Latvia
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NATO Condemns Russia at Warsaw Summit
NATO Condemns Russia at Warsaw Summit
July 10, 2016At this weekend’s NATO Summit in Warsaw, Russia was the target of criticism over its annexation of Crimea [...]
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Ventbunkers Unhappy at AirBaltic Offer Reaction
Ventbunkers Unhappy at AirBaltic Offer Reaction
March 13, 2016Ventbunkers a Latvian oil terminal operator, who recently put in an offer for Latvian airline AirBaltic, have [...]
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Latvia Grows 2.7% in 2015
Latvia Grows 2.7% in 2015
March 01, 2016Latvian GDP increased by 2.7% in 2015 according to the Central Statistics Office in the country. GDP in in the [...]
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Record Year for Latvian Forestry Exports
Record Year for Latvian Forestry Exports
February 25, 2016The Latvian forest industry experienced its largest year for exports according to the Minister of Agriculture. [...]
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Lukoil to Sell Polish and Baltic Petrol Stations
Lukoil to Sell Polish and Baltic Petrol Stations
February 09, 2016Lukoil, the largest private oil company in Russia is to sell its petrol stations in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. [...]
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Rail Baltica Fully Operational by 2025
Rail Baltica Fully Operational by 2025
January 06, 2016According to the head of the Rail Baltica project, trains will be running from Tallinn through to the Polish border [...]
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Air Baltic Investor Looking to Develop Airline
Air Baltic Investor Looking to Develop Airline
November 18, 2015The German investor who put €52 million into Air Baltic has stated that he wants the airline to find a strategic [...]
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Latvian Unemployment Continues to Fall
Latvian Unemployment Continues to Fall
November 16, 2015The Latvian unemployment rate in the third quarter is now at the lowest level since the last quarter of 2008, just [...]
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Citadele Cancels IPO
Citadele Cancels IPO
November 16, 2015Latvia’s fifth largest bank, Citadele has decided to hold back on an IPO until a later date. The change of [...]
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Air Baltic Ticket Sales Rocket After Estonian Air Bankruptcy
Air Baltic Ticket Sales Rocket After Estonian Air Bankruptcy
November 12, 2015Following the Estonian Air collapse last weekend, it has emerged that Air Baltic ticket sales within Estonia have [...]
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Air Baltic Stake Sold to German Investor
Air Baltic Stake Sold to German Investor
November 07, 2015The Latvian government has agreed to sell a 20% stake in the national carrier, Air Baltic to German investor, Ralf [...]
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Accelerating Growth Predicted for Latvian Economy
Accelerating Growth Predicted for Latvian Economy
November 07, 2015The Latvian economy is predicted to grow at 2.4% this year according to the European Commission. The report [...]
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Baltic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Halved Since 1990
Baltic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Halved Since 1990
November 05, 2015Statistics from Eurostat show that the Baltic states more than halved their greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to [...]
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Latvia’s Agricultural Sector Recovering Says Minister
Latvia’s Agricultural Sector Recovering Says Minister
November 04, 2015Latvia’s Agriculture Minister, John Duklavs has said that Latvia’s farmers are coming out of the worst [...]
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Concerns Over Estonian LNG Possibility
Concerns Over Estonian LNG Possibility
November 03, 2015With the European Union receiving a funding application for a liquid natural gas terminal at the port of Paldiski, [...]
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Latvia’s OECD Membership Gets a Knock
Latvia’s OECD Membership Gets a Knock
October 22, 2015Hopes for Latvia’s OECD membership have taken a serious dent, following the release of a report by the [...]
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Lavtian Bank Citadele Plans IPO
Lavtian Bank Citadele Plans IPO
October 16, 2015Latvia’s fifth largest bank by deposits, Citadele, is planning an initial public offering on the Riga stock [...]
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Rail Baltica, Kaunas to Polish Border Launches
Rail Baltica, Kaunas to Polish Border Launches
October 16, 2015The length of track on the Rail Baltica line between Kaunas and the Polish border is to open today. The Rail [...]
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Baltic States ‘Most Vulnerable’ to Ageing Population
Baltic States ‘Most Vulnerable’ to Ageing Population
October 08, 2015A report by Moody’s Investor Services has highlighted the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as [...]
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Baltic States May Suffer for Leaving Soviet Electricity Network
Baltic States May Suffer for Leaving Soviet Electricity Network
October 06, 2015The Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have the goal of joining the electricity network of Western [...]
