Estonia: banks worried about low activity and falling small business loan volume The housing loans portfolio continued to grow in recent volume in April, gaining EUR 194 million, while the preparedness o

The housing loans portfolio continued to grow in recent volume in April, gaining EUR 194 million, while the preparedness of companies to invest with the help of loans was dwindling, the Estonian Banking Association said. The Estonian Banking Association said that companies’ loan portfolio fell short of EUR 300 million for the fourth consecutive month.…

Lithuania: central bank sets up centre for financial market development

The central Bank of Lithuania has set up a specialised Centre for Financial Market Development to promote continuous successful growth of the country’s financial market. The centre will look for ways to strengthen the existing financial market participants and attract new ones, promote sustainable FinTech development, implement capital market development measures. The Bank of Lithuania’s…