December 2021
- 30.12.2021
- Eesti Pank’s budget will increase by 8.3 per cent next year
- 28.12.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The deposits of non-financial companies exceeded 10 billion euros for the first time in November
- 21.12.2021
- The high rate of inflation should abate in the second half of next year
- 20.12.2021
- The silver coin for the Olympic Games in Beijing will go on sale at the start of next year
- 14.12.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. Major growth in imports of goods and services pushed the current account into deficit in October
- 13.12.2021
- Eesti Pank ran an experiment to investigate the technological possibilities of a central bank digital currency based on blockchain
- 08.12.2021
- Interbank instant payments will not be made on Thursday night
- 08.12.2021
- The value of services exports was higher in the third quarter than it was before the pandemic
- 08.12.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. Growth in exports of services brought the current account back into surplus
- 07.12.2021
- Record energy prices mean inflation will not come down in the near future
November 2021
- 30.11.2021
- Inflation and supply difficulties are impeding the capacity for further economic growth
- 26.11.2021
- Eesti Pank is raising its capital buffer requirement for LHV Pank as a systemically important institution
- 26.11.2021
- Brisk hiring of additional workers boosted wage growth
- 25.11.2021
- The housing market continued to be very active in October
- 25.11.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The average housing loan exceeded 100,000 euros for the first time
- 18.11.2021
- NEW STATISTICAL RELEASE. The average interest rate on the term deposits of households was the lowest ever in the third quarter
- 15.11.2021
- The labour market improved in the summer
- 15.11.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The completion of the reorganisation of the second pension pillar reduced the foreign assets of credit institutions in September
- 12.11.2021
- Experts and politicians considered how labour migration affects the Estonian economy
- 10.11.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The assets of mandatory pension funds were down by 1.3 billion euros in the third quarter
- 09.11.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. Spending by foreign tourists in Estonia was down 340 million euros on its level from before the pandemic
- 05.11.2021
- Energy prices will continue to pass through into consumer prices in the coming months
- 04.11.2021
- Eesti Pank is setting itself green development targets
- 04.11.2021
- Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
- 03.11.2021
- House buyers must consider whether they are able to repay their loan when interest rates rise
- 03.11.2021
- The amounts of cash issued by Eesti Pank are larger than they were in the last quarter
- 02.11.2021
- Estonian residents have a high opinion of local payment solutions
October 2021
- 29.10.2021
- The Eesti Pank museum is hosting a display of euro coins with animal designs
- 28.10.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. Savings and Loan Associations increased their loans to businesses by around 5 million euros in the third quarter
- 27.10.2021
- LABOUR MARKET REVIEW. Companies are again having difficulties in finding qualified labour
- 27.10.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE The volume of car leases issued to households was the largest ever in September
- 27.10.2021
- Around 100 million euros withdrawn from the second pension pillar has been used for repaying loans
- 26.10.2021
- Eesti Pank research awards go to Mathias Juust, Pauline Kommer and Danyl Denysenko
- 26.10.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The turnover of payments in the third quarter was similar to that in the previous quarter
- 20.10.2021
- Eesti Pank is issuing a two-euro coin dedicated to the Estonian national animal, the wolf
- 14.10.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The balance of payments was affected most in August by the preparations of second pillar pension funds for withdrawals
- 13.10.2021
- Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
- 13.10.2021
- Net borrowing by companies has increased due to large direct investments
- 11.10.2021
- Eesti Pank is issuing a two-euro coin dedicated to the Estonian national animal, the wolf
- 11.10.2021
- Estonia is attending the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
- 07.10.2021
- Energy prices pushed inflation up across Europe
September 2021
- 27.09.2021
- The recovery in the economy has led to growth in corporate borrowing
- 27.09.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The average interest rate on housing loans was lower in August than ever before
- 22.09.2021
- Responsible fiscal policy would help keep faster inflation in check
- 20.09.2021
- Eesti Pank will issue the 2021 two-cent and 20-cent coins into circulation
- 13.09.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. Imports of goods grew faster than exports in July
- 09.09.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. Estonia was the eighth most popular destination in the European Union for foreign direct investment at the end of 2020
