Latvia

9 August 2011
Punch-drunk Latvia Keeps on Fighting Premium

Still licking its financial wounds, the Baltic country may yet emerge from the crisis with a more robust economy.

By Martin Ehl
 
25 July 2011
Time for Radical Surgery Premium

Latvia's former president lost his post after trying to break the political class of the corruption habit. But his legacy was this weekend's referendum.

By Daunis Auers
 
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1 October 2010
A Different Kind of Ugly Premium

The election campaign in Latvia has been surprisingly free of race-baiting, but that doesn’t mean it’s been civilized.

By Aleks Tapinsh
 
6 September 2010
Hostile Takeover Premium
Latvia’s crusading newspaper is sold for the second time in a year, this time into possibly unfriendly hands.
By Aleks Tapinsh
 
27 July 2010
The Other Side of the Latvian Coin Premium

Latvian politicians who misinterpret the Soviet past risk falling into the same trap as Ukraine’s Yushchenko, a Russian-Latvian commentary argues.

By BBC Monitoring
 
3 May 2010
Minority Versus Minority Premium

Before EU entry, Latvia’s Russian speakers were growing increasingly restive. Many remain unhappy today.

By Andrew Cave
 
21 April 2010
An Angry, Whimpering Tiger
After years of roaring growth, Latvians look to fix blame for the pain of austerity.
By Justin Vela
 
Martin Ehl
20 January 2010
Endless Crisis Premium

Latvians are mad as hell over shrinking benefits, and the courts are listening.

By Martin Ehl
 
23 September 2009
Wild and Crazy Guys Premium
In boom times, bankers are as excitable as the rest of us. But some politicians still don’t want to listen to the killjoy regulators.
By BBC Monitoring
 
10 September 2009
Cliffhanger Nation Premium
Riga makes a narrow escape from financial free-fall, but the drama's not over yet.
By Pauls Raudseps
 

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