Estonian negotiation AI Pactum raises €19M to further expand in the US and Europe and enable enterprises to unlock value in deals they typically can’t negotiate on their own.

Estonia had the best tax code in the OECD for the last nine years, according to the freshly published Tax Competitiveness Index. In 2022 the country also appeared as the leader in the individual taxes category.

SLUSH, one of the biggest startup conferences in Europe, wrapped up last week in Helsinki, Finland. With dozens of startups, hundreds of attendees and one very special “Digitally Wild” side event, Estonia became a special star of the conference.

Consultancy company Civitta published a report covering the startup and venture ecosystem in the Baltic region in the last five years. Commissioned by Google, it highlights Estonia as the winner by almost any metric, with bright prospects ahead.

On November 1-4, Lisbon hosted Web Summit, one of the world’s biggest tech conferences. With the highest number of startups per capita in Europe, Estonia delivered a fantastic performance, both on the main stages and at the Digital Spirits side event.

Estonia will participate in the Web Summit 2022 to introduce the digital spirit, services and business advantages of the world’s leading digital country.

Kaja Kallas became Estonian Prime Minister of the so – called “Sunrise Government” in January of 2021, in the middle of one of the biggest crises in world history. The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak, security situation in the region was worsening, and the results of climate change were becoming everyday issues. Meanwhile, as in many other countries, Estonian politics had ceased debating decisive solutions and begun a reality TV level of “playing the (wo)man, not the ball”.

The newest issue of Life in Estonia magazine is telling the stories of cooperation between the public and private sectors that helps to pave the way for sustainable energy production and turn Estonia 100% renewable by 2030.

Future оf IT report by Emerging Europe recognizes Estonia as the most competitive for IT businesses, praising its efforts in nurturing the business environment, regulations, and implementation of online services

The Estonia-based Kriptomat has become one of the world’s first cryptocurrency platforms earning ISO certification and is setting an example for the whole industry by showing how crypto businesses can follow the standards.

Forbes writes how the ease of doing business, a simple tax system, and country’s cultural values have made Estonia the hot favourite for remote businesses.