Latvia

Latvia’s first capital market activity barometer has been created

May 28, 2025

Latvia’s leading investment bank Signet Bank in cooperation with the national information agency LETA has developed the Latvian Capital Market Activity Barometer (hereinafter – the Barometer). It is the first [..]

Latvia

Latvijas Banka invites borrowers to consider options of refinancing mortgage loans and avoiding overpayment

February 9, 2025

Amendments to a number of laws and regulations came into force in 2024 to simplify mortgage refinancing between lenders for residents. Until now, residents have used this option rather infrequently, [..]

Latvia

25% of Latvians have no plans to save up money

February 2, 2025

Representatives of IPF Digital Latvia, which is a provider of financial services, have told the LETA news agency that according to a survey which the company ran, 25% of people [..]

Interviews

Bank expert: Enough competition in Latvia’s banking sector

January 15, 2025

There is sufficient competition in the banking sector in Latvia, but it would not be proper to claim that it will not expand, LETA was told by the board chairman [..]

Latvia

Rimsevics case was a major reputational blow for central bank and Latvia – Kazaks

December 21, 2023

The indictment of former President of the Bank of Latvia Ilmars Rimsevics for bribery crimes in 2018 was a serious reputational blow to the Bank of Latvia and the country [..]