News Estonia: Estonia plans new legal measures to combat money laundering
TALLINN (Reuters) - Estonia said on Friday it was planning to toughen anti-money laundering rules by forcing people suspected of benefiting from suspicious financial transactions to prove their wealth ...
News Estonia: Admission to trading of Estonian Japan Trading Company additional shares on Nasdaq Baltic Alternative market First North
Tallinn, Estonia, 2021-12-01 12:32 CET-- On December 1, 2021, the Management Board of Nasdaq Tallinn decided to approve the additional admission to trading application of Estonian Japan Trading Company AS and to list its 10,000 additionally issued shares in Nasdaq Baltic Alternative market First North.. Proceeding from the above, the additional shares of...
News Estonia: Estonia's LHV Chooses Advent for Asset Management
San Francisco-based financial software provider Advent has announced AS LHV Pank's Asset Management arm, based in Tallinn, Estonia and part of a banking group that is also the third largest broker on ...
News Estonia: Admission of Estonian Japan Trading Company AS shares to trading on Nasdaq Baltic Alternative market First North
Tallinn, Estonia, 2021-03-17 08:15 CET--. On March 16, 2021 The Listing and Surveillance Committee of Nasdaq Tallinn decided to approve the application of Estonian Japan Trading Company AS and to admit its 1,200,000 shares with nominal value of EUR 0.1 to trading on MTF First North operated by Nasdaq Tallinn AS.. The first trading day of Estonian Japan Trading...
News Estonia: Estonia's tech elite are getting behind a European challenger to Robinhood
Some of the biggest names of Estonia's tech scene are backing Lightyear, a startup looking to become Europe's answer to commission-free trading pioneer Robinhood. Based in London, Lightyear develops ...
News Estonia: Estonian farmers to hold nationwide protest action on Thursday, minister to attend
Farmers will bring tractors to major ring roads and junctions in different parts of Estonia to draw attention to competition rules and food security this week.
News Estonia: Estonia’s economy returns to growth after two difficult years
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Estonia’s gross domestic product grew by 0.7% compared with the same period of 2024.
News Estonia: Estonia’s economy fared better in 2025 than in the previous two years
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Estonia’s gross domestic product grew by 0.7% compared with the same period of 2024.
News Estonia: PM backs financial regulator, says no place for money laundering in Estonia
Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (Centre) backed up the Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) decision to order Danske bank to cease trading in Estonia, adding that money laundering had no place in Estonia, and that such activities did not fit with the country's values.
News Estonia: Court: Specific law needed before state can request access to bank accounts
While a recent administrative court ruling found that current legislation provides no grounds for accessing bank account data without sufficient cause, the Financial Intelligence Unit plans to appeal the ruling.
News Estonia: Non-profit run by Canadian military officer was supported by investment fund hoping to make big profits off Ukraine
An Estonia-based investment fund said its pro-bono support for Mriya Report gave it influence with the Ukrainian government.
News Estonia: Estonia eyes kick-starting a domestic ammunition industry
A member of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) fills a magazine with bullets during the Spring Storm exercises of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) force in Kadrina, Estonia, on May 19, 2023.
News Estonia: ASF Estonia: Multi-million pig industry recovery plan launched
The Estonian agricultural ministry has released a plan to facilitate the construction of 6 pig farms for €75 million.
News Estonia: 12 Estonian defense firms picked for €1.8 million development support
A dozen Estonian defense companies shared â¬1.8 million in project development support, the largest total sum yet to be awarded for that purpose.
News Estonia: Estonian central bank says cross-border transfers not bigger than other countries'
Estonia's central bank said on Friday that the value of cross-border transactions made by customers of domestic banks was not exceptionally high in an international perspective amid an unfolding crisis over possible money laundering. The European Union member country of just 1.3 million people has been rocked by revelations that banks there laundered money from Russia, Moldova and Azerbaijan via non-resident accounts. "The value of international payments initiated in Estonian banks in 2008-2015 was 3.1 times the GDP of Estonia, which is a similar ratio to those of Belgium, France and Finland, and behind that of Germany for example," the central bank said in a statement.
News Estonia: Estonian banks' summary profits €652 million in 2025
Banks operating in Estonia earned a combined net profit of â¬652 million in 2025, down a fifth from 2024, as strong loan growth offset falling Euribor rates.
News Estonia: Leading commercial banks in Estonia see their profits fall in 2025
Swedbank and SEB posted lower profits in 2025, earning €261 million and €166.9 million respectively, as interest income declined and costs rose for both banks.
News Estonia: Estonia to Help Finance Green Retrofits
Estonia has launched a €25 million ($28 million) government grant designed to encourage the reconstruction and greening of passenger and cargo ships, tugboats and other port and auxiliary vessels in ...
