Bank of Estonia
Estonia ready for euro in 2011
Bank of Estonia publishes Report on the Adoption of the Euro
Bank of Estonia leads the way in slashing budget
Estonian central bank sets an example by cutting costs by 10%, with EEK 1 m drop in staff costs; also expects income from reserves to fall
Explaining wage stickiness
Bank of Estonia research suggests workforce composition, factors in individual countries and a positive relationship with competition all explain the downward rigidity of earnings
Spain should hold on tightening fiscal policy
R. Anton Braun, University of Tokyo, compares the current Spanish recession with Japan in the 1990s and looks at the impact of fiscal policy measures
Exports to lead Estonian recovery
Exports and euro adoption will be crucial in the Baltic state’s economic resurgence
Estonia to meet eurozone inflation target by end of 09
Baltic state “eager and willing” to fulfil Maastricht criteria, says central bank economist
Bank of Estonia – Annual Report 2008
Bank of Estonia’s Andres Lipstok says adopting euro would increase foreign investors’ confidence in the domestic economy
Estonia to head straight for euro – Lipstok
Bank of Estonia’s Andres Lipstok says euro adoption is a key priority
Bank of Estonia – Annual Report 2008
Bank of Estonia’s Andres Lipstok notes the importance of euro adoption
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 delays euro entry
The Bank of Estonia has said that Estonia would not meet EU criteria for eurozone accession in the years 2008-2009 and thus would not be able to adopt the common currency in 2010.
The Three Baltic states
President Kraft of the Bank of Estonia, Governor Rimsevics of the Bank of Latvia and Governor Sarkinas of the Bank of Lithuania, outline their countries preparations for joining the euro.
Bank of Estonia Council to be appointed in Nov.
Bank of Estonia chairman Mart Sorg has said it will take a month for the Council's candidates to be cleared by security, according to the Baltic News Service. The candidates include politicians from both the ruling coalition and opposition, Sorg said.
New Bank of Estonia council decided says chairman
The Bank of Estonia's council will finish its term of office on 16 October. Central bank chairman Mart Sorg said on Wednesday 1 October that he has a list of names of people who will serve on the new council. "Under law, the old council will carry on…
Bank of Estonia's Ross to take up IMF role
The head of the Bank of Estonia's division for international and public relations Tanel Ross is to become adviser to the director of the Nordic-Baltic Constituency of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in August.
Estonia re-appoints central bank council chairman
Mart Sorg has been reappointed chairman of the council of the Bank of Estonia, for a second term, Estonian Television reports. Sorg said he intends to hold a balance of political forces in the new council.
Bank of Estonia prepares for ECB transfer system
The Bank of Estonia has launched preparations to accession to TARGET, the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system of the European Central Bank.
The Euro 50 Group Roundtable: Challenges of accession: Estonia
Märten Ross, a deputy governor at the Bank of Estonia, considers alternative scenarios for joining the euro. After ten years’ experience of a currency board, Estonia is more than prepared to join.