22-April-2022
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9-March-2022
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To drive sustained growth in living standards, Latvia needs to address ongoing risks from the pandemic with continued vaccination efforts and targeted support to vulnerable households and viable firms, while improving skills, innovation and the business climate.
19-May-2021
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17-November-2020
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27-November-2017
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Stronger integration in global value chains would speed up economic convergence to advanced OECD economies and raise living standards.
5-October-2017
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Unemployment is still above 8% in Latvia and contributes to poverty, in part because many unemployed have been without a job for an extended period of time.
25-September-2017
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Latvia’s economy is growing strongly. Driven by the recovery of exports and investment as well as strong private consumption, real GDP growth is expected to strengthen from 2% in 2016 to around 4% this year and next.
21-August-2015
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Much of the convergence of the Latvian economy needs to come from productivity increases. To achieve this, policy makers should do more to facilitate the integration of the economy into global trade and promote competitive business environment.
21-August-2015
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This working paper explores avenues to improve public sector efficiency in Latvia, a catching-up and ageing economy where spending needs are large.