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Tuesday, 21.05.2013, 14:08
Producer price in Latvian industry decreased by 0.4% in May
21.06.2012Compared to April, the overall level of producer prices in the Latvian industry in May 2012 decreased by 0.4%, according to the data of the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Compared to May 2011, the level of producer prices in the Latvian industry increased by 2.6%.
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USA wants to transport equipment away from Afghanistan via all Baltic countries
21.06.2012The USA intends to channel equipment that it brings back from Afghanistan via Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and U.S. Transportation Command Commander William M. Fraser visited Estonia this week to study the possibilities, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.
Electricity price at NPS Estonian region fell by 24% in May y-o-y
21.06.2012The average price of electricity at the Nordic electricity bourse Nord Pool Spot (NPS) Estonian price region was around 36 EUR per MWh in May 2012, which was at the same level as in April but 25% lower than in May 2011, Elering announced.
Estonian government increases share capital of State Real Estate Co
21.06.2012The Estonian government approved on Thursday of increasing the share capital of State Real Estate Co by 1.3 million euros, Äripäev.ee/LETA reports.
Kaunas University of Technology receives National Energy Globe award
21.06.2012Celebrating World Environment Day 2012 under the patronage of UNESCO and in cooperation with UNIDO and UNEP, Energy Globe award ceremony was held on 5 June 2012, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) said in a statement.
Latvian Saeima approves of the new procedure of initialing referendums
Latvian Saeima members today approved in the final reading amendments to the law that stipulate abandoning the current procedure of organizing referendums; under the new system, initiators of a referendum will have to themselves gather the number of signatures necessary for staging a referendum – around 150,000 signatures altogether.
SEB raises Lithuania's economic-growth outlook for 2012
SEB Bank AB, Lithuania's largest bank by assets, raised its economic-growth outlook for the country for a second time, citing better-than-expected first- quarter results and resilience to Europe's debt crisis.
EU’s assessment of Latvian economic activity 
