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Projected % Change
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2009
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2010
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Real GDP
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-18
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-4
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Consumer Prices
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3.1
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-3.5
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Source: World Economic Outlook (October 2009)
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Republic of Latvia and the IMF
Updated November 5, 2009
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The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on October 04, 2006. The Republic of Latvia is a subscriber to the Special Data Dissemination Standard. Listed below are items related to the Republic of Latvia, in reverse chronological order (you can also view items by category).
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 | September 22, 2000 -- Transcript of an IMF Press Conference: From Transition to EU Membership -- The Challenges in Developing Macroeconomic Frameworks
The countries that have succeeded rather well in the transition have not only had good macroeconomic policies, they have also given great attention to the structural reforms that underpin those macroeconomic policies-things like the hard budget constraint and the enterprise sector and cleaning up the banking system.
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 | September 01, 2000 -- Finance & Development, September 2000 - Building Treasury Systems
By Barry H. Potter and Jack Diamond: Most OECD countries rely on treasury systems operated by their finance ministries to manage government finances. The Baltics, Russia, and other countries of the former Soviet Union, which did not have comparable systems, are building them from scratch.
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 | September 01, 2000 -- Finance & Development, September 2000 - Latvia: Focus on Country Development
By Einars Repse: Latvia has made considerable progress over the past decade in transforming its centrally planned economy into a market-oriented one. What role has its central bank played in this transition, and what steps is it taking to promote the country's continuing economic development?
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 | August 18, 2000 -- Republic of Latvia: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 00/100
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 | July 11, 2000 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Latvia
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies.
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 | July 11, 2000 -- Republic of Latvia: Staff Report for the 2000 Article IV Consultation and First Review Under the Stand-by Arrangement
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 00/78 Notes: Included with the Staff Report are the text of Public Information Notice No. 00/48 -- IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Latvia and a statement by Olli-Pekka Lehmussaari, Executive Director for the Republic of Latvia, June 30, 2000
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 | June 30, 2000 -- News Brief: IMF Completes Latvia Review
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 | June 15, 2000 -- Latvia Letter of Intent and Supplementary Memorandum of Economic Policies, June 15, 2000
This Letter of Intent of the government of Latvia describes the policies that Latvia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
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 | April 16, 2000 -- Speech by Mr. Sauli Niinistö, Minister of Finance, Finland on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries at the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting on April 16, 2000
The International Monetary and Financial Committee member for the constituency consisting of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden
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 | February 29, 2000 -- Current Account and External Sustainability in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union
Author/Editor: McGettigan, Donal Series: Occasional Paper No. 189
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 | February 01, 2000 -- The Great Contractions in Russia, the Baltics and the Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union - A View from the Supply Side
Author/Editor: de Broeck, Mark | Koen, Vincent Series: Working Paper No. 00/32
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 | December 10, 1999 -- Press Release: IMF Approves US$45 Million Stand-By Credit for Latvia
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 | November 10, 1999 -- Latvia Letter of Intent, November 10, 1999
This Letter of Intent of the government of Latvia describes the policies that Latvia intends to implement in the context of its request for financial support from the IMF.
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 | September 29, 1999 -- Statement by the Hon. Robert Zile, Governor of the World Bank for the Republic Of Latvia, on behalf of the Bank Baltic Group, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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 | September 29, 1999 -- Statement by the Hon. Svein Ingvar Gjedrem, Governor of the IMF for Norway, on behalf of the Fund Nordic and Baltic Countries, at the Joint Annual Discussion
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 | September 20, 1999 -- Latvia--Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 99/99
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 | August 30, 1999 -- Tax Reform in the Baltics, Russia, and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union
Author/Editor: Ebrill, Liam P. Series: Occasional Paper No. 182
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 | August 10, 1999 -- Public Information Notice: IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Latvia
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies.
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 | August 10, 1999 -- Latvia - Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation
Series: IMF Staff Country Report No. 99/77 Notes: Included with the Staff Report are the text of Public Information Notice No. 99/71--IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Latvia and a Statement by Mr. Hansen, Executive Director, on July 28, 1999.
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 | May 06, 1999 -- Transforming Financial Systems in the Baltics, Russia and Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union
Author/Editor: Knight, Malcolm D. | Petersen, Arne B. | Price, Robert T.
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