Santa Purgaile suddenly withdraws from race to run Bank of Latvia
Vice-President of the Bank of Latvia Santa Purgaile has officially withdrawn her candidacy for the high post, as…
Packaging food into polystyrene containers no longer allowed in Latvia
On Thursday, the 23rd of January, the Latvian Saeima passed in the final reading amendments to the Law…
BNN IN FOCUS | Kazāks and Bērziņš “sacrificed” in the name of coalition stability. Future seems murky for Bank of Latvia
The announcement from Prime Minister Evika Siliņa’s announcement about the coalition reaching an agreement on the need to…
Ministers unusually active in debates for Latvia’s state budget for 2025
Unlike previous years, members of the government and deputies of the ruling coalition in Latvia are unusually active…
Latvian Saeima adopts solidarity contributions for credit institutions for a period of three years
On Wednesday, the 4th of December, the Saeima adopted the Solidarity Contributions Law in its final reading, which…
With security outlined as priority, Latvia’s state budget plan for 2025 submitted for final reading
Next year, the revenue of the consolidated state budget is planned to be EUR 15.1 billion, whereas expenditure…
Solidarity contributions proposed to be applied to other sectors in Latvia, not just banks
On Wednesday, the 23rd of October, Saeima’s Budget and Finance Committee conceptually supported the legislative draft On Solidarity…