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1 hr ago | GlobeNewswire

The Management Board of Goldinvest has been changed

A.Lazarev has graduated Faculty of Economics at University of Latvia in 1990. Since the beginning of 2013 A.Lazarev has worked as project managet at Goldinvest.

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11 hrs ago | The Baltic Times

Stabina missing, leaves behind letter - The Baltic Times

Former Riga City Council Housing and Environment Department official Arija Stabina has gone missing, reports TV3 broadcast 'Neka personiga' .

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Keyboard Magazine

JZ to launch budget J Series with new J1 microphone

Riga, January 14 - After the huge success of Vintage V11 microphone, JZ Microphones decided to expand product range with a budget series named simply - J and it's first product being J1.

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Let's be smart

Midsummer to be widely celebrated in Estonia

The holiday is the largest annual celebration in all three Baltic States, as they reconnect with their pagan roots.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Edmonton Journal

Cult of Hockey: Latvian authorities confirm death of Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss

The process of discovery, recovery, and identification has been completed, and it is now known that Kristians Pelss has died.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

PR-inside.com

New Report Available: JSC Latvijas Gaze (GZE1R) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company's businesses and operations.

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GlobeNewswire

Notification on convocation of joint stock company "Saldus me r pniec ...

The Management Board of joint stock company "Saldus meA3 4rA pniecA ba" callsup and announces that Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of joint stockcompany "Saldus meA3 4rA pniecA ba" will take place on July 22, 2013 at 13:00 at premises of joint stock company "Saldus meA3 4rA pniecA ba KuldA gas 86c, Saldus,Latvia.

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The Baltic Times

Daimler bribery case moves forward - The Baltic Times

The Prosecutor General's Office on June 11 handed over the so-called 'Daimler' affair to the Riga Central District Court, said the Prosecutor General's Office's spokeswoman Aiga Senberga, reports LETA.

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TechEBlog

You Won't Believe People Actually Pay to Go to This Prison

Latvia's Karosta Prison was previously a Nazi and Soviet military prison for most of the 20th century.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

The State

Oilers prospect Pelss drowns in Latvia

Edmonton Oilers forward prospect Kristians Pelss has died at the age of 20 after drowning in a river in his native Latvia.

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EurasiaNet

Baltics Hope NDN Is Route To Closer Ties With Central Asia

From the June 11, 2013 ceremony in Riga of U.S. and Baltic country officials celebrating the 100,000th container to pass through the Baltics en route to military forces in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: World News, Europe, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

City Paper's Baltics Worldwide

Oil transit still the moneymaker at Ventspils

Latvian coastal city of Ventspils and its illustrious mayor Aivars Lembergs have often received derogative monikers such as "pipe-fed", and according to Ventspils City Council, there indeed is some truth to the allegation: oil transit company SIA Ventspils nafta terminals is the single largest contributor to Ventspils city budget.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

The Baltic Times

Investors show interest in Liepaja metalurgs - The Baltic Times

Russian metallurgical company Dalpolimetall is one of the prospective buyers for the troubled Latvian metals company Liepajas metalurgs, the newspaper Vesti Segodna reported on June 10. "If we manage to reach agreement with the shareholders and the creditors' club, we are ready to start production at the company in three to four weeks, ... (more)

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Anna.aero

airBaltic connects Riga and Rijeka with low-frequency seasonal services

Special cake featuring the image of the MorA iA - the symbol of wealth and welfare in Rijeka - was baked to celebrate the opening of airBaltic's flight from Riga.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

Soho People

sophia1980 updated A Latvian entrepreneur is bringing previously...

A Latvian entrepreneur is bringing previously hidden fashion gems from the Baltic States to the UK for the first time.

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Trend

Turkmen delegation to discuss int'l transport projects in Latvia

A Turkmen delegation headed by deputy chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov will be on a working visit to Riga up to June 13, 2013, the Turkmen government said today.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

Reuters

UPDATE 1-S&P upgrades Latvia sovereign credit rating to BBB-plus

Standard & Poor's raised its sovereign credit rating on Latvia on Monday to BBB-plus from BBB following the country's go ahead to join the euro zone.

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Airport-business.com

TAV Airports Holding goes from strength to strength

In 2012 TAV Airports Holding handled 72 million passengers - a +36% increase on 2011, and saw also 575,000 flights arrive at and depart from its 11 airports, +28% more than in 2011.

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City Paper's Baltics Worldwide

Berzins and Komorowski discuss cooperation on energy projects

Latvian president Andris Berzins and Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski had a bilateral meeting in Riga yesterday to discuss cooperation on energy projects, cooperation within international organizations and developments in the euro area, as the President's Press Office informed LETA.... Read more...

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

RIA Novosti

Latvian Leading Economist Warns of Eurozone Entry

RIGA, June 9 Latvia's entry into the eurozone from next year may have far-reaching negative consequences for the ex-Soviet Baltic republic, Latvian Economists Association head Ivar Brivers said on Sunday.

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