- 08.09.2021
- Foreign trade boosted the increase in economic activity
- 08.09.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The turnover of foreign trade was up 52% over the year in the second quarter
- 07.09.2021
- Inflation continues to be driven by rising energy prices
- 07.09.2021
- Banking in Europe must comply fully with globally agreed rules says Eesti Pank
- 02.09.2021
- UPDATED! The silver coin for the 150th anniversary of the birth of Estonian statesman Friedrich Karl Akel will go on sale from today
- 01.09.2021
- Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
August 2021
- 31.08.2021
- Future growth in the economy will depend on supply chains operating reliably
- 27.08.2021
- Wages are rising as fast as they were before the pandemic
- 26.08.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The volume of overdue loans was the smallest of the past nine years in July
- 18.08.2021
- Eesti Pank is issuing a silver coin for the 150th anniversary of the birth of Estonian statesman Friedrich Karl Akel
- 16.08.2021
- The restrictions laid down this spring did not step up unemployment
- 13.08.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE: Large-scale services imports stepped up the current account deficit in June
- 11.08.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE: The assets of voluntary pension funds have grown by half over the year
- 10.08.2021
- Foreign travel by Estonians is recovering faster than travel by foreigners to Estonia
- 06.08.2021
- Inflation is being driven by higher global prices for raw materials and imported goods
- 04.08.2021
- Eesti Pank issued 255 million euros of cash in the second quarter
July 2021
- 29.07.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE: The share of doubtful claims in the loan portfolio of savings and loan associations is increasing
- 27.07.2021
- The activity in the housing loan market cooled a little in June
- 27.07.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE: Households continued to borrow enthusiastically in June
- 26.07.2021
- Experiment by central banks with the digital euro illustrated new possibilities for blockchain technology
- 26.07.2021
- Contactless payments and online purchases became normal during the pandemic
- 26.07.2021
- STATISTICAL RELEASE. The turnover of payments continued to grow strongly in the second quarter
- 20.07.2021
- Eesti Pank continues to require caution from two large banks to reduce the risks from housing loans
- 20.07.2021
- The central bank is to support projects presenting topics from economics
- 15.07.2021
- The financial savings of households climbed to a record high in the first quarter
- 14.07.2021
- Faster growth in imports than in exports led the current account into deficit in May
- 07.07.2021
- Inflation has been faster than in Estonia's neighbours largely because of rising energy prices
June 2021
- 30.06.2021
- With growth strong after the pandemic, we must not overlook the risk of overheating, says Ülo Kaasik
- 29.06.2021
- The strong growth in bank deposits slowed in May
- 29.06.2021
- The volume of housing loans issued in May was the largest for 13 years
- 21.06.2021
- Private consumption will give a powerful short-term boost to economic growth
- 16.06.2021
- The two-euro coin with a special Finno-Ugric design enters circulation today
- 14.06.2021
- Exports and imports of both goods and services were up substantially in April
- 09.06.2021
- Eesti Pank is issuing a two-euro coin for the Finno-Ugric peoples into circulation
- 09.06.2021
- Alongside the strong exports of goods, exports of services grew for the first time in a long time
- 09.06.2021
- Imports of goods and computer services led the current account into deficit in the first quarter
- 07.06.2021
- Inflation pressure is strengthening because of the external environment
- 03.06.2021
- The gap between the revenues and expenses of the state will remain wide even after the crisis says Madis Müller
May 2021
- 31.05.2021
- GDP growth has exceeded expectations
- 27.05.2021
- Wage growth accelerated despite the crisis
- 27.05.2021
- Demand from households for car leases and consumption loans has recovered
- 27.05.2021
- The deposits of Estonian households exceeded 10 billion euros in April for the first time
- 19.05.2021
- The silver coin for the Tokyo Olympics is going on sale
- 17.05.2021
- Republic of Estonia: Staff Concluding Statement of the Virtual 2021 Article IV Mission
- 17.05.2021
- The IMF states that Estonia needs a robust plan for gradually rebuilding its fiscal buffers
- 17.05.2021
- The new wave of the virus had little effect on the labour market
- 14.05.2021
- Estonia was highly active in foreign markets in March
- 13.05.2021
- Payouts from mandatory pension funds in the first quarter were the largest ever
- 11.05.2021
- The continuing drop in foreign tourist numbers meant Estonia lost out on 145 million euros in the first quarter of 2021
- 07.05.2021
- Rising food prices are starting to push up inflation
- 05.05.2021
- Signs of overheating in the real estate market could lead the central bank to review the requirements for issuing housing loans
