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Owners of Rietumu Banka and ABLV Bank top Latvia's rich-list
03.12.2020Owners of Rietumu Banka and ABLV Bank, which in the process of liquidation, have topped Latvia's rich-list in 2020, compiled by the business newspaper Dienas Bizness and Lursoft publication Millionaire, cites LETA.
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Latvia could allocate EUR 742,000 to accommodate persons infected with Covid-19 at hotels
03.12.2020The placement of Covid-19 infected and contact persons in hotels could start around Christmas and the state could allocate EUR 742,000 to this support mechanism, the Minister of Economics Janis Vitenbergs (KPV LV) informed LETA.
Under the impact of Covid-19 still observed reduction in passenger traffic
03.12.2020Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) data show that in the nine months of 2020, compared to the nine months of 2019, passenger traffic by all modes of transport has fallen.
During the nine months drop is still observed in freight transport in Latvia
03.12.2020Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) data show that in the nine months of 2020 compared to the nine months of 2019, freight carried in transport by land and pipeline has reduced by 19.7%, but at ports – by 29.7%.
Yandex Go starts monitoring drivers for speed in Estonia
03.12.2020The Russia-based ridesharing platform Yandex Go has launched the technology of automatic monitoring of the speed of vehicles also in Estonia, reports LETA/BNS.
Wage gap between Lithuanian regions narrows in Q3
Average gross monthly wages rose by 3% to 1,603.4 euros in the region of Vilnius and went up by 5.2% to 1,339.3 euros in the rest of Lithuania in the third quarter compared to the second quarter 2020, the country's statistics office said on December 3rd cites LETA/BNS.
EU Commission approves Latvia's support mechanism for hotels
The European Commission has approved Latvia's support mechanism intended to help crisis-stricken hotels cover their operating costs in the current times of crisis, writes LETA, according to the Economics Ministry's statement published in the official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis.