Bank of Latvia upgrades country’s GDP growth to 2.9% for 2022
The Bank of Latvia has upgraded the country’s GDP growth outlook for 2022 from the previous 1.8% to 2.9%, according to the bank’s…
Latvian minister says there’s no reason to worry about Russia’s military drills in Baltic Sea
Latvian residents have no cause for alarm over the military drills the Russian war fleet has commenced in the Baltic Sea this week,…
Russian independent channel TV Rain permitted to continue operating from Riga
On Monday, 6 June, Latvian National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP) decided to issue a broadcasting permit for so-called Russian independent television Дождь…
23 million tonnes of grain and oil seeds stuck at Ukrainian sea ports
More than 23 million tonnes of grain and oil seeds are stuck at Ukrainian sea ports because ships cannot leave due to the…
Latvijas Gāze to increase gas tariffs for households up to 89.9%
On 1 July 2022 onward JSC Latvijas Gāze plans to increase natural gas tariffs for households between 65.6% and 89.9% depending on consumption,…
BNN ASKS | Velta Čebotarenoka: we want the monument in Pārdaugava to be liquidated as quickly as possible to prevent possible lawsuits
The monument in Pārdaugava – Victory Monument, Occupation Monument, Occupation Pole – will be demolished. Due to Russia’s war Latvia’s Saeima decided to…
Kallas favours snap election in Reform left outside Estonia’s next government
Centre Party that a way out of the political situation is either to form a new coalition or to call a snap parliamentary…
BNN ANALYSES | Lithuania’s inflation spirals out, but IMF placates – it should recede by the end of 2022
Linas Jegelevičius for the BNN The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest mission has praised the Lithuanian government’s efforts to curb record-high EU-wide inflation…
Registered unemployment level in Latvia down to 6.1%
At the end of May 2022 the level of registered unemployment in Latvia was 6.1% of the economically active population, which is 0.4…
