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role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/10.10.2024-how-the-covid-crisis-has-changed-latvias-catering-industry.a571997/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">How the Covid crisis has changed Latvia's catering industry</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">Viktors Ravdive, Head of the Resto-Rātors restaurant group gives his take on how the pandemic has transformed Latvia's catering sector.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>October 10, 10:58</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 05.10.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/05.10.2024-the-baltic-states-could-be-cross-border-testing-pioneers.a571183/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/10/thumbnail/1/os5b.png" alt="The Baltic states could be cross-border testing pioneers"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/05.10.2024-the-baltic-states-could-be-cross-border-testing-pioneers.a571183/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">The Baltic states could be cross-border testing pioneers</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead"><em><strong>By Brait Pilvik</strong></em></div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>October 5, 9:56</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 03.10.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/03.10.2024-changing-income-taxes-in-latvia-pros-cons-and-comments.a571104/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2023/09/thumbnail/1/lyk3.jpg" alt="Changing income taxes in Latvia: pros, cons and comments"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/03.10.2024-changing-income-taxes-in-latvia-pros-cons-and-comments.a571104/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Changing income taxes in Latvia: pros, cons and comments</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">From 2025 income taxes will change. I think the 2025 system is an improvement over the existing system, introduced in 2017 – although it has its oddities.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>October 3, 11:58</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 30.09.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/30.09.2024-building-a-healthy-financial-sector.a570695/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/09/thumbnail/1/or02.jpg" alt="Building a healthy financial sector"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/30.09.2024-building-a-healthy-financial-sector.a570695/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Building a healthy financial sector</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead"><strong>By Mārtiņ&scaron; Kazāks (Governor of Latvijas Banka) and Gediminas &Scaron;imkus (Governor of Lietuvos bankas)</strong></div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>September 30, 12:53</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 24.09.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/24.09.2024-latvian-security-service-offers-its-take-on-ukraine-peace-talks.a569918/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/09/thumbnail/1/opch.jpg" alt="Latvian security service offers its take on Ukraine peace talks"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/24.09.2024-latvian-security-service-offers-its-take-on-ukraine-peace-talks.a569918/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Latvian security service offers its take on Ukraine peace talks</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">The Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB), one of Latvia's three security services, has published its latest analysis piece. This time the subject under examination is the prospect of peace talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine. SAB's take is reproduced in full below.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>September 24, 9:13</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 18.09.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/18.09.2024-the-future-of-cross-border-banking-in-a-fragmented-europe.a569205/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/09/thumbnail/1/onm2.jpg" alt="The future of cross-border banking in a fragmented Europe"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/18.09.2024-the-future-of-cross-border-banking-in-a-fragmented-europe.a569205/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">The future of cross-border banking in a fragmented Europe</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead"><em>This commentary piece is by Gonzalo Gasós, Senior Director of Prudential Policy and Supervision at the European Banking Federation. It first appeared on the <a href="https://www.macroeconomics.lv/blogs/future-cross-border-banking-fragmented-europe">macroeconomics.lv website</a> of the Latvian central bank.</em></div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>September 18, 11:08</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 16.09.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/16.09.2024-from-potential-to-progress-latvias-renewable-energy-landscape.a568745/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/09/thumbnail/1/on06.jpg" alt="From potential to progress: Latvia's renewable energy landscape"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/16.09.2024-from-potential-to-progress-latvias-renewable-energy-landscape.a568745/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">From potential to progress: Latvia's renewable energy landscape</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead"><em>By Priit Lepasepp, Co-founder and CEO of Sunly, an Estonian-founded renewable energy company operating in the Baltic states.</em></div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>September 16, 8:55</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 29.08.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/29.08.2024-the-imaginative-audience-why-you-should-see-flow.a566831/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/07/thumbnail/6/oaej.jpg" alt="The imaginative audience: why you should see 'Flow'"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/29.08.2024-the-imaginative-audience-why-you-should-see-flow.a566831/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">The imaginative audience: why you should see 'Flow'</span><i class="icon-play" role="presentation"></i></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">There are many valid reasons to watch Latvia's Academy Award entry for 2024, the animated film 'Straume' ('Flow'): technical excellence, a strong original ambient score, pan-generational appeal and – at least as far as Latvian audiences are concerned – a certain patriotic duty to support local creative artists, of which director Gints Zilbalodis is potentially the most eminent example.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>August 29, 17:17</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 22.08.