Latvia’s Economy Contracts Almost 18 Percent in Q4 2009
Feb 10, 2010 Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English
Well, as we say in English, it never rains but it pours. Latvia, which has had the deepest recession of all 27 European Union member states, contracted by nearly 18 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009. 'Compared to the same period of 2008, gross domestic product (GDP) value has decreased by 17...Tags: Cpi, Devaluation, European Union, European Union Member States, Eurostat Data, Fourth Quarter, Gdp, Gross Domestic Product, Latvia, Mln Lats, National Statistics Office, Q4, Rebound, Recession, Retail Sales, Trade Deficit, Trade Turnover, Turnaround, Unemployment, Union Member States
Latvia Is Back In The News, And Expect More To Come
Dec 24, 2009 Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English
The Latvian government is getting nervous about the level of lending coming from Swedish banks. According to the Financial Times, "Latvia’s prime minister has warned Swedish banks they risk choking off recovery ...Tags: Bad Decisions, Bad Loans, Baltic State, Base Money, Credit Bubble, Economy, European Union, Financial Times, Households, Latvian Authorities, Latvian Government, Latvian Market, M1, Prime Minister, Problematic Issue, Recession, Seb, Swedbank, Swedish Banks, Unpleasant Consequences
Tories’ EU policy ‘embarrassing’
Oct 1, 2009 Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English
Foreign Secretary David Miliband attacks Conservative policy on Europe as a "national embarrassment".Tags: Conservative Policy, David Miliband, Europe, National Embarrassment, Secretary David, Tories
Eurozone jobless continues rising
Oct 1, 2009 Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English
The unemployment rate across the 16 countries that use the euro rises again as the effects of the recession continue to be felt.Tags: Countries That Use The Euro, Recession, Unemployment Rate
Government policies add to pressures on publishers
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
TALLINN - Today there are approximately 100 printing companies in Estonia. The country’s joining the European Union in May 2004 encouraged and simplified foreign trade and communication, including in the publishing industry. The export volume from the Estonian printing industry has increased and...Tags: European Union, Export Volume, Government Policies, Printing Companies, Printing Industry, Publishers, Tallinn
Lithuanian printed media worships Sarkozy
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
VILNIUS - A combination of the emergence of competition from free dailies distributed in the trolleybuses and shopping malls, and the growth of the Internet, as well as diminishing advertising revenues has brought troubles for Lithuanian printed media. As if it was not enough, in the fall of las...Tags: Advertising Revenues, Dailies, Emergence, Sarkozy, Shopping Malls, Trolleybuses
Publishing in Latvia – small in size but not in content
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
RIGA - Even though the publishing industry in Latvia cannot be compared in size to those in the UK, German or French markets, publishing houses issuing newspapers, magazines and books play a very important role in country’s everyday life. “The nation that does not read also does not think,” said...Tags: Everyday Life, French Houses, French Markets, French Newspapers, Latvia, Magazines, Publishing Houses, Publishing Industry, Publishing Newspapers, Riga
Get a (new) life!
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
RIGA - Our main problem is that we tend to look more serious than we really are. About 97 percent of adult men and women would never go to a punk-rock concert. The reason for not going isn’t just because they don’t like that kind of music, but mostly because they think that this would be inappro...Tags: Adult Men, Kind Of Music, Men And Women, Punk Rock, Riga, Rock Concert
Upcoming Events
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
Nazareth Oct. 1 Arena Riga The Prodigy World Tour Oct. 3 Skonto Hall, Riga Francis Goya Oct. 7 Vilnius Congress hall Oct. 10 Nokia Concert Hall, Tallinn Tango Passion Oct. 30 Congress Hall, Riga Toto Cutugno Nov. 14 Tallinn LinnaHall Placebo Nov. 17Arena Riga...Tags: Congress Hall, Francis Goya, Nazareth, Nokia, Oct 30, Oct 7, Placebo, Prodigy, Skonto, Tallinn, Tango Passion, Toto Cutugno, Upcoming Events, Vilnius
Winter fun is just around the corner
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics, Estonia, Estonia: In English, Europe, Latvia, Latvia: In English, Lithuania, Lithuania: In English
TALLINN - It might seem that winter is way too far off, but that’s what is special about the Baltic climate – winter can start in mid-October and last till the end of April. Winter comes along and brings its beautiful and pure white snow with it. Sure, sometimes it just gets too cold for comfo...Tags: April, Climate, Tallinn, White Snow, Winter Fun
