December 2020
- 29.12.2020
- More housing loans were taken in November than a year earlier
- 23.12.2020
- Eesti Pank is calling for designs for four coins
- 22.12.2020
- The Eesti Pank budget will increase by 3.4% next year
- 16.12.2020
- Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
- 16.12.2020
- Eesti Pank forecasts that the economy will probably recover to its pre-crisis level in the second half of next year
- 14.12.2020
- Central bank digital currency technology should allow an unlimited number of transactions to be made securely
- 14.12.2020
- Goods exports in October increased the current account surplus
- 09.12.2020
- Use of cash remains common in the euro area, but contactless payments have become more popular during the pandemic
- 08.12.2020
- Large imports of services in the third quarter pushed the current account into deficit
- 08.12.2020
- Signs of improvement in international trade were evident in the third quarter
- 07.12.2020
- Cheap oil continues to drive prices down
- 02.12.2020
- Estonian technology companies are being invited to come up with a digital euro solution
November 2020
- 30.11.2020
- People have become more cautious in their consumption behaviour
- 27.11.2020
- Eesti Pank is ready to lend to the IMF if needed
- 26.11.2020
- The recovery in economic activity raised wages
- 25.11.2020
- Rebounding confidence in the summer has led companies to borrow more actively in the autumn
- 25.11.2020
- The deposits of companies and households in banks grew rapidly in October
- 20.11.2020
- Eesti Pank has updated the principles for defining banks as systemically important
- 19.11.2020
- The new wave of the pandemic will mean state support needs to be provided flexibly says Madis Müller
- 19.11.2020
- The silver coin dedicated to Hanseatic Pärnu will use the design by Aidi Mesi
- 13.11.2020
- It is too early yet to say how the second wave of the virus will affect the labour market
- 13.11.2020
- Goods exports started to grow in September while services continue to perform poorly
- 11.11.2020
- Contributions to mandatory second pillar pension funds declined in the third quarter
- 10.11.2020
- Foreign tourists spent 145 million euros in Estonia, which was 330 million euros less than a year earlier
- 06.11.2020
- Prices will fall until the start of the new year
- 05.11.2020
- Eesti Pank issued 325 million euros of cash in the third quarter of 2020
- 05.11.2020
- EBRD and Baltic states to develop commercial paper market
- 04.11.2020
- A strong banking sector will help companies and households cope with the crisis
- 03.11.2020
- Veiko Tali is to be Deputy Governor of Eesti Pank
October 2020
- 29.10.2020
- In the corona crisis, the growth of savings and loan associations' deposits has stopped
- 28.10.2020
- The housing loan market has revived rapidly since the coronavirus outbreak in the spring
- 27.10.2020
- The coronavirus storm clouds have not yet dispersed from the Estonian labour market
- 26.10.2020
- Eesti Pank research awards go to Gaygysyz Ashyrov, Krista Tarkmees and Kseniia Kasianova
- 22.10.2020
- The end of the emergency situation saw Estonians go shopping, as card payments were up 6% in the third quarter
- 22.10.2020
- The turnover of domestic payments in the third quarter was the lowest for two years
- 21.10.2020
- Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
- 14.10.2020
- The decline in exports and imports in August was similar to those in the other summer months
- 12.10.2020
- The emergency situation did not make the financial position of households and companies worse overall
- 09.10.2020
- The Estonian Payment Forum focuses on promoting digital solutions
- 07.10.2020
- Prices in Estonia have reacted flexibly to the economic crisis
- 05.10.2020
- Eesti Pank will issue the 2020 two-cent and 20-cent coins into circulation
- 02.10.2020
- Eesti Pank is launching a research project into central bank digital currency
September 2020
- 30.09.2020
- Deputy Governor of Eesti Pank Maive Rute is moving to work at the European Commission
- 30.09.2020
- An uncertain future means we need plans A, B and C says Madis Müller
- 29.09.2020
- The government can dispel the uncertainty about the future
- 24.09.2020
- Ninety per cent of domestic payments reach the recipient in just a few seconds
- 23.09.2020
- Activity is slowly returning to the housing loan market
- 22.09.2020
- Monetary policy impacts the Estonian economy more than it does in the euro area on average
- 16.09.2020
- Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
- 16.09.2020
