Wed, 4 Apr 2012: Lithuania needs investment to ensure growth…
Apr 3, 2012 Lithuania
Meanwhile, the increase of domestic consumption and imports will remain more or less unchanged from 2011 rates. Given the latter scenario, Lithuanian GDP growth could seek 3 percent,” DNB an...Tags: Baltic States, Direct Foreign Investment, Direct Investment, Domestic Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Outlook, Economy, Estonia, Gdp, Gdp Growth, Growth Pace, Inflation, Latter Scenario, Latvia, Lithuania, Oil Prices, Per Capita, Rsquo, Sustainable Growth
Wed, 7 Sep 2011: Current account positive as imports surge…
Sep 7, 2011 Baltics
It was 3.6 percent of GDP in 2010. The Baltic nation’s current account swung from a deficit of 27.1 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2006 to a surplus of 1.3 percent in the first qu...Tags: Baltic Nation, Current Account, Depression, Deterioration, Economic Meltdown, Economic Outlook, Economy, First Quarter, Fourth Quarter, Gdp, Pace, Proportions, Quarters, Second Quarter, Spokesman
Thu, 2 Jun 2011: High debt threat to investment…
Jun 2, 2011 Baltics
“It forecasts strong growth in gross domestic product and lower unemployment.” According to the Economic Outlook, the Estonian economy will see consistent recovery this year, above al...Tags: Amd, Competitiveness, Consistent Recovery, Consumer Goods, Consumer Spending, Economic Outlook, Employment Rate, Estonian Economy, Gross Domestic Product, Inflation, Investment, Momentum, Oecd, Unemployment, Wage Policy, Wages
Thu, 3 Feb 2011: Factory output surging…
Feb 3, 2011 Baltics
1 to boost foreign investment and trade. Economic expansion, at an annual 5 percent in the third quarter, depends on how domestic demand recovers in coming quarters as demand for exports may slow,...Tags: Danske, Economic Expansion, Economic Outlook, Electricity Exports, Electronics Manufacturing, Ericsson, Finance Ministry, Foreign Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Mobile Network, Nuclear Plant, Quarters, Rsquo, Stockholm
Wed, 1 Sep 2010: Economic numbers improve across the board…
Sep 1, 2010 Baltics
The ministry assessed that companies have started working more efficiently, and have adjusted their work processes so that fewer employees are needed. The increase in the average pay in the seco...Tags: Economic Growth, Economic Numbers, Economic Outlook, Economic Situation, Economy, Estimates, Fo, Ministry Of Finance, Production Volumes, Quarters, Second Quarter, Sectors, Wages, Work Processes
Wed, 5 May 2010: Ignalina closure hits GDP growth…
May 5, 2010 Baltics
The ministry said it was sticking to its 2010 growth forecast of 1.6 percent and that output may expand an annual 4 percent in the second quarter. Producer prices surged 7.3 percent in the first...Tags: Closure, Economic Outlook, Economist, Electricity Costs, First Quarter, Gdp, Gdp Growth, Ministry Of Finance, Nuclear Plant, Plant Shutdown, Producer Prices, Second Quarter, Wed 5
Wed, 10 Feb 2010: Lithuania urged to continue reforms…
Feb 10, 2010 Lithuania
“In this very complicated crisis situation the Lithuanian government institutions have taken significant and resolute decisions, which mitigated the impact of the global financial crisis and...Tags: Confidence, Constructive Cooperation, Consultations, Crisis Situation, Decisions, Economic Growth, Economic Outlook, Global Financial Crisis, Government Institutions, Imf, International Investors, Lithuania, Lithuanian Government, Measures, Sustainable Economic Recovery
Wed, 2 Sep 2009: Swedish bank moves to restructure its operations…
Sep 2, 2009 Baltics
He added that this is a part of a long-term process, the objective of which is to form Swedbank into an efficient, singular organization. Customers will not be directly affected by the change. ...Tags: Construction Sector, Economic Outlook, Housing Loan, Improvements, Loan Portfolio, Mortgages, Objective, Overdue Loans, Quality Loan, Swedish Bank
Wed, 30 Jul 2008: S&P still wary of Baltics …
Jul 30, 2008 Baltics
Standard & Poor's affirmed Estonia's ratings at A/Negative/A-1 (respectively the long-term credit rating/ economic outlook/ short-term credit rating), Latvia's at BBB+/Negative/A-2, and Lithuani...Tags: Balance Sheet, Bankruptcies, Bbb, Boom, Construction Activity, Credit Rating, Economic Outlook, Economic Slowdown, Estonia, First Quarter, Latvia, Lithuania, Private Sector, Public Sector, Residential Construction, Unemployment
Wed, 11 Jun 2008: Inflation climbs in all three countries…
Jun 11, 2008 Baltics
In Lithuania, annual inflation hit 12 percent, up from 11.7 percent in April. Fuel prices alone jumped 3 percent over the month of May. Lithuania now has the third highest inflation in the 27-m...Tags: April, Bulgaria, Consumer Prices, Countries, Dark Cloud, Economic Outlook, Estonia, Fuel Prices, Inflation, Lithuania, Oil Prices, Pace, Pank, Rapid Increase, Slowdown
Wed, 22 Aug 2007: Ministers change tune on economic outlook, but are they two years too la…
Aug 22, 2007 Baltics
On Aug. 17 Fitch, a major international ratings agency, downgraded several of the Baltic state's ratings. "The Latvian economy is severely overheating, and Fitch considers the policy reaction of t...Tags: Baltic State, Banks, Budget, Budgets, Change Tune, Echoes, Economic Expansion, Economic Outlook, Economy, Growth Path, Hasn, Imf, International Finance Institutions, Latvia, Sentiment, Sustainable Growth
Wed, 24 Jan 2007: Pessimism takes over economic outlook…
Jan 24, 2007 Baltics
On the flip side, however, inflation amounted to 6.8 percent. Average annual inflation, the measure used by the EU to gauge preparedness for adopting the euro, was 6.5 percent, far beyond the leve...Tags: Aigars Kalvitis, Economic Outlook, Energy Transport, Exasperation, Flip Side, Inflation, Inflationary Trends, Maastricht Criteria, Parliamentary Elections, Pessimism, Preparedness, Prime Minister, Shoulders
Thu, 3 Apr 2003: Hopes of economic recovery dim with war…
Apr 3, 2003 Baltics
It dropped in all member states except for Luxembourg and the Netherlands, where it remained unchanged, and Portugal where it rose by 0.3 percentage point.The new source of gloom came barely two w...Tags: Brussels, Confidence, Economic Affairs, Economic Outlook, Economic Recovery, Gloom, Iraq Economic, Luxembourg, Member States, Mid March, Monetary Affairs, Netherlands, Pedro Solbes, Percentage Point, Portugal, Quarterly Report, Recession, Rose Point, Second Quarter, War On Iraq