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<title>EIN News: Latvia Economy News</title>
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<title>Lithuania votes in dual general election and referendum</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192685946</link>
<pubDate>12 Oct 2008 06:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  replacement, to be built jointly with Estonia, Latvia and Poland, is unlikely to be ready  ...  on Russia and could ruin the national economy. A large majority is expected to back  ...
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<title>Eastern Europe, Central Asia Countries Not Immune to Financial Crisis</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192653206</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 22:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  so far, outside of a hard, though so far orderly, landing in Estonia and Latvia. &amp;ldquo;Inflation is rising throughout the Region, and, fed by rising food prices and domestic demand  ...
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<title>Latvia must strive to develop most dynamic and creative business and innovation environment in EU</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192635852</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 17:50 GMT</pubDate>
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... Latvia must strive to develop most dynamic and  ...  of the main goals in many national economy sectors, for example, education, business development, science  ...
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<title>Somali pirates stare down global superpowers</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192614222</link>
<pubDate>11 Oct 2008 12:17 GMT</pubDate>
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...  million-dollar payouts, piracy is considered the biggest economy in Somalia. Pirates rarely hurt their hostages,  ...  tanks, military weapons and 21 Ukrainian and Latvian and Russian hostages. One Russian has reportedly  ...  now, Mohamed says he has only seen inflation skyrocket as the money pours in. &quot;One  ...
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<title>The Russo-Georgia War and the Challenge to American Global Dominance</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192511316</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 18:30 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to reliance on capitalist markets. Its huge economy contracted; its armed forces&amp;rsquo; weaponry and ships  ...  2004 into the former Soviet republics of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, all of which bordered  ...
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<title>Fuel and food drive up east Europe inflation</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192496652</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:50 GMT</pubDate>
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... Fuel and food drive up east Europe inflation By Jan Cienski in Warsaw, Thomas Escritt  ...  cent in April. The Baltic state of Latvia saw its year-on-year rate hitting 17.9 per  ...  output gap was still there and the economy was still operating above its potential, he  ...
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<title>Baltic-Polish nuclear plant faces hurdles</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192496649</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:50 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Lithuania told the Financial Times. Maris Riekstins, Latvian foreign minister, said: The project is going  ...  Kisel, director of energy at the Estonian economy ministry, said on Tuesday: The project will  ...
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<title>UPDATE 1-IMF team to visit Turkey in next few weeks -source</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192494248</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 16:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Giorgianni. She is currently in charge of Latvia, said the source, who declined to be  ...  be named. A Turkish delegation, headed by Economy Minister Mehmet Simsek, is now in Washington  ...
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<title>Storm clouds gather over Lithuanian economy</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192486422</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 15:52 GMT</pubDate>
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...  storm clouds gather over the EU &apos;tiger&apos; economy, with a long-running boom tailing off and grinding inflation hurting voters. Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas ,  ...  Estonia, which has slid into recession, and Latvia, where growth has stalled. Both neighbouring countries  ...
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<title>IMF Forecasts Gradual Slowdown in Armenia&apos;s Economic Growth</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192476125</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:51 GMT</pubDate>
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...  six percent in 2013. In its world economy review, the IMF predicts slowdown in GDP  ...  Baltic countries will face following trends &amp;ndash; Latvia will record 0.9% economic decline in 2008  ...  should do it with taking into consideration inflation risks. Top-priority focuses of various emerging countries&amp;rsquo;  ...
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<title>No Iceland scenario here, Baltic leaders say</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192471550</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 14:34 GMT</pubDate>
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... VILNIUS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Lithuania and Latvia said on Friday their countries were in  ...  Lithuania to Iceland. The small and open economy of Iceland was brought down by huge  ...
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<title>Unemployment level in Latvia increased to 5.3% in September 2008</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192452229</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 12:30 GMT</pubDate>
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... Unemployment level in Latvia increased to 5.3% in September 2008 The registered unemployment level in Latvia at the  ...
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<title>Emerging Markets-Rout continues, Iceland untraded</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192444147</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 11:38 GMT</pubDate>
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...  crown after its banking sector, currency and economy crashed. &quot;It&apos;s a pretty simple story, really,&quot;  ...  macroeconomic problems nLA77425. CDS prices for Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria and Romania also widened sharply.  ...
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<title>EU states eye political response to Laval court ruling</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192440045</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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...  Union ( The Laval case concerned a Latvian company which posted dozens of workers at  ...  freedom of movement and establishment (see Luxembourg&apos;s Employment and Social Affairs Minister Franois Biltgen claimed  ...
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<title>US report says Afghanistan conflict rapidly worsening</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=192419989</link>
<pubDate>10 Oct 2008 06:39 GMT</pubDate>
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...  a meeting in Washington with Maris Riekstins, Latvia&apos;s foreign minister. &quot;I would just cite that  ...  estimates accounts for 50 percent of Afghanistan&apos;s economy, it said. Militant networks operating from Pakistan,  ...
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