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Completely ending import of Russian and Belarus goods would have the greatest impact on the logistics, metal, and wood industries, where the replacement goods from other countries are more than 25% more expensive, shows the Foresight Centre brief report “Impact of ending import from Russia and Belarus on economic sectors”. Reshaping supply chains would increase costs for businesses and require keeping larger stocks to ground the risks.

Estonian businesses who depend on the goods and raw materials imported from Russia and Belarus should ground their business risks in good time, shows the Foresight Centre brief report “Impact of replacing imports from Russia and Belarus across categories of goods”. Completely ending import from these countries would entail a EUR 860 million additional cost to Estonian businesses in 2021 prices.

In order to achieve optimal financing, students should cover 20% of the higher education expenditure, says the Foresight Centre Report “The Future of Higher Education. Development Trends until 2035”, published today, on 8 June.

Estonia boasts a higher percentage of university graduates than most Central and Eastern European countries, yet compared to other OECD members, our students work more while studying and also drop out more often, shows the Foresight Centre brief report “Higher Education in Estonia: Situation and Challenges”.

The question of funding higher education is becoming an increasingly hot topic in Estonia as the annual deficit is already exceeding EUR 100 million. Today, 1 February, the Foresight Centre is organising a webinar “Who should foot the bill for higher education?” to discuss the main trends in funding higher education in European countries.