Latvia

AMUSEMENT PARK: Wet, wild and out of this world

baltictimes.com     yesterday          

RIGA - Water parks may be a dime a dozen, but the Livu Akvaparks literally rises above the competition — it’s the biggest water park in Eastern and Northern Europe. It’s so big that astronauts use it for training. The...                    

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Georgia conflict may spell doom for Eurovision

telegraph.co.uk     yesterday   1 related          

Next year's Eurovision Song Contest could be an unlikely victim of Russia's invasion of Georgia. Russia's Dima Bilan won the 2008 contest thanks to ex-pats in former Soviet-bloc states banding together to vote for him....                    

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CEO Of Nordea Estonia: Estonian economy will fall until 2010

balticbusinessnews.com     yesterday   2 related          

CEO of Nordea Estonia, Vahur Kraft, said that the Estonian economy will fall until 2010 because both external and internal economic environment is not going to recover as fast as initially forecasted. According to the...                    

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Latvia registers steepest retail trade fall in EU in July

balticbusinessnews.com     yesterday   3 related          

The volume of Latvian retail trade dropped by 8.5 pct in July y-o-y, the steepest fall among the European Union countries, according to the EU Statistical Bureau Eurostat data, Latvian news agency LETA writes. The next...                    

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Lawyers forge new alliance

baltictimes.com     yesterday          

RIGA - Three leading business law firms in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Tark & Co, Loze, Grunte & Cers and Sutkiene, Pilkauskas & Partners, have formalised their exisitng cooperation agreements by creating TLS Alliance,...                    

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Latvia's Industrial Production Declines In July

rttnews.com     yesterday          

According to the statistical office, the decrease in the industrial output was mainly due to a 34.7% decline in the production of other transport equipments followed by 8.7% fall in manufacturing of chemicals, chemical...                    

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A question about just how nuts the Russians might get

samizdata.net     yesterday          

A question that occurred to me in some of the recent jousting on the Samizdata comment threads about Russia's annexation of parts of Georgia was this: what other countries might get in the cross-hairs? It seems to me that...                    

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Classic spy camera from Minox gets digital overhaul

mi6.co.uk     03-Sep-2008          

Spy camera maker Minox is about to launch an ultra miniature 'retro-style' digital version of the 8x11mm film model which became famous for its use by secret agents - reports Amateur Photographer. The move comes three...                    

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Overhaul of taxes required in Latvia

balticbusinessnews.com     02-Sep-2008          

Both entrepreneurs and tax specialists say that the current tax system which was created at the beginning of 90's needs a fundamental reassessment, Latvian business daily Dienas Bizness writes. However, Finance Minister...                    

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Baltika revenues up 22 pct in August

balticbusinessnews.com     02-Sep-2008          

Baltika revenues up 22 pct in August Estonian fashion retailer Baltika's revenues in August totalled EEK 123.9 million and increased by 22 pct compared to August previous year. Retail sales grew by 16 y-o-y and wholesale...                    

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