Latvia

  • Aug 2, 2011
  • 2 min read

Struggling EU economies get small funding boost

The European Commission wants to reduce the minimum national co-financing requirement for...

EU
  • Jun 29, 2011
  • 6 min read

Small Baltic, Finnish gas markets go it alone

Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania have long been dependent on Russia for their gas supplies....

Baltic states
  • Jun 13, 2011
  • 11 min read

Prospects for Europe in the third quarter

The EU and euro-area's economic performance will continue to be powered by Germany, where links...

EU
  • May 31, 2011
  • 2 min read

Latvian referendum could rally anti-corruption forces

Markets reacted calmly today to President Valdis Zatlers's decision over the weekend to call a...

Latvia
  • Apr 29, 2011
  • 2 min read

Fear many Latvians will leave for Germany is overdone

The opening up of the German and Austrian labour markets from May 1 will not prompt a mass...

Germany
  • Mar 28, 2011
  • 7 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Debt crisis response falls short

At the conclusion of the two-day EU summit on March 24, member states agreed to increase the full...

  • Mar 23, 2011
  • 6 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Theft risks haunt carbon trade

As of today, 19 of the 30 national carbon registries in the European Trading Scheme (ETS) have...

  • Mar 16, 2011
  • 2 min read

LATVIA: Fitch likes budget discipline but reforms lag

Fitch Ratings yesterday raised Latvia's credit rating to investment grade (BBB-) with positive...

Latvia