US on the verge of default
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned of serious consequences if the government fails to raise the US debt ceiling, BBC writes. If no…
Retail trade in Latvia down deeper than average in EU and Eurozone
Retail trade turnover in Latvia in March, when compared with the same month of 2022, has gone down by 8.9%, which is a…
Ministry of Finance unhappy with arrangement to pay for Latvian Railway’s losses
The financial situation of Latvia’s state company Latvian Railway (LDz) is in no hurry to improve. This year the volume of freight carried…
Western experts predict economic crisis in Russia due to shortage of workers
Russia is at risk of workforce shortage, which may lead to a drop in the growth of the national economy and rapid inflation,…
Minister of Interior orders another internal affairs investigation over slow response to fight in Imanta
Latvia’s Minister of the Interior Māris Kučinskis has ordered Chief of State Police Armands Ruks to perform an internal affairs investigation over the…
Properly warm weather to return to Latvia this week
Last week nights were cold in Latvia – air temperature would go down as far as -2° C… -7° C. On the night…
BNN ANALYSES | Nauseda sees a dent in support after Communist Party membership revelation
Linas Jegelevičius The revelation of the Communist Party membership in the late 1980s has tangibly scathed the incumbent Lithuanian president, Gitanas Nausėda, however,…
European Commission to limit imports of Ukrainian crops
In response to pressure from multiple EU member states, the European Commission (EC) will temporarily limit imports of four types of Ukrainian crops….
Latvian teachers’ trade union submits initiative to adopt new government dismissal mechanism
Latvian Trade Union of Education and Science Employees (LIZDA) has submitted to the Saeima its initiative to include in the Cabinet Structure Law…
