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Updated: 27.03.2020		All rates
	USD	1.097700
	RUB	86.381900
	CHF	1.058100
	JPY	119.360000

Interest rates

Effective from: 18.09.2019

Main refinancing operations

0.00%

Marginal lending facility

0.25%

Deposit facility

-0.50%

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26.03.2020

On macroeconomic forecasts by Latvijas Banka

Latvijas Banka has revised its gross domestic product (GDP) and...

24.03.2020

"Payment Radar" of Latvijas Banka: instant payments affect people's habits

The most recent "Payment Radar" of Latvijas Banka suggests that the...

23.03.2020

A new era of instant links in Latvia's interbank payments

Last week, interbank payments between credit institution customers by...

05.03.2020

Māris Kālis and Zita Zariņa have been appointed to the Council of Latvijas Banka

Today the Saeima (Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia supported the...

02.03.2020

On the financial performance of Latvijas Banka in 2019

The Board of Latvijas Banka has approved Latvijas Banka's financial...

21.02.2020

Mārtiņš Kazāks: Latvia will continue with changes to the financial sector

The assessment provided by the international organisations Moneyval...

21.02.2020

Candidates nominated for the vacant positions on the Council of Latvijas Banka

Proceeding with implementing changes at Latvijas Banka, inter alia...

04.02.2020

Historic success: Coin of the Year Award goes to Honey Coin

It is the second time in history when a coin issued by Latvijas Banka...

23.01.2020

Coins of Latvia win five prizes at the international coin contest

Each year Latvijas Banka participates in the coin competition "Coin...

21.01.2020

Discussion on Latvia's economic developments with Mārtiņš Kazāks

Latvijas Banka invites you to an informal lunchtime discussion on...

14.01.2020

Message from Governor of Latvijas Banka

Published in "Financial Sector Update". As the newly-appointed...

30.12.2019

On discontinuation of the operation of Liepāja Branch

Within the framework of further implementation of cost efficiency...

26.03.2020

On macroeconomic forecasts by Latvijas Banka

Latvijas Banka has revised its gross domestic product (GDP) and...

24.03.2020

"Payment Radar" of Latvijas Banka: instant payments affect people's habits

The most recent "Payment Radar" of Latvijas Banka suggests that the...

23.03.2020

A new era of instant links in Latvia's interbank payments

Last week, interbank payments between credit institution customers by...

13.03.2020

Latvijas Banka joins global central bank network for addressing climate challenges

Latvijas Banka has joined the global Network of Central Banks and...

02.03.2020

On the financial performance of Latvijas Banka in 2019

The Board of Latvijas Banka has approved Latvijas Banka's financial...

25.02.2020

530.6 million non-cash payments totalling 203.0 billion euro were executed in Latvia in 2019

530.6 million non-cash payments made by customers and totalling 203.0...

04.02.2020

Historic success: Coin of the Year Award goes to Honey Coin

It is the second time in history when a coin issued by Latvijas Banka...

20.01.2020

Amendments to the Regulation for the Credit Register

Today, the Council of Latvijas Banka approved amendments to the...

28.11.2019

Latvijas Banka's plans in the field of statistics until 2023 approved

Today the Council of Latvijas Banka approved the Statistical Programme...

31.10.2019

Cybersecurity and readiness for crisis situations of the payment system TARGET2-Latvija will be improved

Today, the Council of Latvijas Banka approved amendments to the...

31.10.2019

Latvijas Banka is issuing a collector coin dedicated to the Freedom Fights

On Thursday, 7 November, Latvijas Banka is issuing a silver collector...

30.10.2019

Latvijas Banka announces a Competition of Student Scientific Research Papers

To promote the research and analysis of Latvia's and euro area's...

26.03.2020

MFI balance sheet and monetary statistics

Data on II/2020

19.03.2020

Public consultation regarding the draft amendments to the ECB Regulation on Payments Statistics extended

The European Central Bank (ECB) has extended the deadline for the...

