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2010 state budget officially promulgated in Latvia
The state budget for 2010 was officially promulgated today by a statement in the government's official newspaper Latvijas Vestnesis. As reported, Saeima passed the 2010 state budget in the final ...
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Lithuania’s ESO may become market capitalization leader in Baltic countries
Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius (Energy Distribution Operator, or ESO), which will be created through a merger between Lithuania’s electricity and natural gas distribution grid operators, Lesto and ...
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Main Christmas of Lithuania tree to be settled in Vilnius at the Cathedral Square
The marathon of the Christmas events is to start with the setting of the main Christmas tree in Lithuania at the Cathedral Square on the eve of the First Advent, on Saturday. This Christmas, called by ...
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Electric cars rally from Tallinn-Monte Carlo to take place in summer
The city of Tallinn will restore this summer an old tradition – the Tallinn-Monte Carlo rally but different from the Star Ride of the 1930s, the 3,000 km distance will this summer be covered by ...
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Latvia's exports in 2009 decreased less than exports from Estonia and Lithuania
Latvia's exports fell by 21% in 2009, registering the seventh largest decrease among European Union member states, according to Eurostat data. Exports from all the EU member states reduced last year, ...
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Freedom of the press under threat in new amendments to law in Latvia
The Latvian Association of Journalists (LAJ) is opposed to the amendments, in the basic law on the press and mass media, approved at a meeting of state secretaries, calling them a major restriction of ...
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Moody’s Investors Service upgrades AS Citadele banka credit rating by 2 notches
International rating agency “Moody’s Investors Service” has upgraded Citadele Bank’s long-term deposit rating from B1 to Ba2, with positive outlook, the Citadele Bank`s representative told BC. Last ...
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Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy to be merged with University of Latvia
The Education and Science Ministry has decided to reorganize the Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy by merging it with the University of Latvia by the end of August, reports LETA ...
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Mayor of Daugavpils Rita Strode: EU should take on partial responsibility for current situation in Latvia
In the current economic situation, EU should help Latvia as one of its new member states and not impose too strict obligations, as for example, the demand to limit Latvia's state budget deficit to ...
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Sales of Prisma Latvija increased by 20% in 2008
Prisma Latvia, the Latvian subsidiary of Finnish retail group SOK, in 2008 posted 10.859 million lats (EUR 15.5 mln) in sales, which is by 20% more than in 2007, and the company's losses slightly ...
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This is it, my friends! It happened! We finally found someone willing to take over and continue our business. In the year of our 25th anniversary, in June – precisely the month the first ever issue of ...