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Recent data released by Eurostat demonstrates that the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have recorded the greatest fall in unemployment rates of all the EU countries for 2012. Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union and by comparing figure from all the EU member states over a twelve year period...
Further to the announcement of next years Fashion & Textile fair in Latvia is Fashion & Textile 2013 B2B Matchmaking, a business promotion platform that offers an online possibility to establish business contacts is already launched. Online B2B Matchmaking has got a new look that makes it more user-friendly, faster and easier. The registered...
After the success of previous years, there is to be an 18th Fashion and Textile fair in Latvia. Formerly known as the Intertextile Balticum the event will be held at Kipsala International Exhibition Centre on 19-21 April 2013 in Riga and is titled ‘Fashion & Textile 2013’. Organised by International Exhibition Company BT 1...
The unemployment rate in Latvia has recently dropped by 0.4%, going from 12.3% back in May this year, down to 11.9% in June. It has been predicted that this rate could continue to drop to around 10.9% in early 2013. At the beginning of June, there were 121,994 people who were registered as unemployed...
This time of year is always the busiest in terms of students moving out of their University halls and inclusive properties and looking to rent or buy their first very own accommodation, in preparation for the new school year. In Latvia this month the rent market has remained as active as it was in...
Many riverbanks along the Daugava River in Latvia are starting to crumble, with meters of land slowly sinking underwater due to harsh weather and a change in water levels. Latvenergo dedicates 850,000 LVL a year to try and save the banks, but it looks like this just isn’t enough. The state company, Vides Projekti,...
