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LATVIA: Court strikes down government's pension cuts
The Constitutional Court ruled yesterday that last July's cuts in the state pension were illegal,...
LatviaCEE: IMF's Belka says region is "out of the woods"
For the EU member states of Central-Eastern Europe (CEE), the worst phase of the financial crisis...
LATVIA: EU and IMF praise budget but await enactment
The government has taken a key step to strengthen international confidence in its ability to deal...
LatviaLATVIA: GDP continues to contract by nearly one-fifth
Real GDP shrank in the third quarter by 18.4% year-on-year, a Latvian Statistics (LS) flash...
LatviaLATVIA: Government splits in property tax vote
The coalition government failed to get its proposed property tax through parliament yesterday,...
LatviaLATVIA: Ruling coalition splits on property tax
The government has delayed submitting its proposal for a new property tax, which parliament was...
LatviaIMF/LATVIA: Riga faces hard choices in 2010 budget
Swedbank announced today a larger-than-expected second-quarter operating loss thanks largely to...
LatviaLATVIA: Government carries on without health minister
Several thousand trade unionists gathered in Riga today protesting against heavy spending cuts...
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