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/22.08.2024-detecting-anomalies-in-cross-border-payments-with-machine-learning.a565984/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/01/thumbnail/4/mwrm.jpg" alt="Detecting anomalies in cross-border payments with machine learning"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/22.08.2024-detecting-anomalies-in-cross-border-payments-with-machine-learning.a565984/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Detecting anomalies in cross-border payments with machine learning</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">The level of money laundering risk in the national financial system is determined by assessing both the threats posed by money laundering activities and the vulnerability of the anti-money laundering framework. In threat assessment, analysing cross-border payment flows and their proportionality to the national economy, including factors such as foreign trade and direct investments, plays a crucial role.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>August 22, 12:57</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 13.08.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/13.08.2024-latvia-cans-the-laughter-unveiling-propaganda-in-russian-comedy.a564850/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2013/09/thumbnail/0/23ke.jpg" alt="Latvia Cans the Laughter: Unveiling Propaganda in Russian Comedy"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/13.08.2024-latvia-cans-the-laughter-unveiling-propaganda-in-russian-comedy.a564850/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Latvia Cans the Laughter: Unveiling Propaganda in Russian Comedy</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">As of July this year, Latvia’s National Electronic Mass Media Council (NEPLP), the country’s media watchdog, has banned the retransmission and distribution of 142 Russian TV channels. Entertainment programs, including popular comedy shows familiar to Latvian audiences, are a staple of Russian television. Although these shows are often perceived as purely for entertainment and free from political influence, this is a misconception.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>August 13, 11:37</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 06.08.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/06.08.2024-paris-protest-latvian-insight-street-art-and-disinformation.a563919/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/06/thumbnail/1/o28l.jpg" alt="Paris protest, Latvian insight: Street art and disinformation"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/06.08.2024-paris-protest-latvian-insight-street-art-and-disinformation.a563919/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Paris protest, Latvian insight: Street art and disinformation</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">This June, five coffins filled with plaster, draped in French flags, and inscribed with "French soldiers in Ukraine" were discovered near the Eiffel Tower. At first, it seemed like an anonymous protest by the French against their government’s consideration of sending military personnel to Ukraine. But police soon detained three foreign nationals who had been paid 400 euros to deposit the coffins.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>August 6, 13:00</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 23.07.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/23.07.2024-would-it-be-wise-to-raise-vat-from-21-to-22.a561755/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/07/thumbnail/1/o7dx.jpg" alt="Would it be wise to raise VAT from 21% to 22%?"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/23.07.2024-would-it-be-wise-to-raise-vat-from-21-to-22.a561755/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Would it be wise to raise VAT from 21% to 22%?</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">A discussion is ongoing regarding a potential increase in the Latvian standard VAT rate from 21% to 22%. There are good arguments in favor of such an increase but also strong arguments against. In the following piece, I would like to present some of both but start with some basic facts regarding VAT in Latvia as well as taxation in general.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>July 23, 12:29</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 10.07.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/10.07.2024-latvian-security-service-offers-insight-on-russias-ideologization.a560940/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/06/thumbnail/1/o0ia.jpg" alt="Latvian security service offers insight on Russia's 'ideologization'"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/10.07.2024-latvian-security-service-offers-insight-on-russias-ideologization.a560940/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Latvian security service offers insight on Russia's 'ideologization'</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">Latvia's Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) has published the latest in a series of pieces of analysis it occasionally provides on matters of topical interest.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>July 10, 12:39</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 14.06.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/14.06.2024-why-latvias-doubling-of-gdp-prediction-is-a-fantasy.a558030/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2023/09/thumbnail/1/lyk3.jpg" alt="Why Latvia's 'doubling-of-GDP' prediction is a fantasy"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/14.06.2024-why-latvias-doubling-of-gdp-prediction-is-a-fantasy.a558030/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Why Latvia's 'doubling-of-GDP' prediction is a fantasy</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">The good news: according to a<a href="https://www.em.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/viktors-valainis-ir-tapusi-strategija-ka-latvijai-klut-par-regiona-lideri"> recently released report from the Latvian Economics Ministry</a>, nominal GDP will double during the period 2023 – 2035, from 40.3 billion euros in 2023 to 83 billion in 2035. </div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>June 14, 11:26</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 18.05.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/18.05.2024-sab-on-russias-hybrid-threats-trends-and-developments.a554508/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2022/01/thumbnail/1/h0j1.jpg" alt="SAB on 'Russia's hybrid threats: trends and developments'"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/18.05.2024-sab-on-russias-hybrid-threats-trends-and-developments.a554508/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">SAB on 'Russia's hybrid threats: trends and developments'</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">The Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) – one of Latvia's three security services – has published the latest in a series of commentaries on topical issues. This time the subject under examination is the Russian hybrid threat. The commentary is reproduced in unedited form below. More articles are available at the website www.sab.gov.lv.