Standard type apartment prices going down in Latvia for the first time since 2020
In August 2022 there was a drop in prices of standard apartments – prices decreased by 1% when compared to Q2 of 2022….
Knowledge Day in Latvia will be cold; rain expected as well
Today, 1 September, air temperature in Latvia will go down slightly. Some areas will experience rainfall, meteorologists predict. The amount of clouds will…
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…
