Tag: Latvia
Investment fell, transport weakened: what Q1 GDP reveals about the Baltic economies
All three Baltic economies reported positive annual GDP growth. But the internal structure of that growth was uneven.
Riga Airport reshuffles its terminal economy as Avolta and WHSmith partner enter RIX
The new 12-year concession is not a simple story of foreign operators entering Riga. RIX was already internationalised; the real shift is the dilution of the old TAV-centred commercial model.
Latvia’s new government closes the political vacuum, but not the execution risk
The cabinet led by Andris Kulbergs is not entering a normal political cycle. Its declaration reads less like a broad reform programme and more like a crisis-management document: security, fiscal restraint, tighter procurement oversight and direct control over large projects.
Liepāja SEZ keeps green aviation track alive as focus shifts from aircraft to fuel
Liepāja Special Economic Zone is continuing to work with green aviation projects, but the centre of gravity has shifted. The earlier public story around Fokker Next Gen Latvia was linked to hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Baltic labour markets split in Q1
In the first quarter of 2026, Baltic unemployment rates looked similar at the headline level. Unemployment stood at 7.1% in Estonia, 7.1% in Latvia and 7.4% in Lithuania.
Coffee Address completes Romanian buyout — and tests whether a Baltic PE model travels
Latvia-registered Coffee Address Holding has acquired the remaining 25% in Romania’s Eur Comtur S.R.L., bringing its ownership to 100%.
Baltic Weekly Brief: the operating layer is the risk now
18–24 May 2026 This week’s Baltic signal is simple: security pressure is no longer staying at the border. It is entering ordinary systems — public alerts, emergency websites, ferry routes, procurement, regional services and state assets.
Baltic fish economy: Estonia’s trout, Latvia’s carp and Lithuania’s catfish signal
Farmed fish remains a small part of the Baltic seafood economy, but in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania aquaculture has a specific regional meaning: freshwater infrastructure, local food production, energy, processing and fish-resource management.
EPPO turns to Latvian hospitals: what the EU prosecutor has investigated in the Baltics this year
Latvia’s anti-corruption authority KNAB said on 21 May that it is investigating possible unlawful advantages granted to selected medical goods suppliers in four hospital procurements.
Who has a good position in Latvia’s labour market?
Latvia’s labour market in 2025 looks stable at the headline level. Employment increased slightly, unemployment remained unchanged, and economic activity rose.
Latvia has already reached its 2027 employment targets. The harder question is who can still work — and where
Latvia’s 2025 labour force data look stable at first glance. Employment has recovered from the pandemic shock, unemployment is not rising sharply, and the country has already met the main employment targets set in the National Development Plan 2021–2027