Finland

October 15, 2026

Baltic: GDP growth fastest in Lithuania in 2026: IMF

October 13, 2026

Baltic: Leaders criticise US-Russian diesel deal

October 12, 2026October 13, 2026

Lithuania: Prosecutors probe public broadcaster over covert recordings

October 12, 2026

Latvia: airBaltic to suspend more flights in winter 2026/2027

October 12, 2026

Estonia: Ülle Madise sworn in as president

October 12, 2026

Lithuania: Military deployed to Kaliningrad border

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026
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Estonia: Swedish rounding introduced for cash payments

Via BalticaJanuary 6, 202501 mins

Estonia has implemented a new rounding rule for cash payments as of 1 January 2025, The Baltic Guide reports. Under the new “Swedish rounding” rule, the final cash transaction totals will be rounded to the nearest five cents, reducing the need for one and two cent coins. The coins will still remain legal tender, however….

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Estonia: GDP down 0.7% in Q3/2024: statistics

Via BalticaDecember 3, 202401 mins

Estonia’s GDP totalled EUR 10bn in the third quarter of 2024, which was down 0.7% from the same period of 2023, according to data published by Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reported. This was the tenth consecutive quarter of economic decline. The seasonally and working-day adjusted GDP fell by 0.6% over a year but remained…

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Estonia: Average wage over EUR 2,000 in Q2/2024: statistics

Via BalticaSeptember 1, 202401 mins

The average gross monthly wage in Estonia amounted to EUR 2,007 in the second quarter of 2024, which was up 7.2% from the same period of 2023, according to Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reports. Wage growth has slowed down over the last four quarters. The average wage was highest in Tallinn (EUR 2,339), Harjumaa…

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Estonia: Average wage up 12.4% on year in Q2/2023: statistics

Via BalticaAugust 30, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Estonia’s average monthly gross salary amounted to EUR 1,873 in the second quarter of 2023, which was up 12.4% from the same period of 2022, according to data from Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reported. The highest average salaries were in information and communication (EUR 3,257), finance and insurance (EUR 2,953), and energy supply (EUR…

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Estonia: Retail trade turnover down 10% in May 2023: statistics

Via BalticaJuly 2, 2023January 13, 202401 mins

Estonia’s retail trade turnover declined by 10% in May 2023, according to data from Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reports. The total turnover of retail trade enterprises amounted to EUR 905mn, which was down 10% from the same month last year at constant prices. Johanna Linda Pihlak, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that grocery stores…

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