Compared to May the level of construction costs in Latvia grew by 0.4% in June. Labor remuneration of workers grew by 0.6%, prices of building materials – by 0.5%, but maintenance and operational costs of machinery and equipment – by 0.1%. In June the average level of construction costs was mostly affected by an increase…
Commercial banks still have the largest segment in Latvia’s finance and capital market – 84% of the sector’s assets, according to data from Finance and Capital Market Commission. According to FCMC report from 2017, as a result of changes in the finance sector, the volume of foreign clients’ deposits in Latvian banks declined 30% in…
The administrator of the liquidated Latvijas Krajbanka recovered EUR 1,038 million in June, up 6.9-fold MoM, according to the official outlook published in Latvian Herald. The bank’s administrator has recovered all the money from issued loans in June. With that the administrator recovered EUR 1.865 million in the first half year of 2018. At the…
The volume of foreign deposits in Latvian banks, including ABLV Bank in the middle of its liquidation, declined to 28.7% in June when compared to 39.7% at the end of 2017, according to the latest information from the Finance and Capital Market Commission. Without ABLV Bank, the volume of foreign deposits comes down to 22.1%.…
From July onward, Norvik Bank will be using a new authorization tool for internet banking services – Google Authenticator, as confirmed by the bank. The bank notes that it is a modern and secure mobile app that offers quick authorization of payments and other transactions in e-Norvik Internet banking service. This app, according to the…
The majority of banks whose business activities are associated with servicing non-residents will continue working in Latvia, as confirmed by Finance and Capital Market Commission Peters Putnins. He said that a previous outlook stated that certain banks could cease working in Latvia because of the restriction for banks to cooperate with shell companies. “This outlook…
On June 16-22 the Freeport of Riga Authority together with the port companies Rigas Universalais Terminalis (Riga Universal Terminal) and Nacionalais konteineru terminals (National Container Terminal) participated in a visit to China by the Minister for Transport Uldis Augulis and companies of the Latvian transport sector. Within the framework of this visit, an agreement was…