The transit business Latvia lost — and Russia gained
Belarusian potash continues to reach global markets despite sanctions and political tensions. The cargo is moving, the profits are being made, and the…
Category: Business
Dispute over the future of Rīgas Siltums: Kleinbergs sees the company under Rīga’s control
AS Rīgas siltums needs a single owner, Rīga City Council Chairman Viesturs Kleinbergs said in an interview with Latvian Television’s Rīta panorāma. According…
Latest statistics reveal an unpleasant trend in Latvia’s labour market
Latvia’s unemployment rate stood at 6.5% in April, exceeding the average levels recorded both in the European Union (EU) and the eurozone, according…
Estonia has enough electric car charging points; car purchases are slow
In the past four years, Estonia’s electric car charging network has expanded almost tenfold, but electric car sales have not grown as rapidly,…
Easy Jet boss: Fuel will be sufficient for summer flights
Easy Jet boss Kenton Jarvis has said the company will not be affected by a fuel shortage this summer, but that travellers are…
Fuel prices rise – European demand for electric cars too
The rise in fuel prices related to the war in Iran has also caused demand for new and used electric cars to grow…
BNN IN FOCUS | Big ambitions, few results — how Latvia’s Progressives lost public trust
Opinion/Ilona Bērziņa The collapse of Evika Siliņa’s government was ultimately triggered by The Progressives — a party that for years positioned itself…
ECB warns of possible interest rate hike
The European Central Bank (ECB) is moving toward raising interest rates to prevent the oil price shock from creating spiraling inflation, writes Politico….
Latvia must choose – help prevent a global food crisis or continue feeding Russia’s war economy
The world is approaching a dangerous threshold. The United Nations has warned that disruptions to fertilizer supplies could trigger a massive humanitarian catastrophe…
