- Economics
Cargo turnover of the eastern coast ports of the Baltic Sea, mn t
- Economics
Valdis Dombrovskis is the first Latvian to become a vice president of the European Commission.
- Baltic Budgets: More Money for Defence
Very slow growth is expected in Europe, and forecasts suggest that there may be even slower growth in terms of the continent’s economy
- New items
The new building of the National Library of Latvia, also known as the “Castle of Light”, was opened in the summer of 2014.
- Russian Sanctions Not Creating Major Threats
Russia’s countersanctions against the West endanger specific companies, but not Latvia as a whole
- Under the Shadow of Russian Aggression
No one wishes to allow economy to “bleed” .
- New items
33% Women hold senior positions at 33% of all of the Latvia’s companies, a Lursoft study has found, and approximately the same proportion of companies is owned by women.
- Aiming for the Top 10
Latvia is aiming at becoming one of the top ten countries in the world in terms of business friendliness.
- New items
Latvia joined the euro zone on January 1, 2014, thus becoming the eighteenth member of the monetary union.