Estonia is attending the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
Eesti Pank and the Ministry of Finance are attending the annual meetings of the International...

High inflation remains a concern in Estonia says Madis Müller
Inflation has by now fallen enough across the whole euro area to allow the European Central Bank to...

Speech of the Governor of Eesti Pank to the Riigikogu at the presentation of Eesti Pank’s Annual Report 2024
Members of the Riigikogu. Thank you for the opportunity to present a review of the activities of...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At the regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board this week, head of the Financial...

Changing trade policy was discussed at Eesti Pank
The world is moving in a direction where free trade can no longer be taken for granted and small and...

Being able to adapt quickly is a key asset in a world of trade restrictions says Madis Müller
The world is moving in a direction where free trade can no longer be taken for granted and small and...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Eesti Pank Governor Madis Müller...

Estonia is participating in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
Governor of Eesti Pank Madis Müller, Deputy Governor Ülo Kaasik, Minister of Energy and the...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, members of the Board heard a...

State support for companies has to be considered carefully says Madis Müller
Global trends indicate that state support for some types of investment may also be needed for some...

The Supervisory Boards of Eesti Pank and Finantsinspektsioon held a joint seminar
A joint seminar was held on Tuesday for the Supervisory Boards of Eesti Pank and...

Estonia is attending the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
Eesti Pank and the Ministry of Finance are attending the annual meetings of the International...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At the regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board this week, Eesti Pank Governor Madis...

Madis Müller: I cannot support the decision of the IMF to give economic policy advice to Russia
Eesti Pank Governor Madis Müller: “The Estonian Minister of Finance has sent a joint letter together...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Eesti Pank Governor Madis Müller...

European Central Bank monetary policy should proceed gradually and cautiously says Isabel Schnabel
Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank Isabel Schnabel gave a lecture in Eesti...

We are closer to achieving price stability says Madis Müller
High inflation in the euro area and Estonia has come down because energy prices have fallen and also...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At this week’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Governor Madis Müller gave board...

Decisive steps will be needed for Estonia to recover its competitiveness says the IMF
Estonia’s loss of competitiveness is only partly a consequence of the recent crises, and solving the...

Conditions have improved for growth in the economy to recover says Madis Müller
The economy in the euro area and in Estonia will remain weak this year, but the conditions have...

Transferring a home loan to another bank could be made simpler and cheaper
Eesti Pank and Finantsinspektsioon have put together a series of proposals that would make it...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At this week's regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Governor Madis Müller gave board...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At Tuesday's regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Eesti Pank Governor Madis Müller...

The continued decline in exports is not a good sign says Madis Müller
Growth in the wealth of Estonia depends on whether Estonian companies and the Estonian economy can...

Madis Müller: the issues that shape the capacity for growth in the Estonian economy
Speech by Madis Müller, Governor of the Bank of Estonia December 8, 2023 The Estonian economy...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Eesti Pank Governor Madis Müller...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Eesti Pank Governor Madis Müller...

Governor Madis Müller: the economy is going to recover slowly
Governor Madis Müller says a quick recovery in Estonian economy is not to be expected, as purchasing...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Deputy Governor Ülo Kaasik...

Higher interest rates are less of a problem than an overall rise in the cost of living says Madis Müller
High inflation becomes persistent in an economy if it becomes entrenched in the expectations of...

Estonia is participating in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
Governor of Eesti Pank Madis Müller, Deputy Governor Ülo Kaasik, Advisor on International Relations...

The financial result of Eesti Pank last year was zero
The Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank approved the annual report of the central bank for 2022 this...

Madis Müller: „Why is inflation so high and so different in different euro area countries?“
Speech by Madis Müller, Governor of the Bank of Estonia, March 3, 2023 at the Bank of Slovenia....

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At the regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board on Tuesday, Governor of the central bank...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At this week’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Governor Madis Müller gave board...

One euro in ten that is spent under the state budget is not covered by revenues says Madis Müller
The central bank is reducing its monetary policy support for the economy because the boost to...

Speech by the Governor of Eesti Pank to the Riigikogu Presentation of the Annual Report of Eesti Pank for 2021
Honourable President of the Riigikogu, Distinguished Members of the Riigikogu. Once a year Eesti...

Support for the economy during the current crisis needs to be different from that during the pandemic says Madis Müller
“A strong economic stimulus was needed during the pandemic from both the central bank and the...

Estonia to participate in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
Madis Müller, Governor of Eesti Pank, and Märten Ross, Counsellor for External Relations at the...

