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Latvia country news

The continually surging Latvian prices would be tamed as of mid 2008 as the economy as a whole has already been showing signs of cooling... full story

Cemex to build a cement plant

Riga, Copenhagen discuss energy security, Russia

Energy crunch risks seen as Ignalina prepares to close

Living standards to improve

FSB behind disappearance?

Hundreds commemorate SS unit,Russia protests

Riga gets to see legal Nazi march

Riga gets more passengers in the Baltics, growing fast

EU energy security discussed in Riga

Political

Latvia hopes to regain lost films, documents

Latvia hopes to regain its films and documents stored in the Russian national archives, local media reported on April 28. The Ministry of Culture hopes... full story

OSCE wants minorities to partake in elections

Russian gas blues

Zatlers to attend Olympics

Latvia to open embassy

Certification scheme no longer PEFC recognised

The economy needs help to turn around

Tbilisi and Riga talk at a diplomatic level

Russian ex-election chief ambassador to Latvia

Latvia, Russia conclude border treaty

more political news...

Business

Tilts Integration selected as new Clear-Com distributor

Tilts Integration, a leading integrator in the field of television, broadcasting and telecommunication business in the Baltic Market, recently inked a deal with Clear-Com in... full story

Air Baltic to open new route from Finland to Latvia

Muller Martini shakes and stirs Latvia

Real Sound Lab in the US

Estonian Air passenger number on the rise

A lot more Big Mac and fries to come, super-sized

Reval Hotels to open new hotel in Riga

State revenue service installs new EMCS system from Affecto

Lockheed Martin wins major contract

Bombardier wins rail signaling contract

Economic

Inflation seen at 14.6% in 2008

Latvian Finance Minister Atis Slakteris said average inflation is expected to reach 14.6 percent in 2008. In a report on budget performance in the first... full story

Unemployment figures unchanged last month

Weak retail market

Wages up 30% in 07

Inflation up by 1.9% in January

Food gets costly with soaring inflation

December factory output falls, slimmed figures shown

Exports plummet m/m in Nov

A record 14.1 % inflation in 2007

Turbulent times for Latvian credit

more business news...

more economic news...

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Bylines & Interviews

Russia’s Energy Build: Leverage, not Threats
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Azerbaijan creates alternatives, not competition
interview with Heydar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economic Development

Obama rises above racial politics in the United States
By Ray Bawarch, US-based author of the novel, “The Dirt People”

Towards a reform of the World Trade Organization
By MEP Prof. Dr. Georgios Papastamkos

IMF foresaw US mortgage crisis
By Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, ECB executive board member

IMF should ration loan conditions
By Alex Wilks, Eurodad coordinator, director Brussels office

Triple crisis, few solutions
By Peter Chowla, IMF specialist

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