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Tuesday, 6 January 2009

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Latvia country news

Top Stories

Latvia acts to improve Riga’s image

Tired of an image as a haven for scams and intimidation, senior Latvian police and foreign ministry officials last week unveiled fresh plans to make... full story

Latvia to fire more than 5% of state workforce

Nord Stream branch to Latvia

Q1 shows slight current account deficit

Parliament fires anti-graft chief

Riga, Tallinn slam Russia’s decision to abolish visas

Riga establishes ties with Kosovo

Number of economically-active farms is decreasing

France, Latvia ink strategic partnership dealLatvia recently inked a strategic

Political

Latvia joins Baltics, four other countries for US visas

Seven new countries will be added to the United States’ visa-waiver programme after meeting new security requirements aimed at reducing the threat of terrorism, President... full story

Latvian pact complemented

Latvia orders Swath boats from Abeking & Rasmussen

Wage increase for medics not in the cards

Godmanis backs horse guard idea

Revenue Service foils money-laundering scheme

Latvia mulls purchasing 28 horses

Plans to amend the pension law

Latvia hopes to regain lost films, documents

OSCE wants minorities to partake in elections

more political news...

Business

IMF support could total USD 2.5 bln

Latvia could be in line to get around USD 2.5 billion from the coffers of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union, according to... full story

Excise tax on beer and liquor up

Latvijas Pasts losses reduced

Retail trade turnover falls in June

Liepajas Kafijas Fabrika to fold operations

Loans to residents amount to 13.916 billion lats

Latvia orders Swath boats from Abeking & Rasmussen

Latvian Internet shopping increases

Latvia, Belarus to boost industry ties

Skoda Transportation signs breakthrough order

Economic

Latvia, IMF close to agreement on aid package

The Latvian government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on December 8 reached their first agreement in talks about an economic aid package for the... full story

Devaluation no longer an option, says Slakteris

EU mulls Latvia aid

Latvia may adopt Euro in 2011

Latvia will not go bankrupt as Iceland did

Referendum fails to gain quorum

Fitch sees continuing slowdown in Latvia

Inflation drops to 17.7% in June

Loans to residents amount to 13.916 billion lats

Inflation in Latvia highest in the EU

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Australia’s goal of cutting emissions by 15% in 2020
By Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Australia

Normalisation amidst recession
By Sreeram Chaulia is a researcher on international affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in Syracuse, New York.

INTERVIEW with Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia
interview with Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia

INTERVIEW with Mariano Rajoy Leader of Partido Popular
interview with Mariano Rajoy Leader of Partido Popular

Firm action more important than noble goals
By Jorgo Chatzimarkakis is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany

The Sarkozy EU Presidency: an assessment
By Philippe Le Corre is a Partner at Publicis Consultants and a former Ministerial Adviser in the Chirac Government

Asia to the rescue? Prospects and trade-offs
By Shada Islam is a Senior Programme Executive at the European Policy Centre, www.epc.eu

Eight years on
interview with Vlodomyr Shandra

The triumphant return of John Maynard Keynes
By Joseph E. Stiglitz, professor of economics at Columbia University

EU seeks dialogue with uninformed citizens
By Jo Leinen is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany, the Socialist Group, and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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