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Latvia’s GDP growth comprised 2.4% in Q4 compared to Q3
09.02.2010.In the 4th quarter of 2009 compared to the same period of 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) value has decreased by 17.7%, according to flash estimate of the CSB*. Compared to the 3rd quarter of 2009, GDP growth comprises 2.4%.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Economics, GDP, Latvia
09.02.2010.Foreign trade of Latvia decreased by 31.4% in 2009
09.02.2010.Free Market Institute: Lithuania’s GDP to fall by 1% in 2010, unemployment – at 17%
09.02.2010.New EU trade mark for eco-products
09.02.2010.Austria supports Estonia as the location for EU's IT agency
08.02.2010.Annual deflation in Latvia made 3.1% in January
08.02.2010.Moody’s leaves Latvia's ratings unchanged
08.02.2010.European Commission’s president reveals challenges and shows perspectives
Baltic States: EconomyTransport, Markets and Companies, Energy, Real Estate, Technology, Tourism, LIVE RIGA, Baltic export
Riga International Airport capacity to be expanded to 12.7 mln passengers a year
09.02.2010.By 2013, the plan is to expand the capacity of Riga International Airport to 12.7 million passengers a year. The capacity of the existing terminal is to be increased to 5.5 million passengers a year, with the airBaltic terminal to be built by 2013 and predicted to serve 7.2 million passengers a year.
Keyword tags: Airport, Latvia, LIVE RIGA, Transport
09.02.2010.Estonia’s investment in Ignalina new nuclear power plant is under the question
09.02.2010.State Revenue Service seizes 5.8 mln smuggled cigarettes over 2 days in Latvia
09.02.2010.Eesti Raudtee: changing the width of rail tracks would ruin the business
09.02.2010.Number of airBaltic passengers grows by 12% in January
09.02.2010.Ryanair will open new base in Kaunas in May
09.02.2010.Tele2 Eesti earned 493 mln kroons of net profit in 2009
09.02.2010.LIVE RĪGA: tourism sector needs innovative products
Baltic States: Finances & InvestmentsFinancial Services, Investments, Buy / Sell Business
Estonia's euro adoption moves raise concern in Latvia
09.02.2010.As Estonia edges closer to adopting the euro, the prospect is causing jitters in neighbouring Latvia as it tries to climb out of a deep economic crisis and risks fragmenting the Baltic trio on the eastern edge of the European Union. "I think, initially, the impact will be negative," Latvia's central bank chief Ilmars Rimsevics told reporters recently.
Keyword tags: Economics, EU – Baltic States, Financial Services, Investments
09.02.2010.Finance Ministry hopes that LVL 100 mln will be the final state investment in Parex banka
08.02.2010.Bank of Latvia's foreign exchange reserve in January – at USD 6.874 bln
08.02.2010.Securities Commission approved Lithuania’s SEB's prospectus for issuing non-equities
08.02.2010.Huge interest among Swedes in investments in Baltics
08.02.2010.NASDAQ OMX launches INET Trading System across its 7 markets in the Nordics and Baltics
08.02.2010.SmartSafe – the solution that helps to ensure cash management optimization
07.02.2010.State to pour in additional LVL 100 mln into Parex
Education and ScienceEducation and Science, Round Table, Economic History, Book review
Strategic Baltic Sea Region project "Best Agers" starts officially in Riga
09.02.2010.With demographic change and the recent economic crisis looming, the cities and regions of the Baltic Sea region have to find creative ways of disclosing and utilizing unused opportunities. One of these hidden potentials are people in the prime of their lives, the so-called "best agers". In an EU-funded transnational project with the same name, organizations from around the Baltic Sea join forces to create a cross-generational innovation environment, reported BC prfess service of the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.
Keyword tags: Education and Science, EU – Baltic States, Latvia
08.02.2010.Online school partnerships in the EU: fifth anniversary
08.02.2010.The British Academic Leadership Institute launches new supporting initiative for education institutions
06.02.2010.22,000 people take high-school graduation exams in Estonia in 2010
03.02.2010.Lithuania’s Prime Minister delivers lecture at Stanford University
25.01.2010.Grybauskaite: cooperation of scientists and entrepreneurs will recover Lithuanian economy
20.01.2010.Access to university education unequal in Estonia
19.01.2010.President Ilves: Estonian researchers are competitive in the 21st century
Baltic States: OpinionInterview
Exporting success in Latvia
13.01.2010.During Latvia’s boom years, our exports never exceeded imports. In 2009, during the peak of the economic crisis, they did. What gives? A look at some of our top exporting companies offers some surprising clues.
Keyword tags: Baltic Export, Direct Speech, Interview, Latvia, Markets and Companies
07.01.2010.Mecislovas Zasciurinskas: Do you drink tea at work? Pay tribute then!
30.12.2009.Estonian economist: economy needs positive thinking
28.10.2009.The Marketing of Meteorites in Latvia
25.09.2009.Dalia Grybauskaite at the UN Session: small and big countries have equal duties also towards global society
18.09.2009.Valdis Zatlers press briefing after special Cabinet of Ministers meeting
16.09.2009.Summary of Latvian Prime Minister’s remarks from press conference held on September 10
30.08.2009.Miroslav Lajčák: Economic crisis provides the opportunity to review the model of the country’s further development
Round TableRound Table
Modern issues on regional economics’ transformation in the Baltic Sea Region
06.11.2009.«Regional economy’s transformation in the Baltic Sea Area»”: that was the theme of a regular Round Table (RT) events organised by the Baltic International Academy, Latvian Employers Confederation and the International Web-magazine “The Baltic Course”.
Keyword tags: Analytics, Education and Science, EU – Baltic States, Forum, Investments, Latvia, Round Table
23.10.2009.Power-engineering – the economy accelerant or let's talk about our power-producing future
22.10.2009.Baltic Sea Area: Perspectives for Regional Economic Transformation
25.05.2009.State Management at a time of crisis
27.02.2009.Shadow economy in the Baltics and around the world
01.12.2008.Trade Unions in Latvia: problems and perspectives
22.11.2008.Labour unions in the context of the EU policies: single market & social guarantees
25.10.2008.Adamkus: it’s high time to undertake the reform of teacher training system
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Nine Latvian designers to participate in design fair "Ambiente Loft"
09.02.2010.Nine members of the Latvian Designers' Society (LDS) will participate in the Frankfurt design fair "Ambiente Loft" Exhibition in an attempt to expand into new markets, as the LDS's board chairwoman Anita Grase told the business portal Nozare.lv.
Keyword tags: EU – Baltic States, Forum, Latvia, Markets and Companies
05.02.2010.More than 200 participants at "Balttour" tourism fair in Riga in 2010
05.02.2010.15 Estonian fish industries will attend PRODEXPO in Moscow
04.02.2010.WizzAir to present new routes at "Balttour 2010" in Riga
03.02.2010.Travel fair to start in Estonia on February 12
02.02.2010.Latvia will participate in the EXPO 2010 with a unique pavilion “Innovation city of science and technology”
02.02.2010.The 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition: more than 830 scientific and industry papers have been submitted
01.02.2010.Rigas pilsetbuvnieks teamed up with Messe Frankfurt Venue to build the largest exhibition center in Northern Europe near Riga Airport
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- 08.02.2010Bioethanol plant worth EUR 65 mln to be built at Riga Port
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