Latvia

We expect moves by the Latvian central bank to shore up growth will have little real impact on forestalling a slowdown in economic growth in 2012. The Bank of Latvia's decision on Thursday... 2012-01-20

Latvia's Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has said that the government must make some critical decisions in the coming months which we believe could increase tensions with neighbouring... 2011-12-22

Latvia's current account turned to a deficit in October according to data released by the central bank. The deficit amounted to LVL29.2mn compared to a surplus of LVL23.4mn in the... 2011-12-22

We do not expect proposed changes to the Latvian constitution which would make Russian an official second language to pass either a parliamentary vote or the national referendum. It... 2011-12-20

We expect tensions in the Baltic region to remain elevated in 2012 against the backdrop of an increasingly assertive Russian state. However, while we do not expect outright Russian... 2011-12-15

Growth in the industrial production index in Latvia unexpectedly sped up in September, ringing in at 9.2% year-on-year (y-o-y) from 6.7% y-o-y the previous month, on a seasonally adjusted... 2011-11-18

Former President and leader of the centre-right coalition party Zatlers' Reform Party (ZRP), Valdis Zatlers, has reportedly been recorded predicting the fall of the government. The... 2011-11-18

Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has indicated that the official economic growth forecast for 2011 (currently 3.3%) will be revised up following the better than expected outturn... 2011-08-25

Growth in Latvian industrial output slowed in May, though is still expanding at an enviable clip. According to the latest data provided by the statistical office, industrial production... 2011-07-22

The Latvian economy is firmly on the road to recovery following its deep depression. According to the latest data provided by Statistics Latvia, real GDP expanded by 3.4% during the... 2011-05-23