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IMF backs Latvian government on controversial budget-cutting vote

Riga- The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) top representative in Latvia said Friday that the Washington-based lender supported the Baltic state's efforts to pass a make-or-break austerity budget for 2010 next week. David...

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Listing of government debt securities on the Bonds list

On November 30, 2009, the following government debt securities will be listed on the NASDAQ OMX Riga Bonds list: • Newly issued debt securities: Securities ISIN code LV 00005 23348 Issuer short name LVG Securities maturity date...

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Stability is key for today weary job seekers

RIGA - The current unemployment level in Latvia is around 13 percent, according to recent data from the State Employment Agency. Numbers are higher in the eastern regions and lower in Riga. Tirgzinis research agency, in...

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The weapon of choice

RIGA - Everything happens for a reason. There are very few things that do not have a purpose or do not cause any consequences. These consequences may not be so obvious, but they are always there. Anything you decide to do can...

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Riga International Airport – bright future despite recent turbulence

RIGA - Riga International Airport (RIX), born October 1974, is the country’s busiest airport. Controlled at the time by Aeroflot, the airline synonymous with USSR civil aviation, Riga’s airport had no right to independent...

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Tallink to take Silja Europa to Riga for repair

Silja Europa will be taken to Riga for repairs since there were no vacant docks near Turku that are suitable for repairing such a large vessel, reports ERR- Tallink said that it did not know when the vessel could return into...

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Baltic states swine flu death toll rises

Riga - Fears grew about the spread of the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu, in the Baltics Wednesday, after Latvian health officials confirmed two more deaths as a result of the illness. The Centre for Infectious...

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Number of visitors in Latvian hotels decreased 31% in a year

In comparison with the 3rd quarter of 2008, number of visitors in hotels and other accommodation establishments in Latvia in the 3rd quarter of 2009 decreased 31%, reports Baltic Course. Of all visitors 30% were Latvian...

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Spectra Energy Announces Open Season for Texas Eastern Appalachia to Market (TEAM) 2013 Expansion...

HOUSTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spectra Energy Corp's Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) today announced an open season for TEAM 2013, a proposed expansion of its existing Texas Eastern system to deliver...

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The Hymn Suryaa's Bridal from The Riga Vega

The Sun’s Daughter Dawn Weds Soma, the Moon Demi-God The Riga Veda describes the wedding of Suryaa, or Dawn, to Soma. Verses from this hymn, and from other hymns of the Riga Veda, are chanted in Hindu weddings even now....

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