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>May 18, 10:07</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 02.05.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/02.05.2024-baltic-presidents-on-20-years-of-european-union-membership.a552605/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/05/thumbnail/1/nldd.jpg" alt="Baltic Presidents on 20 years of European Union membership"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/02.05.2024-baltic-presidents-on-20-years-of-european-union-membership.a552605/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Baltic Presidents on 20 years of European Union membership</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">The Presidents of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania issued a joint statement May 1 marking their countries' 20 years of European Union membership. It is reproduced in full below.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>May 2, 11:32</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 23.04.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/23.04.2024-latvias-20-years-of-eu-membership-economic-accomplishments-and-a-couple-of-disappointments.a550584/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2023/09/thumbnail/1/lyk3.jpg" alt="Latvia's 20 years of EU membership: economic accomplishments and a couple of disappointments"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/23.04.2024-latvias-20-years-of-eu-membership-economic-accomplishments-and-a-couple-of-disappointments.a550584/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Latvia's 20 years of EU membership: economic accomplishments and a couple of disappointments</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">At anniversaries like this – 20 years since Latvia joined the European Union on May 1st, 2004 – it is common to do some stock-taking of what has been achieved and what has not. </div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>April 23, 9:48</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time 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three security services, has published an English-language assessment of what it believes to be the current situation in Russia.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>April 3, 10:45</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 22.03.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/22.03.2024-latvian-exports-to-russia-business-almost-as-usual.a547211/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2023/09/thumbnail/1/lyk3.jpg" alt="Latvian exports to Russia: business almost as usual?"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/22.03.2024-latvian-exports-to-russia-business-almost-as-usual.a547211/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Latvian exports to Russia: business almost as usual?</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">Latvian exports had a very bad 2023 with double-digit declines that were almost as big as during the financial crisis, as shown in the graph below.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>March 22, 10:13</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 14.03.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/14.03.2024-has-foreign-trade-activity-passed-its-lowest-point-in-latvia.a546778/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/03/thumbnail/1/n9x8.jpg" alt="Has foreign trade activity passed its lowest point in Latvia?"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/14.03.2024-has-foreign-trade-activity-passed-its-lowest-point-in-latvia.a546778/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Has foreign trade activity passed its lowest point in Latvia?</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">In the fourth quarter of 2023, Latvia's current account deficit stood at 1.6% of the gross domestic product (GDP), with the amount of funds injected into the Latvian economy by residents of other countries being 176 million euro less than that paid for transactions conducted with other countries.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>March 14, 20:07</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 01.03.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/01.03.2024-latvia-weekly-podcast-available.a545026/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/02/thumbnail/1/n5ow.jpg" alt="Latvia Weekly podcast available"> </a><div 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class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/19.02.2024-is-it-worth-refinancing-a-housing-loan-in-latvia.a543504/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2020/05/thumbnail/1/d27e.jpg" alt="Is it worth refinancing a housing loan in Latvia?"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/19.02.2024-is-it-worth-refinancing-a-housing-loan-in-latvia.a543504/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Is it worth refinancing a housing loan in Latvia?</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">A new piece of analysis by Latvian central bank economists Kārlis Vilerts, Konstantīns Beņkovskis and Artūrs Jānis Ņikitins ponders a question that is likely on the minds of many homeowners at present – is it time to think about changing current mortgage arrangements? </div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>February 19, 14:19</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 14.02.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/14.02.2024-the-high-value-added-fallacy-in-latvia.a542605/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2023/09/thumbnail/1/lyk3.jpg" alt="The 'high value-added' fallacy in Latvia"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/14.02.2024-the-high-value-added-fallacy-in-latvia.a542605/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">The 'high value-added' fallacy in Latvia</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">A recent report titled “<a href="https://www.amcham.lv/data/Advocacy/amcham-recommendations-eng.pdf">Increasing investments and competitiveness for Latvia’s economic security</a>” from the influential American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (AmCham) calls, on page 3, for a “transition to a high value-added economy”.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>February 14, 10:49</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 16.01.24</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/16.01.2024-monetary-policy-has-mitigated-the-toll-of-inflation.a539080/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2024/01/thumbnail/1/mtt6.jpg" alt="Monetary policy has mitigated the toll of inflation"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/16.01.2024-monetary-policy-has-mitigated-the-toll-of-inflation.a539080/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Monetary policy has mitigated the toll of inflation</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">Only a few days ago, we wished each other a happy New Year. With the year behind us, we reflect on the events and achievements that shaped it.