To support Latvian residents in a situation when the rapid climb of energy prices has a serious effect on every household, political party New Unity suggested at a meeting of government parties on January 17 to provide benefits to seniors and families with children. The party’s board decided focused support would be provided to families…
A situation when Latvia may commence cooperation with China in the field of carrying railway freight seems very close, says state joint-stock company Latvian Railway (LDz) Chairman of the Board Maris Kleinbergs. He said in the last decade there was a lot of talk about the opportunity of carrying Chinese freight through Latvia and there…
Latvian Minister of Economy Janis Vitenbergs intends to once again ask coalition partners to approve reduced value added tax (VAT) rate for electricity, natural gas, heating energy and fuel lumber, as confirmed by the minister’s public relations advisor Ineta Vilistere-Lace. She said the proposal, which could be reviewed at a meeting of the coalition council…
In 2021, the Port of Ventspils handled slightly over 11 million tons of cargo, down by 17% YoY. In the reported period, Ventspils terminals handled about 6 million tons of liquid bulk, 2.5 million tons of dry bulk and 2.65 million tons of general cargoes. The harbour master office reported 1,218 calls including 787 dry…
The registered unemployment level in Latvia at the end of 2021 was 6.7% of the economically active population, 0.3% more than the end of November 2021 and 1% less than the end of 2020, according to information from the State Employment Agency (NVA). At the end of December 2021, there were 60,774 unemployed people registered…
The number of passengers handled at Riga Airport exceeded 2.35 million in 2021. This means an increase of 17% when compared to 2020, whereas when compared to 2019, the number of passengers dropped by 70%. London, Tallinn, Frankfurt, Kyiv and Amsterdam were the most popular destinations from Riga in 2021. Last year, the national airline…
439 thousand persons or 23.4% of the population of Latvia were at risk of poverty in 2020 – 1.8% more than in 2019. Disposable income of this share of population was below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold. As disposable income of the population grew in 2020, at-risk-of-poverty threshold went up as well – to EUR 472 monthly…