Latvia increases tariffs of produced heating energy; prices in Riga to be strongly affected
Latvian Public Utilities Commission (SPRK) has approved new heating energy tariffs for Latvenergo JSC TEC-1 and TEC-2. Tariffs will be significantly above existing…
Latvijas Gāze doesn’t have enough gas in Inčukalns to satisfy households’ needs
As of 31 August 2022 the volume of natural gas owned by Latvijas Gāze JSC (LG) in Inčukalns gas storage facility is 0.2946…
Ukrainian law enforcers register more than 30 000 crimes committed by Russia
The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office said this in a post on the Telegram messenger that law enforcers registered 31 059 crimes of aggression…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania completes 502 kilometre border barrier with Belarus
Linas Jegelevičius for BNN The construction of a fence consisting of raze wire and stretching approximately 502 kilometres along Lithuania’s border with Belarus…
Unemployment in Latvia – the highest among Baltic States and below average in Eurozone
In July 2022 unemployment in Latvia was at 6.5%, which is higher than average in the European Union, but lower than average in…
Tension remains high between China and Taiwan
This Thursday the Taiwanese army shot down «an unidentified civilian drone» that entered restricted air space area above the island of Shiyu Island…
U.S. investment company Blackstone becomes owner of 80.05% of Luminor Holding shares
After purchasing 11.6% of Luminor Holding shares from Nordea, U.S. investment company Blackstone now owns 80% of Luminor Bank’s subsidiary – Luminor Holding…
airBaltic reports increased revenue, but continues operating with losses
Latvian airline airBaltic unaudited consolidated financial results for the first six months of 2022 indicate the company’s revenue is 270% higher when compared…
Ukraine nuclear reactor shut down due to shelling
One of two reactors at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant complex has been shut down due to Russian shelling, operator Energoatom said on Thursday,…
