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Monday, 17.06.2019, 00:01
Baltic states still at risk of Russian money laundering - Europol
14.06.2019The risk of Russian money laundering is still present in the Baltic states, Pedro Felicio, who is responsible for fighting money laundering at European police agency Europol, according to the Reuters. information writes LETA.
Keyword tags: Baltic States – CIS, Banks, EU – CIS, Financial Services
Is the Earth's rotation slowing down or does Latvia's economic growth lose momentum?
14.06.2019The global economic growth is gradually slowing down; therefore, people and businesses in Latvia were also expected to gradually become more cautious, and this would mean lower GDP growth.
Estonian police detain 3 Tallinn Business Bank employees on suspicion of money laundering
14.06.2019Officers of the Central Criminal Police on Tuesday detained for 48 hours three employees of Tallinn Business Bank, one of whom is suspected of money laundering and the other two of accepting a bribe and money laundering, informed LETA/BNS.
The highest scoring category – Platinum Category – on the annual Sustainability Index was awarded to Baltic International Bank
14.06.2019The results of the annual Sustainability Index were announced on 13 June, and we are proud that this year Baltic International Bank won the highest platinum award. The Platinum Category is awarded to companies that have fully integrated corporate governance into their operations, and in which responsible persons have been appointed at both the managerial and executive levels. These companies systematically collect data and assess impact. They report on their activities with a high level of transparency and engaging stakeholders, and their published data was approved by the external auditor.
The Tretiak School of Goaltending Is in Riga Again
14.06.2019From 15 to 23 June, already for the tenth time, classes of the Vladislav Tretiak and Sergey Naumov International School of Goaltending will be held in Riga.During these years, dozens of trainees of the School have achieved success in their sporting careers, many have gone on to join top class teams and represent their nations or are hot prospects for the future. From the very start of the School in Riga, it has been supported by Rietumu Bank.
Ian Brown appointed new EBRD Head of Baltics
The EBRD has appointed Ian Brown to lead its operations in the Baltics. He will follow Matti Hyyrynen as the Head of Office in Vilnius and assume his post in August 2019, EBRD representative informed BC.
Vasiliauskas: Lithuania’s experience helps shape international fintech best practices
As emphasised today during the joint high-level seminar held by the Bank of Lithuania and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), financial technologies (fintech) have a vast potential to benefit consumers and boost economic growth, yet fintech development needs to be properly managed to ensure resilience to potential risks.
OECD’s review shows Latvian main problems 
