Latvia’s current payment account deficit in nine months – 4.8% of GDP
Latvia’s current payment account deficit in the first nine months of 2023 was EUR 1.441 billion, which is equal to 4.8% of GDP,…
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Seven complaints submitted over outcome of Southern Bridge construction tender
A total of seven complaints have been submitted over the outcome of the fourth round of the Southern Bridge construction tender, according to…
Snow and ice worsen driving conditions in most of Latvia
The snow and ice made driving conditions difficult in nearly all of Latvia in the morning on Monday, the 4th of December. The…
Week in Lithuania | former MP asks Supreme Court for acquittal; Lithuania reports 990 new COVID-19 cases
Last week, France’s Veolia ordered to pay Vilnius 83 million euros; ex-Lithuanian MP pleaded not guilty to sexual charges Veolia ordered to pay…
Latvian wage: average gross wage reaches EUR 1 549
In Q3 2023, according to work-day and seasonally unadjusted data, the gross average wage in Latvia for full-time work was EUR 1 549,…
Russian Supreme Court bans “LGBT movement”, declares it “extremist”
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday, the 30th of November, declared LGBT activists “extremists” in response to a Justice Ministry request to ban the…
Acute respiratory infections on a rise in Latvia: Covid-19 and RSV
Last week’s flu and other upper respiratory infections monitoring results show that the number of Covid-19 patients is on a rise. There is…
Latvian Saeima conceptually passes legislative draft on Istanbul Convention’s ratification
On Thursday, the 30th of November, Latvian parliament conceptually passed the legislative draft that provides for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention or…
Latvia’s GDP down 0.7% in nine months
In Q3 2023, as compared to Q3 2022, Latvia’s gross domestic product (GDP) went down by 0.7%. As compared to the previous quarter,…
