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INTERNATIONAL: China enters mainstream aid industry
The World Bank's IDA soft credit window in December benefited from record replenishments. China...
InternationalLATVIA/RUSSIA: Riga expels diplomat for spying
The decision to declare an unnamed official at the Russian embassy 'persona non grata' was taken...
LatviaCEE: 'Hidden' economy poses risks to growth
The hidden economy has grown from perhaps 10% of measured GDP at the end of communism to about...
EUROPEAN UNION: ECJ sets limits for right to strike
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled that the blockade by Swedish trade unions, which...
LATVIA: Premier-designate seeks new cabinet faces
Prime Minister-designate Ivars Godmanis today asked the People's Party (TP) to continue to hold...
LatviaEUROPEAN UNION: Ruling is ambiguous on 'Social Europe'
The European Court of Justice ruled on December 11 in the first of a series of labour disputes....
INTERNATIONAL: IDA funding marks a donor shift
The World Bank, after a donor conference in Berlin, today announced an expansion in funding for...
InternationalEUROPEAN UNION: Court boosts labour rights
The European Court of Justice today ruled that trade unions can use industrial action to prevent...
