Latvia

The CEE And The Baltics - Moving Towards The Center Of The Storm?

As I peer out my window towards the Alpes and the northern entry point to Le Vallé du Rhône I am wondering whether the experiments conducted only 40 kilometers from my current habitat haven't gone terribly wrong? Consequently,...

Genealogy Query - HOLZMANN : LOTZMAN : ZAREMBAR

My grandfather- Alexander Lotzman came to New York City from the Daugavpils area in 1908. His wife - Tatiana Holzmann, left Riga for NYC in 1909. I would like to make contact with any relatives. Alexander had siblings Ivan,...

The CIS and Baltic press on Russia

ESTONIA The media write that the global financial crunch will also affect Russia, which cannot weather both domestic and external risks. (Parnu Postimees, October 2) LATVIA The media write about the address by the Latvian...

Latvian August current-account deficit narrowest in 29 months

Latvia's current-account deficit narrowed in August to LVL 130.6 million, the lowest level in 29 months, Bloomberg reports. The shortfall, the broadest measure of trade in goods and services, compared with a gap of LVL 208.6...

Lithuania leaves Estonia, Latvia behind in world media awareness

Lithuania is gaining more attention from the world media than its Baltic neighbours, according to East West Global Index 200. According to US company East West Communications that compiles the quarterly ranking Lithuania’s...

Security Police of Latvia suggested to appraise pro-Soviet propaganda film proposed to schools by...

The Security Police of Latvia has addressed to the Ministry of Education with the request to define whether display at schools of Russian-origin pupils of an amateur film Day of Victory - Our Highday is admissible, online paper...

New banking code to restrict leverage

By Sean O'Grady, economics editor, in Washington The governments of the world's largest economies have moved decisively to prevent any recurrence of the collapse of the global financial system. The Financial Stability Forum, an...

Pension funds save themselves in deposits

Pension funds save themselves in deposits Circumstances of the current world financial crisis have forced the part of managers of Latvia’s pension funds to change investment tactics by switching to deposits which are considered...

New restaurant serves up hospital food

Latvia's latest restaurant is inviting guests to dine on consulting beds, while being waited on by nurses. Visitors to the restaurant and bar in the capital Riga can also spend happy hour sitting in a dental surgeon's chair....

Why Using a Professional Stag Weekend Organiser Guarantees a Good Time is Had by All

streets, monuments and plazas to watch the girls go by. More importantly, they have a huge array of bars, restaurants and great nightlife, so they are ideal whatever you are planning. And the cost of everything is that much...

               

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