Eesti Pank’s budget will increase by 8.3 per cent next year
Eesti Pank’s 2022 budget expenditure will increase by 8.3 per cent to 26.2 million euros. Leaving...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, members of the Board approved the...

The gap between the revenues and expenses of the state will remain wide even after the crisis says Madis Müller
Governor of Eesti Pank Madis Müller told the Riigikogu in his speech on Thursday that the economy...

The road to recovery and the role of central banks Speech by Madis Müller, Governor of Eesti Pank, at the CFA Society Finland virtual Forecast Dinner
Dear fellow CFA charterholders, We have been living with the economic crisis caused by the...

Better times are coming for the food industry says Madis Müller
Madis Müller, Governor of Eesti Pank, told the annual conference of the food industry on...

Estonia's strength during the crisis has come from integration and cooperation says Madis Müller
New opportunities for Estonian businesses have emerged during the Covid-19 crisis as global supply...

The second wave of the virus will postpone the economic recovery even further says Madis Müller
Estonia and the euro area as a whole are facing not only a healthcare crisis, but also structural...

The state of the economy and the role of the central bank in exiting the crisis
Madis Müller, Governor of Eesti Pank and member of the Governing Council of the European Central...

Estonian businesses are investing less than the European average in innovation says Madis Müller
Governor of Eesti Pank Madis Müller emphasised at a joint seminar of Eesti Pank and the European...

The Eesti Pank budget will increase by 3.4% next year
The budget of Eesti Pank for 2021 will be 24.2 million euros. Without cash handling costs, which...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Supervisory Board recalled Maive Rute from the Supervisory...

The new wave of the pandemic will mean state support needs to be provided flexibly says Madis Müller
Governor of Eesti Pank Madis Müller said in a presentation at a conference on accounting on Thursday...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank heard the central bank’s risk...

An uncertain future means we need plans A, B and C says Madis Müller
Governor of Eesti Pank Madis Müller spoke at the Äriplaan 2021 economic conference on Tuesday, where...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank confirmed its working plan...

First meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank with its new membership
The first meeting of the new membership of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank was held on Tuesday,...

Speech by the Governor of Eesti Pank to the Riigikogu Presentation of the Annual Report of Eesti Pank for 2019
Madis Müller Governor of Eesti Pank Honourable...

Exiting the crisis successfully will require support for retraining says Madis Müller
Governor of Eesti Pank Madis Müller told the Riigikogu in his speech on Tuesday that the state...

The buffers built up previously will help the banks to cope with larger loan losses
The latest financial stability review from Eesti Pank finds that the banks have sufficient capital...

The central bank will support the financial position of the state with an exceptionally large share of its profit
The Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank decided at its meeting on Tuesday to transfer 18.9 million euros...

The central bank recommends focusing on easing the immediate impact of the crisis
Governor of Eesti Pank Madis Müller, who attended the meeting of the finance committee of the...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At this week’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, Deputy Governor Ülo Kaasik...

Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
At Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Eesti Pank Supervisory Board, members of the Board were...

Estonia is participating in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund
Eesti Pank and the Ministry of Finance are attending the spring meetings of the International...

The Eesti Pank Supervisory Board proposed to the President of Estonia that Madis Müller be appointed as Governor of Eesti Pank
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank decided to propose to...

Madis Müller: In the long term security is more important than convenience for financial services
Madis Müller Deputy Governor of Eesti...

The Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank has elected Madis Müller as candidate for the position of Governor
In a secret ballot at its meeting on Tuesday the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank elected Madis...

Madis Müller: there is great demand in Estonia for faster payments
Estonia is moving together with the rest of the euro area firmly in the direction of interbank...

All banks should start providing instant payments within a year says Madis Müller
Deputy governor of Eesti Pank Madis Müller says that within a year all the banks operating in...

Estonia is to participate in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
Eesti Pank and the Ministry of Finance will attend the spring meetings of the International Monetary...

Deputy Governor Madis Müller: risks from savings and loan associations members are borne by their members
On Tuesday Eesti Pank’s Deputy Governor Madis Müller said at the cooperative banking...

Estonia to attend the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
Governor of Eesti Pank Ardo Hansson and the Minister of Finance Sven Sester will attend the annual...

The new bank formed from the merger of Nordea and DNB could strengthen competition in retail banking in Estonia
The newly created bank will increase the volume of assets in the Estonian banking sector by...

Ülo Kaasik and Madis Müller to continue as Deputy Governors of Eesti Pank
The Eesti Pank Supervisory Board approved the proposal on Tuesday of the Governor of Eesti Pank,...