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Report claiming Latvia lacks savings’culture flawe...
Report claiming Latvia lacks savings’culture flawed
MONEY MANAGEMENT: Latvians need to end their shopping habit and start putting money in the bank. ...
RIGA - Research conducted by GFK Custom Research and commanded by GE Money Bank reveal that 44 percent of Latvians are unable ‘to give up spending in favor of their financial stability,’ a press release on the bank’s Web site reads. This inability to save is attributed to an inability to give something up – 22 percent of respondents mentioned a lack of self-discipline in this regard and 17 percent admitted a lack of self-determination. Moreover, residents of Latgale, the eastern region of Latvia, are supposedly least determined, whereas respondents in the western region – Kurzeme – agreed ...  Full story...
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 Oct 28, 2009 - On the dole: Latvians work on the unemployment blu...
On the dole: Latvians work on the unemployment blues
RIGA - Adversity sometimes brings out the best in people – and these are far from easy times in Latvia. The can-do spirit is epitomized by Signe Senfelde, a journalist who found a creative solution to being out of work. Senfelde was the editor of Labu apetiti (Bon Appetite), a popular gourmet magazine, until the publisher closed it down in January in a round of cost cutting and she found hersel...
 Oct 21, 2009 - Questions arise over Kalvitis’ visit in Moscow...
Questions arise over Kalvitis’ visit in Moscow
RIGA - European Parliament member Inese Vaidere (Civic Union), commenting on the recent meeting between former Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, sees similarities between Kalvitis and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who was appointed as the head of the Russian gas-pipeline project Nord Stream after he was defeated in the 2005 German feder...
 Oct 21, 2009 - Economy Ministry’s recovery plan offers no immedia...
Economy Ministry’s recovery plan offers no immediate solutions
RIGA - The Economy Ministry has developed a medium-term economic recovery plan that will serve as an addendum to the Latvian economic stabilization and growth recovery plan, reports news agency LETA. The medium-term plan suggests that, in the medium term, government work should principally focus on providing purposeful and targeted state support, and on promoting development of a competitive busin...
 Oct 14, 2009 - Draft budget meets lender’s demands for deficit cu...
Draft budget meets lender’s demands for deficit cuts
RIGA - Facing strong international pressure, Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis’ New Era party has announced that “Latvia must honor its obligations to the international lenders, including the 500 million lats’ (714 million euros) budget cuts [it agreed to] next year,” reports news agency LETA. The posting adds that “This can be done without reducing pensions or increasing value-added tax.” New E...
 Oct 14, 2009 - Winter of Discontent Ahead for Riga’s New Leadersh...
Winter of Discontent Ahead for Riga’s New Leadership?
RIGA - October 8 marked the first 100 days of Riga City Council’s new leadership, led by Mayor Nils Usakovs (Harmony Center). The Latvian capital’s official government Web site reports that Usakovs and his team have a 28 percent approval rating from Rigans, which is about twice as much as his predecessor Janis Birks received. Director of social research agency SKDS Arnis Kaktins attributes thi...
 Nov 04, 2009 - Latvija in brief...
Music awards all around for Latvia. The MIDEM Classical Awards jury announced the first Special Awards for 2010: Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca i...
 Nov 04, 2009 - Latvian legislators say 2010 b...
RIGA - Finance Minister Einars Repse (New Era) says he does not see the possibility right now for any chance of introduction into Latvia’s tax code of...
 Oct 28, 2009 - Latvija in brief...
Saeima will begin considering next year’s draft budget on Nov. 3, reports LETA. The Cabinet of Ministers at an extraordinary meeting Oct. 26 approved ...
 Oct 28, 2009 - Some leaders, despite reputati...
RIGA - A recent survey by DnB Nord Latvia Barometer reveals that 32 percent of Latvians do not trust anyone for economic advice. However, among those ...
 Oct 21, 2009 - Property tax agreed after wal...
RIGA - The new property tax proposed as part of the government’s efforts to bridge a yawning gap in next year’s budget will most likely be set at 0.1 ...
 Oct 21, 2009 - Latvija in brief...
Riga Central District Court on Oct. 16 acquitted the two British citizens accused of beating up a Riga Municipal Police officer in June of last year, ...
 Oct 14, 2009 - Latvija in brief...
The People’s Party board has convinced its founder and former leader Andris Skele to return to active politics. Skele and the party hope to be on the ...
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