Estonia

Bolt Enters Danish Ride-Hailing Market with Strategic Acquisition of Viggo

Bolt Enters Danish Ride-Hailing Market with Strategic Acquisition of Viggo

In a decisive move that underscores its ambition to become a pan-European mobility powerhouse, Estonia-based Bolt has announced its entry into Denmark’s ride-hailing market through the acquisition

Estonia’s Proposed Gambling Act Amendments and Impact on Online Casino and Sports Betting

Estonia’s Proposed Gambling Act Amendments and Impact on Online Casino and Sports Betting

Estonia is preparing to amend its Gambling Act of 2008, with the Ministry of Finance set to present draft amendments by mid-2025.

Two years on, Estonia helps EU prepare its cyber-defences

Two years on, Estonia helps EU prepare its cyber-defencesTallinn - Two years since the world learned of a new form of "cyber-warfare" directed against the small Baltic republic of Estonia, the results are still being felt.

But in a twist of history, the onslaught that was supposed to cause permanent damage has instead helped put the country on the map and boosted its high-tech industrial sector.

Estonia announces EU cyber-wargame plan

Estonia announces EU cyber-wargame plan Estonia announces EU cyber-wargame plan Tallinn - The European Union will soon stage a simulated cyber-attack to test its online defences, Estonian Economy Minister Juhan Parts told an EU ministerial conference in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, on Tuesday. Speaking on the second day of a two-day gathering dedicated to Critical Information Infrastructure Protection
(CIIP), Parts said the meeting would mark "a beginning of much needed common action at EU level in the area of CIIP policy.

Estonia government pledges high speed internet access

 Estonia government pledges high speed internet access Tallinn - Estonia unveiled ambitious plans Friday to get high-speed internet access to every one of the Baltic state's 1.3 million residents by 2015.

An agreement reached by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and an industry group - the Association of Estonian Information Technology and Telecommunications Companies - promises to turn the entire country into a super-high speed internet hotspot by means of a project called EstWin.

Estonia's central bank lowers economic outlook

Estonia's central bank lowers economic outlook Tallinn - The Estonian central bank, Eesti Pank, dropped its outlook for economic growth Wednesday in the latest sign that the recession hitting the Baltic region will be worse than previously forecast.

"According to Eesti Pank's spring forecast, this year's economic downturn in Estonia will be around 12 per cent. The majority of economic experts do not expect growth in the world (and also in Estonia) to resume before 2010," said an economic policy statement released by the bank.

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