Estonia
Estonia data shows increases in travel service provision
Bank of Estonia reveals data gathered by tacking travellers' mobile phones
Bank of Estonia to reveal travel statistics gleaned from mobile positioning data
Estonian central bank has been using data from mobile phone usage for more than three years to assist with balance of payments calculation; only two other European central banks operate similar systems
Estonian central bank finds public retaining kroons as memento
Bank of Estonia study finds 81% of respondents are holding on to some kroon cash; not using it for savings shows confidence in the euro, says head of cash and security department
Estonia close to deciding on next governor appointment
Supervisory board nominates Ardo Hansson to take over from Andres Lipstok; Estonian president must now clear appointment
Eurozone crisis catches up with Estonia
Bank of Estonia becomes latest central bank to cut growth expectations; says eurozone crisis could cause a recession in the country
Estonia sounds clear warning on Europe crisis contagion
Eesti Pank says strain is growing in Estonia as eurozone crisis spreads to other areas of the region; asks banks to pay close attention to capital levels
Hansson pips Sutt to Estonia governor seat
World Bank economics chief Ardo Hansson narrowly beats rival Andres Sutt in race to become Bank of Estonia governor
Estonia governor race narrows
Supervisory Board cuts two candidates from the running; Ardo Hansson and Andres Sutt continue in battle to become next governor
Estonia reveals governorship candidates
Eesti Pank puts speculation to rest; announces four well-recognised candidates for role of governor
Former Estonian official advises prime minister before Helsinki move
Märten Ross takes up prime minister advisory role before joining as adviser to Bank of Finland’s monetary policy and research department
Greek debt guarantees were vital for monetary policy: Estonia’s Lipstok
Bank of Estonia chairman Andres Lipstok says pledge by eurozone leaders to provide European Central Bank with guarantees for Greek collateral was very important for its price stability mandate
Estonian finance minister 'certainly qualified' for governor role
Chair of the central bank’s supervisory board says Estonian finance minister, Juergen Ligi is "certainly qualified" for the role of governor
Estonia announces severance packages for rejected deputy governors
Ousted deputy governors given six-month wage severance packages; nomination process for next governor underway
Estonia ousts deputy governors
Supervisory board rejects re-election of current deputy governors, new candidates already named
IMF paper on foreign credit expansion in European EMEs
Fund study finds evidence of significant increase in level of foreign credit growth in emerging European countries
Estonia euro information campaign a success
Survey on euro adoption information campaign shows 97% of respondents were made aware of switch to single currency
Estonia nabs firms over euro leak
Bank of Estonia fines two companies for mishandling euro coins ahead of the currency’s launch in 2011; strong link to coin sale in neighbouring Latvia
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