Latvian construction company Merks has started a residential development, Gailezera Nami, in Mezciems area in Riga, Estonia's Merko Ehitus, the parent company of Merks, said in a statement to the ...

1 July, councilmen from the recently-elected Riga City Council voted in Nils Usakovs (Harmony Center) as Riga mayor. 37 councilmen voted for Usakovs, whilst 21 city councilmen voted for the other ...

Even though local freight increased this year by 11.7% (11.5 million tonnes were transported), yet international cargo volumes fell by 9% (24 million tonnes were transported). Saulius Stasiunas, ...

On November 21.11.2013 Maxima shopping center roof collapsed in Riga, Latvia causing deaths and international news. While the rescue work and cleaning of the site is still ongoing, the causes of the ...

The Board of the Financial and Capital Market Commission (hereinafter – the FCMC) during an extraordinary meeting overnight adopted a decision on the occurrence of unavailability of deposits at ABLV ...

According to a survey, which purpose was to clarify what eye color the people of Latvia have, turned out that the most common eye color among citizens of Latvia is bluish-grey. The research, which was ...

Ivars Slokenbergs was elected as Chairman of the Board and President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Latvia at the Board meeting on March 23, 2010.

The fact that Ventspils millionaires – Olafs Berkis, Olegs Stepanovs, Igors Skoks and Genadijs Sevcovs – have been elected into Ventspils Nafta Supervisory Council clearly shows that the international ...

German companies perceive first signs of recovery First signs of recovery are also traceable in the perceptions of German companies regarding the prospective economic situation in the Baltic States.

On May 29, tens of thousands of blondes will parade through the Latvian capital of Riga, as part of the city’s annual Go Blonde festival. airBaltic welcomes Go Blonde visitors to Riga on the airline’s ...

The Latvian State Police has published on its website a list of those killed in the collapse of the Maxima shopping center near Zolitūde in Riga. The list consists of 54 victims, there are no children ...

Possibilities of cargo transportation by ferries between Kaliningrad and Leningrad regions bypassing Lithuania receive more and more favorable assessment in Russia, the sea news portal Jura reports.