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Swedbank: Slower growth of wages reduces macroeconomic risks

Swedbank

The growth of average monthly gross wages slowed to 5.7% in the first quarter. We expect gross wages to grow by around 6% this year. The growth of the average gross monthly wage decelerated from 7.6% in 2016 to 5.7%,

Swedbank: Foreign direct investment – better, but there is capacity for more

Swedbank

Estonia is still among largest net beneficiaries from FDI in the EU Increased inflow of FDI may boost fixed capital formation in the near future FDI by country becomes more and more diversified Can FDI boost enterprises’ investments into fixed

Economic growth in the last quarter of 2016 was above expectations

Swedbank

In 2016, economic growth reached 1.6% in Estonia. Compared to 2015 it is a 0.2 percentage point increase, but nothing to be too proud of yet. Nominal growth of GDP accelerated from 2.5% in 2015 to 3.3% in 2016. In

Swedbank Flash comment: Participation rate increased further in 2016

Swedbank

Labour market remained tight in 2016. Employment is expected to marginally decline and the unemployment rate to grow in 2017. In 2016, the labour force participation rate, the share of the labour force in the working-age population, increased by 1

SEB’s economic forecast: Faster growth despite political squalls

SEB Pank

Notwithstanding political squalls blowing louder than ever, the global economy is forging ahead. The acceleration in economic growth and inflation are bringing us closer to an environment that we are accustomed to seeing as normal. Nevertheless, the spreading of protectionist

Estonia Flash comment: Investments and inventories had the strongest negative impact on GDP growth in the third quarter

Swedbank

Statistics Estonia revised up to 1.3% its second estimate of the third quarter yoy GDP real growth in Estonia (flash estimate was 1.1%). Compared to the previous quarter, GDP grew by 0.2% (swda). Economic growth has decelerated a bit this

ERE Grupp: maksutõus viib ettevõtluse „varju“

ERE / Estonian Real Estate

Mistahes ettevõtete maksukoormuse suurenemine viib selleni, et suurem osa ettevõtteid hakkab maksudest kõrvale hiilima. Seetõttu tuleks riigil väga ettevaatlikult läheneda maksusüsteemi reformimisele, on veendunud ERE Grupi spetsialistid. „Täna kasutatava õhukese maksusüsteemi peamine eelis seisneb selles, et ettevõtted saavad tegutseda täiesti

Despite meagre GDP growth, several economic indicators have improved

Swedbank

Economic growth in Estonia continued to be weak in the 3Q. According to the flash estimate, Estonian economy grew 1.1% yoy and 0.2% qoq (seasonally and calendar adjusted). The GDP has increased 1.1% yoy during the first three quarters. We

SEB survey: Residents of Harju and Lääne-Viru counties are moderately satisfied with their economic situation

SEB Pank

In Estonia, financial satisfaction and economic security is the strongest among Central and Southern Estonians; however, residents of Harju and Lääne-Viru counties are also moderately satisfied with their economic situation, the SEB Baltic Household Outlook reveals. Seventy-three and 71 per

SEB survey: Estonians have the strongest economic security and financial satisfaction among the Baltic states

SEB Pank

Estonian residents have more confidence in the economy and are more satisfied with their financial situation than their Latvian and Lithuanian counterparts, the SEB Baltic Household Outlook reveals. Seventy-three per cent of the Estonian population are moderately satisfied with their

ERE Grupp: soovitame ost uusi ühetoalisi kortereid veel enne ehituse algust

ERE / Estonian Real Estate

Pealinn võib puutuda kokku väikeste korterite puudusega uusarendustes. ERE Grupi andmetel moodustab uusarenduste osa tänasel kinnisvaraturul umbes 30%, kuid ühetoalisi kortereid neist on kõigest 5-7%. ERE Grupi juhatuse esimehe Maksim Sorokini sõnul on paljud ostjad sunnitud seetõttu riskima ja ostma

The labour market marches to a different drum to the rest of the economy

Eesti Pank

Growth in employment slowed in the first half of 2016, though it was still faster than forecast Employment in the industrial sector was down slightly, but it was up in services Growth picked up in the average gross monthly wage,

Swedank flash comment Estonia – Long-awaited investment growth is starting to take off

Swedbank

Statistics Estonia revised second-quarter annual GDP growth 0.2 percentage points up to 0.8%. Regular revision of last four years was also published and led to changes in real growth rates of previous years. 2012-2014 GDP growth was revised down 0.9

SEB Nordic Outlook: moderate growth regardless of political insecurity

SEB Pank

The events in the economy and politics over the last half-year have been unexpected. The UK referendum, the state of the US presidential election, the increase in popularity of extremist parties in Europe, and the diverging from democracy in some

Swedbank: Excessive wage growth continues

Swedbank

Wage growth remained rapid in the second quarter at around 8%, over the year. We expect average gross wage to rise by around 5% in 2017. In the 2nd quarter of 2016, the average monthly gross wage was 1,163 euros