Lithuania

  • Dec 27, 2007
  • 6 min read

CEE: 'Hidden' economy poses risks to growth

The hidden economy has grown from perhaps 10% of measured GDP at the end of communism to about...

  • Dec 14, 2007
  • 2 min read

INTERNATIONAL: IDA funding marks a donor shift

The World Bank, after a donor conference in Berlin, today announced an expansion in funding for...

International
  • Dec 7, 2007
  • 7 min read

PROSPECTS 2008: Weaknesses may cut CEE growth

Nationalism and populism continue to dominate politics, and unstable coalitions are common. ...

  • Nov 20, 2007
  • 7 min read

BALTIC STATES: Fiscal tightening will be uneven

The producer price index (PPI) rose in October by 9.1% year-on-year, Statistics Estonia reported...

  • Oct 11, 2007
  • 2 min read

CEE/CIS: Five states study pipeline bypassing Russia

Five East European states yesterday agreed to cooperate in taking Caspian energy to world...

Russia
  • Oct 8, 2007
  • 1 min read

BALTIC STATES: Inflation keeps rising in September

Latvia's annual inflation rate continued to rise in September, to 11.4% from 10.1% in August, the...

Baltic States
  • Sep 27, 2007
  • 2 min read

LITHUANIA/RUSSIA: Police nab Russian-born tycoon

Businessman Viktor Uspaskich was arrested on arrival at Vilnius airport yesterday.

Lithuania
  • Sep 25, 2007
  • 2 min read

BALTIC STATES: External deficits remain wide

Lithuania's current account deficit widened to 16.1% of GDP in the second quarter from 13.2% in...

Baltic States