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Swedbank, ABLV Bank and Rietumu Banka unchangingly top list of Latvia's biggest banks
16.03.2017Although the assets of Latvia’s banks servicing foreign clients decreased last year, the Top-three of Latvia’s largest banks by assets remained unchanged and included Swedban, ABLV Bank and Rietumu Banka, according to information provided by the Association of Latvian Commercial Banks writes LETA.
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Court orders Latvian watchdog to pay EUR 3.6 mln to Euromin in Ventspils Nafta buyout dispute
16.03.2017The Administrative Regional Court partly satisfied the claim that Euromin Holdings (Cyprus) Limited (Euromin), a company of Vitol Group, had filed against the Latvian financial regulator, the Finance and Capital Market Commission (FCMC), in a dispute over the price of shares in Ventspils Nafta holding company in the mandatory buyout offer, the court said LETA/BNS.
Finnair cancels several flights on Riga-Helsinki route due to looming strike
16.03.2017Finnish carrier Finnair has cancelled several flights on the Riga-Helsinki route this Friday due to a looming strike at Helsinki Airport, reports LETA.
Eesti Energia: USD 2.1 b Jordan oil shale project secures funding
16.03.2017Attarat Power Company (APCO) has announced that it has reached financial close for the 2.1-billion-U.S.-dollar project to build the first oil shale fired power station and open cast mine in Jordan, reports Eesti Energi.
Latvian unemployment down to 8.4% in February
16.03.2017In February 2017, Latvia’s registered unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points (ppt) to 8.4%, according to information released by the State Employment Agency writes LETA.
Lithuania's Kaunas CHP plant signs EUR 75 mln worth of treaties
Progress has been reported in the Kaunas combined heat and power ( CHP ) plant project that has been subject to heated discussions – 75 million euros worth of contracts were Thursday signed with German, Finnish, French and Czech companies, writes LETA/BNS.
Supervisory Board selects the candidate for the post of Riga Airport Chairman of the Board
According to Juris Kanels, Chairman of the Airport's Supervisory Board, the Supervisory Board of SJSC "Riga International Airport" has decided to nominate Board Member Ilona Līce for the currently vacant post of Chairman of the Board.
“Knowing entrepreneurship”: challenges for the Baltics’ authorities 
