Latvia

  • Jan 14, 2009
  • 2 min read

LATVIA: Riga violence reveals anger at government

One hundred twenty-six people were arrested and dozens were injured after a protest over...

Latvia
  • Jan 7, 2009
  • 7 min read

EASTERN EUROPE: Discontent has yet to turn into unrest

Sofia Mayor Boyko Borisov has demanded the cabinet resign over its handling of the halt in...

Eastern Europe
  • Dec 12, 2008
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CEE: Global crisis emerges in region's October data

Czech industrial production fell in October by 8.7% month-on-month and 7.6% year-on-year, the...

  • Dec 9, 2008
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LATVIA/IMF: State tightens fiscal stance for IMF deal

The government is proposing 1 billion lats (1.82 billion dollars) of belt-tightening measures in...

Latvia
  • Nov 21, 2008
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CEE: Crisis closes in on fast-growing economies

Industrial production nearly stagnated in Poland in October, the press reported this morning.

  • Nov 20, 2008
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BALTIC STATES: Foreign banks lend stability in crisis

The Bank of Latvia is providing Parex banka with extra liquidity in the form of a short-term...

Baltic States
  • Nov 10, 2008
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CEE: Fitch cuts ratings as Latvia takes over Parex

The forint and leu weakened against the euro today, after the Fitch ratings agency's review of 17...

Latvia
  • Oct 20, 2008
  • 7 min read

BALTIC STATES: Soviet legacy adds to women's burden

In the three Baltic states, still showing signs of their inheritance from the Soviet system,...

Baltic States