Estonia
IMF finds persistent debt overhang in Baltic countries
Fund study finds level debt overhang most pronounced in Estonia and Latvia
Estonia expects to undershoot growth
Bank of Estonia Economic Review forecasts decline in growth despite improvements in labour productivity
Finland’s Liikanen demands greater economic coordination in eurozone
Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen says better public finance governance serves common interest in Europe
Trichet lauds Estonia’s positive response to crisis
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says Estonia’s quick reaction to financial crisis paved Tallinn’s road to euro adoption
Nordic and Baltic regions strike financial stability deal
Eight Nordic and Baltic countries sign Memorandum of Understanding on cross-border financial stability and crisis management
Estonia upgraded on euro accession; Ireland knocked down on banks’ weakness
Fitch lifts Estonian credit rating two notches, citing benefits of eurozone membership and strong fiscal performance; Moody’s downgrades Ireland on poor growth projections, worries over bad bank
Czech fury at ECB negative capital view
Czech central bank objects to ECB's denigration of negative capital in its Convergence Report
Estonia poised for euro entry, exports lead recovery
Bank of Estonia sees output helped by export upswing the day before Brussels decides on euro accession
Likely euro adoption puts Estonia on positive watch
Fitch Ratings predicts Estonia will join Euro after Tallinn publishes debt figures
Bank of Estonia – Economic Policy Statement
Estonian central bank pins fledgling recovery to a pick-up in export sector, labour market remains weak
New DSGE model for Estonia
Bank of Estonia makes public its new dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model for the domestic economy
Bank of Estonia – Financial Stability Review 2/2009
Bank of Estonia says borrowers’ capability to repay debt is the main risk to stability
Estonia ready for euro in 2011
Bank of Estonia publishes Report on the Adoption of the Euro
Exports to lead Estonian recovery
Exports and euro adoption will be crucial in the Baltic state’s economic resurgence
S&P downgrades Latvia, Estonia
Latvia’s and Estonia’s long-term sovereign ratings downgraded, Lithuanian rating’s outlook put on negative watch
Estonian stability report gloomy
Bank of Estonia’s latest Financial Stability Report warns risk outlook has worsened
Estonia to meet Maastricht criteria in 2009
Andres Lipstok, the governor of the Bank of Estonia, has said that the country will meet all the Maastricht criteria for euro entry later this year, reports say.
Estonia to be among first to recover: deputy
The risks to the Estonian economy have receded substantially and it may be one of the first country's to recover from the financial crisis, a deputy governor at the country's central bank has said.
No uniform path to euro
There is no one-size-fits-all euro adoption policy available for the eight new EU countries from Central and Eastern Europe, finds a new paper from the Bank of Estonia.
Bank of Estonia - Annual Report 2007
In 2007, Estonia started, after several years of exceptionally strong growth, moving towards a more stable and sustainable level of expansion, said Andres Lipstok, the governor of the Bank of Estonia, the latest Annual Report.
Estonia circulates improved notes
The Bank of Estonia on Thursday released into circulation new EEK25 ($2.52) and EEK500 ($50.30) notes with enhanced security features.
Estonia's Lipstok on IMF's opinions
The Bank of Estonia agrees with the International Monetary Fund's view that economic conditions are testing public finances and flexibility, its governor said.
Estonia's Ross urges fiscal caution
Tallinn must pursue a frugal fiscal policy to ensure it meets the Maastricht criteria for euro adoption, said Marten Ross, a deputy governor at the Bank of Estonia.
Estonia's Sutt optimistic on economy
It is a time for change and opportunity for the Estonian economy, said Andres Sutt, a deputy governor at the Bank of Estonia.