<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Brilliant Fixer reports on the Estonian economy</title>
	<atom:link href="http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>The Estonian economy and business life in brief, 1998 until now. News from various public institutions and the press. Brilliant Fixer OÜ is a company, which offers B2B networking services in Estonia. Besides the contact search, the company is engaged in public relations and marketing.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:32:37 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='brilliantfixer.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Brilliant Fixer reports on the Estonian economy</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="Brilliant Fixer reports on the Estonian economy" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Slowdown in investment growth</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/slowdown-in-investment-growth/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/slowdown-in-investment-growth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy in general]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7171</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The flash estimate from Statistics Estonia shows the Estonian economy growing in the first quarter by 1% year on year, and shrinking by 1% quarter on quarter. In recent quarters the contribution of the exporting sector to economic growth has strengthened somewhat, while developments in the non-tradable sector have diverged. The construction sector declined in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7171&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/slowdown-in-investment-growth/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Estonia needs a medium-term fiscal framework</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/estonia-needs-a-medium-term-fiscal-framework/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/estonia-needs-a-medium-term-fiscal-framework/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy in general]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On 3 May the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the report on Estonia&#8217;s economy and outlook, which acknowledged Estonia&#8217;s current comprehensive economic policy and stressed the need for a medium-term fiscal framework. The IMF finds that the Estonian economy is on the right track for recovery and that inflation has slowed, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7173&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/estonia-needs-a-medium-term-fiscal-framework/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Estonia catching up with Finland in exports per capita</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/estonia-catching-up-with-finland-in-exports-per-capita/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/estonia-catching-up-with-finland-in-exports-per-capita/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Trade]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A survey made by Swedbank shows that Estonia has closed the gap with Scandinavian countries in terms of exports per capita, writes Äripäev. Robert Kitt, head of Swedbank’s corporate banking unit, said that when the gap between Finland and Estonia was 20% last year in per-capita exports, the figure today is 8% and is likely [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7158&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/estonia-catching-up-with-finland-in-exports-per-capita/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Japanies acquire Latvian port operator</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/japanies-acquire-latvian-port-operator/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/japanies-acquire-latvian-port-operator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latvia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transport]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Japanese conglomerate Mitsui &#38; Co, Ltd has acquired an 80% share in the Latvian port operator SIA Rigas Universalais Terminals (RUT), reported news2biz LATVIA. The sale was carried out through Mitsui&#8217;s subsidiary Portek International Pte, and the sum of the deal reached EUR 21m. RUT is a multi-purpose terminal operating at the Freeport of Riga, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7151&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/japanies-acquire-latvian-port-operator/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>In March the trade was smaller than in the previous year</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/in-march-the-trade-was-smaller-than-in-the-previous-year/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/in-march-the-trade-was-smaller-than-in-the-previous-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Trade]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2013, both exports and imports of goods decreased by 6% at current prices compared to March of the previous year. Exports and imports decreased for two months in succession, in February the trade decreased by 2% in both flows compared to the same month of the previous year. In [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7149&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/in-march-the-trade-was-smaller-than-in-the-previous-year/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Latvia is 2nd in EU by the share of renewable energy</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/latvia-is-2nd-in-eu-by-the-share-of-renewable-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/latvia-is-2nd-in-eu-by-the-share-of-renewable-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latvia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European statistics office Eurostat has summed reports that, in 2011, Latvia took the second place in EU by the share of renewable energy in its total consumption. 33.1% of all Latvian energy came from renewables and, although Latvia could not reach the EU leader Sweden with 46.8%, it did manage to leave Finland third at [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7128&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/latvia-is-2nd-in-eu-by-the-share-of-renewable-energy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Estonia best European country to invest</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/estonia-best-european-country-to-invest/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/estonia-best-european-country-to-invest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign investment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the ranking by Baseline Profitability Index (BPI), published in Foreign Policy, Estonia is the world&#8217;s 12th most attractive country for investment, and the first in Europe, writes news2biz ESTONIA. Read more from BBN<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7126&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/estonia-best-european-country-to-invest/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Enterprise Estonia announces procurement for start-up accelerator</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/enterprise-estonia-announces-procurement-for-start-up-accelerator/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/enterprise-estonia-announces-procurement-for-start-up-accelerator/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise Estonia has opened an international public procurement process for the launch of a new start-up accelerator in Estonia. The aim of the procurement is to launch up to two start-up accelerators that would operate similarly to other globally well-known start-up accelerators. The programme is funded by Enterprise Estonia using financing from the European Regional [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7147&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/enterprise-estonia-announces-procurement-for-start-up-accelerator/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>EU agency in Tallinn takes over management of Schengen information system</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/eu-agency-in-tallinn-to-takes-over-management-of-schengen-information-system/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/eu-agency-in-tallinn-to-takes-over-management-of-schengen-information-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ICT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[eu-LISA, the European Union Agency for Large-scale IT Systems in the area of Freedom, Security and Justice based in the Estonian capital Tallinn, will on Thursday take over operational management of the second-generation Schengen information system (SIS II). The new security information system facilitates information sharing between member states’ authorities, spokespeople for the agency said. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7141&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/eu-agency-in-tallinn-to-takes-over-management-of-schengen-information-system/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Latvian companies pay low salaries</title>
		<link>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/latvian-companies-pay-low-salaries/</link>
		<comments>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/latvian-companies-pay-low-salaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brilliant Fixer Ltd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employment, education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latvia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/?p=7130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Latvian investigative journalism company Re:Baltica claims that Latvian businesses tend to pay inadequately low salaries to their workers while providing them little social security or even decent working conditions, reports news2biz LATVIA.. The investigation focuses on two companies: locally-owned fish processor Gamma-A and Lithuanian-owned supermarket chain Maxima. With some 7,500 workers, Maxima is one of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brilliantfixer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=2383706&#038;post=7130&#038;subd=brilliantfixer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://brilliantfixer.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/latvian-companies-pay-low-salaries/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/f03702e606ba5e301217eeab68f30e3b?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">kairikurm</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
