Estonia

We hold to our forecast for Estonian inflation to average 2.0% in 2010, with latest data for July recording a 2.8% y-o-y rise for the Harmonised Index for Consumer Prices (HICP). Over... 2010-08-26

A major upside surprise in second quarter Estonian real GDP growth has raised risks to our 0.2% and 2.2% growth forecasts for 2010 and 2011 respectively. We maintain though, that while... 2010-08-25

On July 13, European Union finance ministers gave Estonia final approval to become the 17th member of the eurozone as of January 1, 2011, with the conversion exchange rate for the Estonian... 2010-07-22

We have revised up our 2010 average inflation forecast to 2.0% y-o-y, from an original 1.0%. This follows the sharp rise in consumer price growth to a 16-month high of 3.9% y-o-y in... 2010-07-22

We hold to our forecast for Estonia to post a 6.0% of GDP current account surplus in 2010, though we caution that there are major downside risks to this forecast. Despite the fact that... 2010-07-22

Alongside Slovenia and Israel, Estonia has been invited to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a grouping of developed and high middle income countries... 2010-06-28

We hold to our core view for Estonia to experience a lacklustre recovery in 2010, with lingering effects from the 2009 financial crisis dragging on domestic demand. While we hold to... 2010-06-28