• February 2, 2026
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The volume of cashless payments exceeded 1 trillion euro in 2024

In 2024, 876.0 million customer non-cash payments totalling 1.1 trillion euro were executed by Latvian payment service providers (credit institutions, electronic money institutions, payment institutions, credit unions, Latvijas Banka, and [..]

New players expected to enter Lithuanian banking market this year – c. bank official

Simonas Krepsta, a member of the Lithuanian central bank’s board, expects new players to emerge in the country’s banking market this year. The Bank of Lithuania sees an active and [..]

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Latvia’s creative agency “McCann Riga” recognised as the best in the Baltics

26 January 2026, Hamburg: Dan Jorgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing of the European Union, Katherina Reiche, German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Ed Miliband, Minister for Energy Security and NetZero of the United Kingdom, give a press conference at the summit of the North Sea states in Hamburg. The meeting of heads of government and energy ministers will focus on the expansion of offshore wind farms and other projects in the energy sector. Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa

North Sea states sign deal to create “world’s largest energy hub”

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New Lufthansa Group collaboration with Starlink: High-speed internet on all fleets across all airlines

Self-service at a Coop supermarket in Estonia. Source: Margus Muld/ERR

Several major retail chains planning new stores

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Does Lithuania have a plan B if America pulls back?

The gap between those who already own property and those still trying to buy their first home is widening. Source: Ken Mürk/ERR

Estonia to ban Russian, Belarusian citizens without permanent residency from buying property

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SEB raises Latvia’s GDP growth projection for 2026 to 2.3%

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The President of Lithuania discussed bilateral relations and regional security with the King of Denmark

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Can your boss force you to quit? What Lithuanian law allows – explainer

ANOM smartphone services' customers were overwhelmingly from the criminal underworld, but one reseller claims politicians and those having affairs were among his customers too. Source: ERR

FBI controversial smartphone sting operation led to nearly 30 arrests in Estonia

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