Inflation in Latvia +3.7% year on year, as shoe prices soar
Shoes became expensive in Latvia in a year-on-year inflation comparison to August 2021, which showed the general inflation at 3.7%. According to a…
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Latvia’s first bottle deposit return machines set up
As Latvia prepares to introduce a bottle deposit system in 2022, the first five bottle deposit return machines have been erected in five…
Supermarket chains in Lithuania comply with Covid-19 certificate rule
Since Lithuania has introduced the rule to present the Covid-19 certificate to enter larger shops, the requirement has been introduced in the supermarket…
Gas price in Estonia hits record, but most heating companies burn wooden chips
In Estonia, the natural gas price reached record level – EUR 160 per megawatt hour. The price increased by many times over the…
1,428 dolphins hunted in single day in Faroe Islands
Tradition of hunting dolphins in Denmark’s Faroe Islands has received criticism after a record 1,428 dolphins were killed with knives in one day,…
Price rise for app cabs noticed in Estonia
In Estonia, a considerable rise in the costs of smartphone app-based taxi rides has been noticed by passengers. Bolt, a leading ride-sharing app…
Latvian MP says banks are presuming potential clients guilty after watchdog reform
In Latvia, every citizen and permanent resident has to have the right to open a bank account, otherwise one of a person’s democratic…
Latvia had most vacant jobs among Baltic states in Q2
In Latvia, in the end of the second quarter of 2021, there were 25.5 thousand vacancies, or 2.6%, compared to 1.9% in Lithuania…
BNN summary of week: Jobs available. Deposit system. Covid-19 certificates in Lithuanian supermarkets
This week, the first bottle deposit return machines have been set up in Latvia marking a long-awaited development in waste management. Lithuania and…