- The anti-money laundering seminar discussed solutions for how banks operate
- 14.09.2020
- The fall in exports and imports in July was the smallest of recent months
- 10.09.2020
- Estonia was in twelfth place among the European Union countries in the index of economic openness in 2019
- 08.09.2020
- The impact of the pandemic on the trade in goods and services peaked in the second quarter
- 08.09.2020
- The total turnover of goods and services was down by 22% in the second quarter
- 07.09.2020
- Prices continued to fall in August
August 2020
- 31.08.2020
- The better performance of the economy than expected allows the government to intervene less
- 28.08.2020
- Travel restrictions meant Estonia lost 400 million euros in the second quarter of 2020
- 27.08.2020
- The coronavirus crisis slowed the growth in wages
- 26.08.2020
- Corporate and household deposits grew fast during the crisis
- 26.08.2020
- First meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank with its new membership
- 25.08.2020
- The Eesti Pank Museum is running a special programme to celebrate the Night of Museums
- 17.08.2020
- Prices will continue to decline throughout the second half of the year
- 17.08.2020
- The labour market situation remains uncertain
- 12.08.2020
- Bond transactions set the tone for the balance of payments in June
- 11.08.2020
- The assets of pension funds increased in the second quarter
- 03.08.2020
- Eesti Pank issued 318 million euros of cash in the second quarter of 2020
July 2020
- 23.07.2020
- Banking sector profits are still solid despite loan provisions
- 21.07.2020
- The volume of domestic payments remained the same in the second quarter, while that of cross-border payments increased
- 16.07.2020
- The emergency situation did not substantially impact the Estonian economy in the first quarter
- 15.07.2020
- The emergency situation led people in Estonia to use contactless payments more in the second quarter
- 14.07.2020
- The turnover of goods and services was sharply lower in May than a year earlier
- 07.07.2020
- Prices continued to fall in June because economic activity was weak
June 2020
- 26.06.2020
- To take on money-laundering, banks have to invest more in smart solutions
- 25.06.2020
- Businesses remain cautious about making investment decisions
- 15.06.2020
- The emergency situation in April reduced exports and imports of services sharply
- 10.06.2020
- It is time to move from emergency crisis aid to a long-term plan
- 09.06.2020
- Exports fell broadly in the first quarter
- 09.06.2020
- The two-euro commemorative coin for the Finno-Ugric peoples will use a design by Al Paldrok and Madis Põldsaar
- 09.06.2020
- Activity declined in the external economy in the first quarter
- 08.06.2020
- The silver collector coin dedicated to Friedrich Karl Akel will use a design by Kristo Kooskora
- 08.06.2020
- The two-euro commemorative coin dedicated to the Estonian national animal, the wolf, will use a design by Maria Meos
- 05.06.2020
- Prices fell by more in Estonia than in the euro area in May
- 05.06.2020
- The Eesti Pank travelling exhibition has moved to Narva
- 04.06.2020
- Residents of Estonia managed to go shopping more often in May
- 03.06.2020
- The effect of the crisis is that labour shortages will be replaced by shortages of jobs
- 02.06.2020
- Speech by the Governor of Eesti Pank to the Riigikogu Presentation of the Annual Report of Eesti Pank for 2019
- 02.06.2020
- Exiting the crisis successfully will require support for retraining says Madis Müller
May 2020
- 29.05.2020
- Future development in the economy will depend mainly on foreign markets
- 27.05.2020
- The coronavirus crisis has slowed the growth in wages
- 26.05.2020
- The issue of the collector coin for the Tokyo Olympic Games is being postponed
- 26.05.2020
- Payment holidays have slowed the pile-up of overdue loans
- 25.05.2020
- Estonia had 200,000 fewer tourists in the first quarter because of the coronavirus crisis
- 15.05.2020
- The crisis hit the service sector when it was at a peak
- 14.05.2020
- Exports and imports of services were a fifth smaller in March than a year previously
- 12.05.2020
- The assets of investment and pension funds shrank in the first quarter, but they were up over the year
- 08.05.2020
- The moderate fall in consumer prices will probably continue in the second half of the year
- 06.05.2020
- The statistics on foreign travel will be published on Monday 25 May
- 06.05.2020
- The buffers built up previously will help the banks to cope with larger loan losses
- 05.05.2020
