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Investment Habits of Baltic Residents: Where Do Latvians, Lithuanians, and Estonians Invest?
In recent years, attitudes toward personal financial management among the Baltic population have been gradually evolving. While the primary goal until relatively recently was to build savings for unexpected expenses, an increasing number of people are now taking the next step by exploring investing and the opportunities offered by capital markets. However, the shift from saving to investing is not happening evenly. More than half of the Baltic population has yet to invest in any financial instruments. Overall, the trend indicates that an investment culture is gradually taking root across the region, although investment activity varies significantly from country to country.
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Survey: Entrepreneurs' opinion on the availability and diversity of financing in Latvia is improving, but caution in decision-making remains
When assessing their business growth prospects and access to financing over the next 12 months, Latvian business leaders express cautious optimism. While access to financing is no longer viewed as critically as it was previously, a cautious approach continues to prevail when it comes to development and growth decisions, according to the results of a survey of Latvian businesses conducted by Signet Bank.
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The role of capital markets in real estate financing: the Baltic perspective
The real estate bond market has experienced significant volatility in recent years. However, since 2024, as interest rates have stabilized, the market has been showing signs of renewed momentum. In 2025, the Baltic region reached new records in both the volume and number of real estate bond issuances.
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Šeit vari aplūkot intervijas ar Signet Bankas vadību un Latvijas kapitāla tirgus barometra pētījuma autoriem
Latvia’s Capital Market Activity Barometer 2025 Highlights Asymmetric Development: Strong in Bonds, Lagging in Equities
Signet Bank, Latvia’s leading investment bank, in cooperation with the national news agency LETA, has presented the “2025 Latvian Capital Market Activity Barometer.”
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2025 in the Baltic capital market: bonds activity hits record highs, while IPO market remains dormant
The year 2025 was marked by record-high bond issuance activity in the Baltic capital market, both in terms of the amount of financing raised and the number of issuers, while only one new issuer entered the equity market. In total, Baltic companies issued €6.68 billion in bonds, more than 2.2 times the amount issued in 2024.
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Latvia's first capital market activity barometer has been created
Latvia’s leading investment bank, Signet Bank, in cooperation with the national news agency LETA, has developed the first Latvian Capital Market Activity Barometer.
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Investment Habits of Baltic Residents: Where Do Latvians, Lithuanians, and Estonians Invest?
In recent years, attitudes toward personal financial management among the Baltic population have been gradually evolving. While the primary goal until relatively recently was to build savings for unexpected expenses, an increasing number of people are now taking the next step by exploring investing and the opportunities offered by capital markets. However, the shift from saving to investing is not happening evenly. More than half of the Baltic population has yet to invest in any financial instruments. Overall, the trend indicates that an investment culture is gradually taking root across the region, although investment activity varies significantly from country to country.
READ MORE
Latvia’s Capital Market Activity Barometer 2025 Highlights Asymmetric Development: Strong in Bonds, Lagging in Equities
Signet Bank, Latvia’s leading investment bank, in cooperation with the national news agency LETA, has presented the “2025 Latvian Capital Market Activity Barometer.”
READ MORE
Survey: Entrepreneurs' opinion on the availability and diversity of financing in Latvia is improving, but caution in decision-making remains
When assessing their business growth prospects and access to financing over the next 12 months, Latvian business leaders express cautious optimism. While access to financing is no longer viewed as critically as it was previously, a cautious approach continues to prevail when it comes to development and growth decisions, according to the results of a survey of Latvian businesses conducted by Signet Bank.
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2025 in the Baltic capital market: bonds activity hits record highs, while IPO market remains dormant
The year 2025 was marked by record-high bond issuance activity in the Baltic capital market, both in terms of the amount of financing raised and the number of issuers, while only one new issuer entered the equity market. In total, Baltic companies issued €6.68 billion in bonds, more than 2.2 times the amount issued in 2024.
READ MORE
The role of capital markets in real estate financing: the Baltic perspective
The real estate bond market has experienced significant volatility in recent years. However, since 2024, as interest rates have stabilized, the market has been showing signs of renewed momentum. In 2025, the Baltic region reached new records in both the volume and number of real estate bond issuances.
READ MORE
Latvia's first capital market activity barometer has been created
Latvia’s leading investment bank, Signet Bank, in cooperation with the national news agency LETA, has developed the first Latvian Capital Market Activity Barometer.
READ MORE
VIEDOKĻI
Šeit vari aplūkot intervijas ar Signet Bankas vadību un Latvijas kapitāla tirgus barometra pētījuma autoriem
Investment Habits of Baltic Residents: Where Do Latvians, Lithuanians, and Estonians Invest?
In recent years, attitudes toward personal financial management among the Baltic population have been gradually evolving. While the primary goal until relatively recently was to build savings for unexpected expenses, an increasing number of people are now taking the next step by exploring investing and the opportunities offered by capital markets. However, the shift from saving to investing is not happening evenly. More than half of the Baltic population has yet to invest in any financial instruments. Overall, the trend indicates that an investment culture is gradually taking root across the region, although investment activity varies significantly from country to country.
READ MORE
Latvia’s Capital Market Activity Barometer 2025 Highlights Asymmetric Development: Strong in Bonds, Lagging in Equities
Signet Bank, Latvia’s leading investment bank, in cooperation with the national news agency LETA, has presented the “2025 Latvian Capital Market Activity Barometer.”
READ MORE
Survey: Entrepreneurs' opinion on the availability and diversity of financing in Latvia is improving, but caution in decision-making remains
When assessing their business growth prospects and access to financing over the next 12 months, Latvian business leaders express cautious optimism. While access to financing is no longer viewed as critically as it was previously, a cautious approach continues to prevail when it comes to development and growth decisions, according to the results of a survey of Latvian businesses conducted by Signet Bank.
READ MORE
2025 in the Baltic capital market: bonds activity hits record highs, while IPO market remains dormant
The year 2025 was marked by record-high bond issuance activity in the Baltic capital market, both in terms of the amount of financing raised and the number of issuers, while only one new issuer entered the equity market. In total, Baltic companies issued €6.68 billion in bonds, more than 2.2 times the amount issued in 2024.
READ MORE
The role of capital markets in real estate financing: the Baltic perspective
The real estate bond market has experienced significant volatility in recent years. However, since 2024, as interest rates have stabilized, the market has been showing signs of renewed momentum. In 2025, the Baltic region reached new records in both the volume and number of real estate bond issuances.
READ MORE
Latvia's first capital market activity barometer has been created
Latvia’s leading investment bank, Signet Bank, in cooperation with the national news agency LETA, has developed the first Latvian Capital Market Activity Barometer.
READ MORE