- 05.05.2021
- Eesti Pank issued 217 million euros of cash in the first quarter
- 04.05.2021
- Eesti Pank has confirmed the designs of the collector coins for next year
April 2021
- 29.04.2021
- The statistics of savings and loan associations were affected most by the exclusion of one savings and loan association from the population
- 28.04.2021
- 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
- 28.04.2021
- Better times are coming for the food industry says Madis Müller
- 28.04.2021
- Competition pressure has pushed loan interest rates down
- 28.04.2021
- The amount of corporate loans and leases issued in March was the largest of the past 18 months
- 27.04.2021
- The two-euro coin for the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Society of Estonian Literati will use the design by Riho Luuse
- 26.04.2021
- IMF Mission to visit Estonia
- 26.04.2021
- The turnover of payments increased in the first quarter of 2021 as the turnover of card payments in points of sale fell
- 19.04.2021
- Eesti Pank announces the competition for the research award dedicated to the memory of Urmas Sepp
- 19.04.2021
- Estonia's strength during the crisis has come from integration and cooperation says Madis Müller
- 14.04.2021
- The financial balance of the whole Estonian economy was affected most in the fourth quarter by large foreign investment
- 13.04.2021
- Growth in imports of goods led the current account in February into deficit
- 13.04.2021
- The new wave of the virus is slowing the recovery in the labour market
- 08.04.2021
- Inflation will remain higher until the summer
- 07.04.2021
- The central bank is allocating a quarter of its profit from last year to the state budget
- 06.04.2021
- The silver coin dedicated to Hanseatic Pärnu is to go on sale
March 2021
- 30.03.2021
- There is hope the economic crisis will be over by the autumn despite the difficulties
- 26.03.2021
- By joint agreement of the Nordic and Baltic countries, Vitas Vasiliauskas will represent the region at the Executive Board of the IMF
- 25.03.2021
- Bank deposits increased by twice as much as they did before the pandemic
- 25.03.2021
- The average interest rate for housing loans issued in February was the lowest of the past three years
- 24.03.2021
- Competitiveness increasingly means improving the well-being of people
- 17.03.2021
- The second wave of the virus will postpone the economic recovery even further says Madis Müller
- 17.03.2021
- The state of the economy and the role of the central bank in exiting the crisis
- 16.03.2021
- Exports of both goods and services fell in January
- 10.03.2021
- Estonia’s foreign trade turnover increased at the end of 2020
- 10.03.2021
- Imports of computer services led the current account into a large deficit in the fourth quarter of 2020
- 05.03.2021
- Expensive electricity raised inflation in February
- 03.03.2021
- Growth in the economy is not hindered by access to funding
- 03.03.2021
- The crisis has applied the brakes to wage growth
- 02.03.2021
- Ülo Kaasik will continue as Deputy Governor of Eesti Pank
- 02.03.2021
- Annual indicators for financial intermediaries 2020
- 01.03.2021
- Growth in the Estonian economy in the fourth quarter was aided by the lack of restrictions
February 2021
- 25.02.2021
- The growth in housing loans is being driven by strong demand and improved lending conditions
- 25.02.2021
- Bank deposits continued to grow rapidly in January
- 15.02.2021
- The labour market did not deteriorate in the fourth quarter
- 15.02.2021
- Foreign investment in software development for car production increased imports of computer services in December and through that increased the current account deficit
- 12.02.2021
- There are still two weeks to submit designs for four coins
- 10.02.2021
- Contributions to voluntary pension funds were the largest ever in the fourth quarter
- 09.02.2021
- The Covid-19 crisis in 2020 meant that foreign tourists spent a billion euros less in Estonia
- 05.02.2021
- Prices stopped falling in January after doing so for nine months
- 03.02.2021
- Eesti Pank issued 319 million euros of cash in the fourth quarter of 2020
January 2021
- 29.01.2021
- Meeting of the Supervisory Board of Eesti Pank
- 28.01.2021
- Estonian businesses are investing less than the European average in innovation says Madis Müller
- 28.01.2021
- The coronavirus crisis has so far had little effect on the profitability of the banking sector
- 28.01.2021
- The volume of housing loans issued in December was the largest for 12 years
- 27.01.2021
- The aggregate profit of Savings and Loan Associations fell by one million euros over the year
- 25.01.2021
- The average amount withdrawn from ATMs increased in the fourth quarter of last year
- 21.01.2021
- Nordic-Baltic countries engage the IMF to conduct an analysis of cross-border money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the region
- 14.01.2021
- Large foreign investment turned the Estonian economy into a net borrower in the third quarter
- 13.01.2021
- Large imports of services in November pushed the current account into deficit
- 08.01.2021
- Prices in Estonia fell by less last year than was expected in the spring