Pub date: 29 Feb 2012 Europe / Latvia Business Forecast Report
Core Views Following a snap election in September 2011 which saw a threeparty centre-right coalition come to power, we expect the Latvian government to remain stable in 2012. However, we highlight ... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Europe Regional Monitor
Central Europe Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
Emerging Markets Monitor provides weekly analyses, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, bonds, equities and funds across global markets, all backed by Business Monito... Read More
Pub date: 25 Nov 2011 Global / Europe Tourism Industry Report
2010 was a strong year for the Baltic tourism industry. In all three Baltic countries tourist arrival numbers rose sharply. Latvia welcomed the most tourists overall (5.04mn), with Estonia attracting... Read More
Pub date: 21 Nov 2011 Europe / Latvia Autos Industry Report
In 2010, 4,976 new cars were sold in Latvia, according to data from the Latvian Authorized Automobile Dealers Association (LAADA). This represented a 32.9% increase on the 3,745 new cars that were so... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Europe / Latvia Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: Despite showing signs of stabilisation, Latvia's banking system has yet to post a material recovery. We expect stagnation and rising capital buffers to characterise the coming years as dema... Read More
Pub date: 16 Dec 2011 Europe / Latvia Food & Drink Industry Report
Latvia ranks in second-last position in BMI’s latest Business Environment Ranking (BER) matrix for the Emerging Europe region, having fallen since it was last surveyed. The fallout from the sharp eco... Read More
Pub date: 03 Feb 2012 Europe / Latvia Freight Transport Industry Report
Over the mid term Latvia's freight industry will be reliant on various extraneous variables, as the country is liable to be affected by the eurozone crisis, Russia's freight policy and competition fr... Read More
Pub date: 13 Jan 2012 Europe / Latvia Infrastructure Industry Report
Although Latvia’s construction industry made significant strides in emerging from sharp contractions through 2011, BMI’s calculations show that the sector will not quite escape further shrinkage for ... Read More
Pub date: 21 Nov 2011 Europe / Latvia Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks Latvia’s insurance sector is – and will remain – small by any standard. In part because of the dislocations suffered by the economy over the last three years, premiums are... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Europe / Latvia Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: We have revised downwards our 2012 projections for the growth of the Latvian pharmaceutical market on account of weaker growth towards the end of 2011, combined with ongoing concerns over ... Read More
Pub date: 04 Apr 2012 Europe / Latvia Shipping Industry Report
The Port of Riga is set to hold the top position in Latvia's maritime sector in terms of both total tonnage and container throughput in 2012 after two years of strong growth in volumes, even though t... Read More
Pub date: 13 Jan 2012 Europe / Latvia Telecommunications Industry Report
BMI's updated 2012 report contains revised and extended forecasts that predict how the country's fixedline, internet, broadband and mobile telephony sectors will develop through to the end of 2016. O... Read More
Pub date: 01 Nov 2011 Europe / Latvia Multinational Companies Country Directory
The Latvia database features 1070 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 320 multinational companies in Latvia, across 34 industry sectors.... Read More