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>January 16, 9:57</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 26.12.23</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/26.12.2023-2024-an-opportunity-for-latvia-to-become-a-major-web3-hub-in-europe.a535943/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2023/12/thumbnail/1/moz1.jpg" alt="2024: an opportunity for Latvia to become a major Web3 hub in Europe"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/26.12.2023-2024-an-opportunity-for-latvia-to-become-a-major-web3-hub-in-europe.a535943/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">2024: an opportunity for Latvia to become a major Web3 hub in Europe</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">Latvia's international competitiveness must be built on innovation in the digital sector, and the adoption of appropriate regulation could allow the Web3 and blockchain industry to become part of Latvia's economic identity. Next year will be crucial for Latvia's ability to position itself as a country open to innovation in financial sector, writes Reinis Znotiņ&scaron;, Executive Director at the Latvian Blockchain Association.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>December 26, 2023, 9:54</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 19.12.23</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/19.12.2023-no-surprises-inflation-is-low.a535993/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2023/12/thumbnail/1/mnqr.jpg" alt="No surprises: inflation is low"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/19.12.2023-no-surprises-inflation-is-low.a535993/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">No surprises: inflation is low</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">In November, the average level of prices in Latvia remained unchanged month on month, with annual inflation falling to 1.0%. </div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>December 19, 2023, 13:24</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 19.12.23</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/19.12.2023-digitalization-of-healthcare-in-latvia-why-how-and-for-whom.a535959/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2020/09/thumbnail/1/dvk1.jpg" alt="Digitalization of healthcare in Latvia – why, how and for whom?"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/19.12.2023-digitalization-of-healthcare-in-latvia-why-how-and-for-whom.a535959/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Digitalization of healthcare in Latvia – why, how and for whom?</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">The importance of digitalization in and of healthcare has been placed into focus for several years and although there are systems in many countries, the full potential of it has not been fully implemented. In Latvia, the process has intensified recently, but what does it mean in practical terms? Kadi Lubi, Kristaps Krafte and Ieva Dzirkale offer their thoughts on the matter on behalf of the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>December 19, 2023, 11:57</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 05.12.23</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/05.12.2023-central-bank-economist-points-to-challenging-times-for-latvian-exports.a534251/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2023/12/thumbnail/1/mkd4.jpg" alt="Central bank economist points to challenging times for Latvian exports"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/05.12.2023-central-bank-economist-points-to-challenging-times-for-latvian-exports.a534251/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Central bank economist points to challenging times for Latvian exports</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">In the third quarter of this year, the current account of Latvia's balance of payments registered a deficit of 558 million euro, i.e. 5.3% of the gross domestic product (GDP).</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>December 5, 2023, 16:44</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 27.11.23</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/27.11.2023-are-latvians-really-heavily-taxed.a532601/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2023/09/thumbnail/1/lyk3.jpg" alt="Are Latvians REALLY heavily taxed?"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/27.11.2023-are-latvians-really-heavily-taxed.a532601/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Are Latvians REALLY heavily taxed?</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">Are Latvians heavily taxed? Ask ten Latvians this question and eleven of them will answer yes… At least, joke aside, that is my feeling after living many years in Latvia. The truth, however, is different.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>November 27, 2023, 14:08</time></div></figcaption></article> </div> </div> </div><div class="timeline-block large key"> <div class="timeline-block__time"> <div> <span class="brand-analysis-bg"></span> <i class="brand-analysis-bg"></i> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-block__data"> <div class="timeline-block__timewrap"> <time class="timeline-block__timeline-time brand-analysis-tx"><span class="d-none d-sm-inline"> 23.10.23</span></time> </div> <div class="timeline-block__content"> <article class="thumbnail brand-analysis-hov compact wide xs--small"><figure><a class="thumbnail__image lazy" href="/article/features/commentary/23.10.2023-exploring-the-mysteries-and-metaphysics-of-latvian-cemetery-traditions.a528813/"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://static.lsm.lv/media/2022/09/thumbnail/1/j2a2.jpg" alt="Exploring the mysteries and metaphysics of Latvian cemetery traditions"> </a><div class="thumbnail__details" role="presentation"></div></figure><figcaption class="brand-analysis-br"><a class="thumbnail__caption" href="/article/features/commentary/23.10.2023-exploring-the-mysteries-and-metaphysics-of-latvian-cemetery-traditions.a528813/"><span class="thumbnail__caption_text">Exploring the mysteries and metaphysics of Latvian cemetery traditions</span></a><div class="thumbnail__lead">The very particular Latvian tradition of tending graves and burial plots is included in the nation's cultural canon and plays an important role in Latvian society. Although attitudes towards death, dying and burial have attracted a lot of attention from anthropoligical researchers around the world, surprisingly little is known about the practice of visiting cemeteries, according to Madara Oga-Timofejeva, a student of social anthropology at Riga Stradins University (RSU), who writes below about her research project.</div><div class="thumbnail__icons"><time>October 23, 2023, 12:05</time></div></figcaption></article> 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