- Eesti Pank is calling for designs for a silver coin dedicated to Hanseatic Pärnu
- 04.05.2020
- Eesti Pank issued 208 million euros of cash in the first quarter of 2020
April 2020
- 30.04.2020
- The emergency situation has left clear traces in how residents of Estonia behave when making purchases and handling cash
- 27.04.2020
- The number and turnover of cash withdrawals and card transactions were down in the first quarter but the average amount withdrawn increased
- 24.04.2020
- Smaller demand for car leases showed the loan market is cooling
- 15.04.2020
- Main financial account statistics (Q4 2019)
- 14.04.2020
- A longer lasting crisis will inevitably lead to changes in the economy
- 14.04.2020
- Trade in goods declined in February, while exports and imports of services increased
- 09.04.2020
- The balance between the restrictions and the state aid package will decide the extent of the recession
- 07.04.2020
- The central bank will support the financial position of the state with an exceptionally large share of its profit
- 07.04.2020
- Inflation was slowed in March by coronavirus
March 2020
- 31.03.2020
- The central bank recommends focusing on easing the immediate impact of the crisis
- 25.03.2020
- The economy is likely to shrink by more than 6%
- 25.03.2020
- Eesti Pank is cutting the capital buffer requirements for the banks by 110 million euros
- 25.03.2020
- Bank services and card payments have worked without any hitches during the state of emergency
- 24.03.2020
- The quality of the loan portfolio of the banks was very good before the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus
- 19.03.2020
- The efforts of banks in Estonia to combat money laundering must be more successful
- 16.03.2020
- Eesti Pank says that cash is circulating without interruption
- 16.03.2020
- Imports of goods shrank faster than exports in January
- 10.03.2020
- International trade declined at the end of last year for the first time in a long time
- 10.03.2020
- The Estonian external economy moved towards balance in the fourth quarter
- 06.03.2020
- Having risen a long way over the year, prices for tourist services could be brought down by the virus
- 05.03.2020
- Eesti Pank is ready to lend to the IMF if needed
- 05.03.2020
- Eesti Pank is issuing two-euro coins with special designs for the Estonian national animal, the wolf, and for the Finno-Ugric peoples
- 04.03.2020
- The Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank plans to continue transferring up to a quarter of its profit into the state budget
- 04.03.2020
- Eesti Pank is calling for designs for a silver coin dedicated to Friedrich Akel
- 03.03.2020
- Wages grew more slowly at the end of last year
- 02.03.2020
- Eesti Pank is again surveying the financial behaviour of households
February 2020
- 28.02.2020
- Growth in the economy in the fourth quarter was supported largely by the IT sector
- 26.02.2020
- The lending market was calmer in January, as is typical for the start of the year
- 14.02.2020
- The labour market is in a good position, though the data indicate some cooling
- 13.02.2020
- The current account was in deficit in December
- 07.02.2020
- Inflation remained modest in January
- 06.02.2020
- The share of tourists that came from Finland in 2019 was the smallest of the past decade
- 05.02.2020
- Eesti Pank takes its travelling exhibition to Jõhvi
- 04.02.2020
- Eesti Pank is displaying a recollection of Crosses of Liberty
- 01.02.2020
- Eesti Pank today presented the two-euro commemorative coin dedicated to the Tartu Peace Treaty
January 2020
- 29.01.2020
- Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
- 27.01.2020
- Eesti Pank presented the two euro coin dedicated to the discovery of Antarctica
- 24.01.2020
- Eesti Pank is issuing a two-euro coin commemorating the centenary of the Tartu Peace Treaty
- 24.01.2020
- The net profit of the banks fell last year
- 20.01.2020
- Eesti Pank is issuing a two-euro coin commemorating the discovery of Antarctica
- 15.01.2020
- Companies are borrowing from other sources alongside banks
- 13.01.2020
- The Eesti Pank travelling exhibition is on show in the library of the University of Tartu
- 13.01.2020
- Both exports and imports of services increased in November
- 10.01.2020
- Eesti Pank today presented the silver collector coin dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jüri Jaakson
- 08.01.2020
- The weak external environment is holding inflation down in Estonia
- 06.01.2020
- The silver coin dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Estonian Head of State Jüri Jaakson is to go on sale