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Covid-19: Offshore companies to be excluded from list of potential recipients of state support in Latvia
06.05.2020The work group headed by Latvian Finance Minister Janis Reirs (New Unity) on Wednesday supported the proposal submitted by the National Alliance to ban all companies registered in offshore countries from access to financial assistance provided by the state during the state of emergency, informs LETA.
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French Decathlon to open the first store in Latvia this fall
06.05.2020French sporting goods store Decathlon will open in Latvia this coming fall 2020, as Decathlon representatives informed LETA.
Lithuania extends lockdown until May 31, eases restrictions
06.05.2020he Lithuanian government on Wednesday extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown until May 31, but gave the go-ahead for the easing of restrictions on movement to Lithuania from foreign countries, starting from May 11, informs LETA/BNS.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev: the flood has proved a bitter lesson for us
06.05.2020At the start of a video conference on May 5, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev expounded once more on the efforts in progress in our country to combat the coronavirus infection as well as on the disasters in Bukhara and Syrdarya regions, the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Latvia informed BC.
Eesti Pank: The buffers built up previously will help the banks to cope with larger loan losses
06.05.2020The latest financial stability review from Eesti Pank finds that the banks have sufficient capital buffers even if restrictions remain in place for long time. The central bank estimates that if the restrictions last until August, the share of problem loans will rise to 13% of the loan portfolio of the banks.
Lithuania to insist that Belarus implements safety requirements before launch of N-plant
Lithuania will insist that Belarus implements all safety and security requirements before the launch of Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), the country’s president Gitanas Nauseda has said in an interview to LETA/BNS on Wednesday.
Covid-19: Baltic states to open internal borders from May 15 for the free movement of residents
The Baltic states plan to open their internal borders on May 15 for the free movement of residents of the three countries, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) wrote in his Twitter account today.