Monday’s Covid-19 cases in Baltics. 114 in Latvia, 346 in Lithuania, 212 in Estonia
A total of 114 new Covid-19 infection cases were registered in Latvia in the last 24 hours, to the morning of Monday, September…
NVA: unemployment in Latvia will not exceed 7.4% this year
Unemployment in Latvia will not exceed 7.4% this year, according to the director of the State Employment Agency (NVA) Evita Simsone. «The outlook…
Latvian ambulance workers are emotionally less ready to fight Covid-19 again
In Latvian hospitals, the emotional readiness of emergency medical workers to go through the fight against Covid-19 is considerably lower and it is…
Lithuania-China row intensifies as Vilnius recalls Ambassador for some time
Vilnius has recalled its Ambassador in China for consultations in Lithuania. This is another episode of deteriorating relations between the two countries as…
Week in Lithuania: President calls for 90% vaccination target, IMF warns Lithuania about its economy
Last week, the top news in Lithuania were the call by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda to achieve a 90% Covid-19 vaccination coverage and…
Travel in EEA: Lithuania keeps easiest travel rules for only four countries
As Lithuania has published its weekly update of travel rules toward other EU and European Economic Area countries, only four of them remained…
Estonia seeks more competition in electric grid market
As the Estonian government seeks to increase competition in electric energy sales, it has adopted amendments to laws aimed at new power distribution…
Fitch keeps Latvian credit rating at «A-» level
International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings (Fitch) has published a statement on Latvia’s credit rating, where it has been maintained the level of…
Bank of Latvia increases 2021 GDP forecast to 5.4% growth
The Bank of Latvia has increased to 5.4% its forecast to the growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) of Latvia for 2021,…
