There could be a price increase on dairy products, coffee, oils and oranges next year. This can be explained with trends on world markets. On Latvia’s local markets, however, there could be a price increase for bread, head of Agricultural Resources and Economics Institute’s department Inguna Gulbe said. At the same time, she said prices…
Last week Latvia’s Saeima conceptually supported legal drafts that provided for raising micro-enterprise tax rate from 9% to 15% and refusal of introduction of minimal social fees starting from 2017. This means the end for the story that riled up the population at the end of the year. Or perhaps it’s just the beginning. In…
The government, entrepreneurs and social partners continue sharp discussions of the future of micro-enterprises and the tax regime to be applied to them in the foreseeable future. One proposal suggests canceling the payment of mandatory minimal social fees and increasing micro-enterprise tax rate from 9% to 15%.This proposal was reviewed week by members of the…
Compared to November 2015, the average level of consumer prices increased by 1.3% in November 2016. Prices of goods grew by 0.6% and prices of services by 2.9%. In November the greatest pressure on the price changes was put by the rise in prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, goods and services related to transport,…
OP Corporate Bank plc commenced cooperation with Latvijas Gaze in relation to the provision of a loan worth EUR 35 million. The bank acquired rights to provide the loan by winning in Latvijas Gaze tender for re-financing of capital investments. The contract for the EUR 35 million loan with Latvijas Gaze has been signed for…
Continuing last year’s autumn trend, the volume of cargoes carried by Latvijas dzelzcels had increased in November. The volume of cargoes transported by rail reached 4.46 million tons, up by 7.6% YoY. Coal transports have increased significantly. 1.8 million tons of coal was transported in November. This exceeds the index of November 2015 by 28.7%.…
In the first three quarters of 2016, Latvian enterprises were provided with bank loans for a total amount of 1.4 billion euros, up by 40% YoY, according to the estimates of the Latvian Association of Commercial Banks and Finance and Capital Market Commission. The total loan portfolio of Latvian banks was EUR 15.11 billion at…