- October 17, 2026
Buyer priorities on the northern Costa Blanca are changing. International buyers are taking a closer look at construction quality, materials and the surroundings of their future homes. Increasingly, buying a [..]
By Evelin Kasenõmm, Datel’s head of development. While Europe leads in regulatory frameworks, Asian countries—particularly China—are rapidly implementing the “low-altitude economy” by integrating millions of drones into everyday logistics, public [..]
Stablecoins are growing globally, but their future role in the broader payment market remains uncertain. Ulrik Nødgaard gave Danmarks Nationalbank’s perspective on developments in his presentation at Nordic Fintech Week [..]
After years of Polish road hauliers dominating European markets, the time may have come for Polish rail companies to play an increasingly strong role in European logistics as well. We [..]
By Jānis Ešenvalds, Attorney-at-Law, Managing Partner at WIDEN. On 14 September 2026, the national airline Air Baltic Corporation AS (hereinafter referred to as Air Baltic) announced the commencement of debt [..]
By Kārlis Martiņš Gulbis, Investment Analyst at Signet Bank. Six months into the Hormuz war, August added borrowing costs at multi decade highs and a Fed preparing to hike. The [..]
Latvian entrepreneur Māris Martinsons believes Riga needs a 20–30-year development plan that does not change after every municipal election. In his view, the city’s competitiveness requires political continuity, clear rules [..]
By Viesturs Deksnis, Editor-in-Chief of Balticnews.com. Cybersecurity threats are becoming more frequent, more sophisticated and increasingly intertwined with geopolitical tensions. At the same time, artificial intelligence is giving attackers new [..]
By Kārlis Mārtiņš Gulbis, Investment Analyst, Signet Bank. Whatever relief markets drew from June’s U.S.-Iran peace deal proved short lived. The truce collapsed on 8 July, and by mid-month Brent, [..]
Over the past few years, Latvian hockey has experienced the most rapid development in its history. The country has won its first-ever IIHF World Championship bronze medal, successfully hosted world [..]
Over the past few years, the attitude of Baltic residents towards personal financial management has been gradually evolving. While building emergency savings was until recently the primary financial goal for [..]
By Oleg Khusaenov, CEO & Founder of Zubr Capital. A single quarter creates headlines. A sequence of quarters reveals market shifts. That analysis underpins Zubr Capital’s Q2 2026 digest of [..]
By Terry Fixter, Chief Operating Officer, Kevlar Defense. Only a few years ago, cyberattacks were widely perceived as a problem affecting major technology companies or government institutions. That is no [..]
An opinion piece by Kārlis Martiņš Gulbis, Investment Analyst at Signet Bank. Following highly geopolitically volatile spring, a June 14 U.S.–Iran framework has seemingly reopened the Strait of Hormuz, dragging [..]
Retired U.S. Army General Ben Hodges said Ukraine’s growing long-range strike capabilities could increasingly threaten Russian oil refineries and export infrastructure deep inside Russian territory. Speaking to geopolitical commentator Pyotr [..]
In response to the agreement reached by the governing parties on the government’s priorities and working principles, the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) positively assesses several provisions included [..]
Computer prices rose by an average of 25–30% in the first quarter of 2026, marking the steepest increase in recent years. The current situation in the computer hardware market can [..]
By Kārlis Mārtiņš Gulbis, Investment Analyst, Signet Bank. April will likely be remembered as a month of paradox, where a negatively fluid geopolitical environment, highly volatile energy prices and inflation [..]
The latest Signet Bank survey[1] of entrepreneurs shows that Latvian companies’ plans to raise financing for future development have remained stagnant since 2023. The level of ambition has fluctuated between [..]
Opinion by Prof. Dr. Paulo Pereira. In the following opinion article, Professor Pereira highlights the critical role of urban soils in providing ecosystem services such as flood mitigation, water regulation, [..]
In this interview, Marina Stasevich, Co-founder at SOTA and executive coach, shared her perspective on why strategy so often stays separate from day-to-day execution. With 15 years of experience in [..]
Europe’s economic performance is being dominated by geopolitics. War in the Middle East and its spillover effects are slowing growth in the euro area economy and driving up inflation. The [..]
“I consider the academic environment to be one of the key factors in shaping a strong personality, because a person with a higher education – provided they actually studied and [..]
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