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7Jan/110

Generosity campaign Angels over Latvia collects 414 265 lats in donations

Angels over Latvia

Angels over Latvia

In their article on January 7th, 2011 Baltic News Network reports: the third stage of Angels over Latvia, the generosity campaign for treatment of children, raised additional 81 351 lats at Rimi and Supernetto supermarkets.

6Jan/110

BNN predict latvian producer prices growth by 0.2%

BNN reports Increase in producer prices

BNN reports Increase in producer prices

In their article dated from January 5th, 2011 the Baltic News Network reports about the producer price growth in Latvia.

BNN points out that producer prices in Latvia surged 0.2% in November 2010, when compared to the previous month, forming the EU second slowest growth.

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6Jan/110

BNN reports: Aizkraukle Court undertakes Lido owner Kirsons insolvency case

Lido owner Gunars Kirsons

Lido owner Gunars Kirsons

As BNN reports on January 1st, 2011, Aizkraukle District Court Judge Lilija Kanaviņa has been appointed to review Lido owner Gunārs Ķirsons’ insolvency case on January 20, at 10:00 o’clock.

Already before, BNN has reported, that the Ogre District Court judges have refrained from reviewing Kirsons insovency case...

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6Jan/110

Be careful with shortened Twitter links

As BNN reports, specialists appeal to computer owners to be careful with Twitter shortened links, informing that more than 67 million attempts to infect computers with the help of the Internet were stopped in December.

5Jan/110

E-ticket payment – in trains starting from May 2011

E-talona the e-tickets in Latvia railroad

E-talona the e-tickets in Latvia railroad

Under the title "E-ticket payments possible in trains from May 2011" BNN reports on January 5th, 2011, that it will be possible to pay for a ride in a train with an e-ticket starting from May, as it is already in the public transport of Riga.

As BNN points out, the as soon as the third stage will be reached, all passengers will have the opportunity to bay with e-tickets. This shall be possible throughout the whole of Latvia.

4Jan/110

NRA reports on in crease of roof cleaners …

In their article dated January 4th, 2011, NRA.lv reports on the significant increase in demand for roof cleaning specialsts.

The article, which refers to a on story of the Baltic News Network points out, that often roof cleaning is only done in emergency situations.

4Jan/110

BNN reports on expected poultry price gains

Ingūna Gulbe head of the Agriculture Market Promotion Center

Ingūna Gulbe head of the Agriculture Market Promotion Center

On January 4th, 2011 the Baltic News Network published an article about expected price increases for poultry.

BNN states, that in December 2010 poultry price amounted to 14% more in shops and 7% more in markets, compared 2009, forming 1.87 LVL/kg and 1.82 LVL/kg respectively.

Due to BNN poultry traders in Latvia have significantly increased their prices in December 2010 - probably to take advantage of the holiday season.

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3Jan/110

BNN reports: Industrial production output falls 0.3%

In an article published on January 3rd, 2011 the Baltic News Network points out, that in November 2010 industrial production output at current prices formed  373.6 million lats, when compared to October 2010, the industrial production volume has dropped by 0.3%, according to seasonally adjusted data at constant prices.

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