Baltic states
Minimum Wages Set to Increase in Baltic States in 2023
3 October, 2022 705 viewsIn 2023 minimum wage is set to increase in all Baltic states. Estonia will have a minimum wage of EUR 725; Latvia - EUR 620 and Lithuania - EUR 800. During the past 5 years minimum wages across the Baltics have experienced a steep increase…
Minimum Wage Set to Rise in Baltic States in 2018
4 November, 2017 1,852 viewsDuring the past few years, there have been some positive improvements for raising the minimum wage in all three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). In 2018 minimum wage is set to rise in all Baltic states again. Estonia will a…
Minimum Wage Set to Rise in All Baltic States in 2016
23 December, 2015 2,865 viewsThere have been some positive improvements for raising the minimum wage in all three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) in recent years. And there are more to come. In 2016 minimum wage is set to rise in all Baltic states.…
Minimum Wages in Baltic States 2015
28 December, 2014 6,024 viewsThe Baltic States, which include Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, have been recognized as one of the fastest-growing regions in the European Union. The region has experienced significant economic development, attracting foreign investment,…
Baltic States Vs South Caucasus States by GDP 2013
10 September, 2014 2,335 viewsA while ago I already compared Baltic nations with Caucasian nation by GDP (that time I was comparing data for 2012). Since it's second half of 2014 already, I decided to compare how 6 independent states looks alike in 2013 (Most recent…
Minimum Wages in European Union 2014
21 July, 2014 35,314 viewsThe minimum wage is set by the government as the minimum standard of guaranteed income (hourly/monthly) that a worker should receive for the work he/she performs. In 2014, there were 22 countries out of 28 in European Union, which had…
Inequality of Minimum Wages in Former Soviet Union: An Updated Look in 2014
21 July, 2014 3,832 viewsIt has been six months since I last analyzed the minimum wages in the former Soviet Union. Although it is not a major factor in economic growth, the minimum wage is still a relevant indicator in understanding a country's economic status.…
Lithuania - a few thougts
6 May, 2014 685 viewsLithuania a small Baltic nation, once a part of Rzecpospolita, then a member of Soviet Union, now a small country on European Union Eastern border.The Anti-Russian sentiment seems is high just on TV, I guess.. I was surprised to see how…
Minimum wage in Baltic states
10 November, 2013 2,310 viewsMinimum wages in the Baltic states are the lowest ones in the European Union. In 2013 minimum wage in Baltic states was $427 in Estonia, $379 in Latvia and $385 in Lithuania. Update: Minimum Wage Set to Rise in the Baltic States in 2018…
Population changes in former Soviet Union
8 November, 2013 12,023 views15 former Soviet Union republics, then and now. In 1990 in the Soviet Union lived 287.728 million people. In 2012 in the former republics lived 290.587 million people, which is 0.98% increase. A pretty small increase for 22 years. The…