In January-April, freight volume handled in the Port of Liepaja climbed by 1.6% YoY, to 2.2 million tons. In the reporting period, handling of grain and cereal products fell by 1.9%, to 886,400 tons, handling of anthracite – climbed by 1%, to 28,800 tons, building materials by 8%, to 179,500 tons, and oil products by…
Latvian Ministry of Economy has submitted to the government a proposal to let all shops open up in epidemiologically safe environments in shopping malls. The alliance of real estate developers supports this proposal on behalf of shopping malls because it is based on tangible research on the quality of air. According to CO2 level measurements…
At the end of April, the level of registered unemployment in Latvia was 7.9% of the economically active population, down by 0.3% MoM, according to information from the State Employment agency (NVA). At the end of April, there were 71,376 unemployed people registered with NVA, down by 2,856 people. The unemployment level declined the sharpest…
Compared to April 2020, the average level of consumer prices increased by 1.7% in April 2021. Compared to April 2020, the average level of consumer prices was mainly influenced by the increase in prices of goods and services related to transport, prices of recreational and cultural goods and services, prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages,…
Ministry of Finance submitted to the European Commission Recovery and Resilience Facility plan on April 30. This puts Latvia among EU member states that have prepared and submitted their recovery plan to the EC, as reported by the ministry. 12 out of 27 EU member states – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy,…
After checking the use of EUR 14.5 million provided by the Latvian Ministry of Culture to help the culture sector overcome Covid-19 crisis, the State Audit (VK) concluded that this financing was mostly used appropriately, as reported by VK Fourth Audit Department Director Inga Vilka at a meeting with Saeima’s Public Expenditures and Audit Committee.…
Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme (LGS) and telecommunications company Latvijas Mobilais telefons (LMT) have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation for research and development projects, as confirmed by both companies. As part of this memorandum, LGS and LMT will work on various solutions for the development of safe and convenient UAV traffic together. The memorandum provides…