09.03.2020

Latvijas Banka's interbank payment system statistics

Data up to February 2020 (included)

28.02.2020

Public consultation regarding the draft amendments to the ECB Regulation on Payments Statistics

The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched a public consultation on...

18.02.2020

Current account of the balance of payments of the euro area, broken down by main counterparties

The euro area statistics website "Our Statistics" provides a new...

07.02.2020

Latvijas Banka's interbank payment systems statistics. Updated

The data up to January 2020 (inclusive).

29.01.2020

MFI balance sheet and monetary statistics

Data on XII/2019

10.01.2020

Latvijas Banka's interbank payment systems statistics. Updated

The data up to December 2019 (inclusive).

02.01.2020

Statistical programme

Latvijas Banka has published its annual statistical programme for 2020...

12.12.2019

Balance Sheet of Latvijas Banka. 30/11/2019

11.12.2019

Household Financial and Consumption Survey

Latvijas Banka has published the data of the 2017 Household Financial...

10.12.2019

Latvijas Banka's interbank payment systems statistics. Updated

The data up to November 2019 (inclusive).

11.02.2020

Recessions as Breadwinner for Forecasters State-Dependent Evaluation of Predictive Ability: Evidence from Big Macroeconomic US Data

Working Paper 2/2020

04.02.2020

Euro area bank lending survey of January 2020: main results for Latvia (2)

31.01.2020

Macroeconomic Developments Report. December 2019

29.01.2020

Short-Term Inflation Projections Model and Its Assessment in Latvia

Working Paper 1/2020

13.01.2020

Euro area bank lending survey of October 2019: main results for Latvia

07.01.2020

Latvia's Macro Profile

January 2020

18.12.2019

Factors Determining Municipal Spending Differences in Latvia

Discussion Paper 1/2019

29.11.2019

Generalised Impulse Response Function as a Perturbation of a Global Solution to DSGE Models

Working Paper 4/2019

25.11.2019

Macroeconomic Effects of the ECB's Forward Guidance

Working Paper 3/2019

04.11.2019

Getting Old Is No Picnic? Sector-Specific Relationship Between Workers Age and Firm Productivity

Discussion Paper 3/2019

26.08.2019

Euro area bank lending survey of July 2019: main results for Latvia

01.08.2019

Financial Stability Report 2019

23.03.2020

On public vote "Latvia's Coin of the Year 2019"

From 23 March to 4 April 2020, Latvijas Banka, in...

20.03.2020

About online store e-monetas.lv purchases

Due to the emergency situation declared in Latvia and in order to...

12.03.2020

Collector Coin Programme for 2020

This year Latvijas Banka intends to issue several collector coins as...

23.01.2020

Coins of Latvia win five prizes at the international coin contest

Each year Latvijas Banka participates in the coin competition "Coin...

01.11.2019

Special price for patriotic collector coins in November

Each year November is the patriotic month. On 18 November 1918, the...

31.10.2019

Latvijas Banka is issuing a collector coin "Freedom Fights (1918–1920)"

On Thursday, 7 November, Latvijas Banka is issuing a silver collector...

29.10.2019

Latvijas Banka will issue a 2 euro commemorative coin "Latgalian Ceramics" next spring

Latvijas Banka plans to issue a 2 euro commemorative coin...

14.10.2019

Latvijas Banka is issuing a collector coin "Gifts of the Forest"

On Thursday, 17 October, Latvijas Banka is issuing a silver...

12.09.2019

Latvijas Banka issues a 2 euro commemorative coin "The Rising Sun"

On Tuesday, 17 September, Latvijas Banka is issuing a 2 euro...

10.06.2019

Special offer at e-monetas.lv

The year 2019 marks the 5 year anniversary since Latvia joined the...

03.04.2019

Latvijas Banka will issue a 2 euro commemorative coin "The Rising Sun" this autumn

Latvijas Banka plans to issue a 2 euro commemorative coin "The...

15.03.2019

Set of euro circulation coins "5 years in the euro area"

The year 2019 marks the 5 year anniversary since Latvia joined the...

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Participation of Mārtiņš Kazāks in the ECB's Governing Council teleconference

Participation of Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka, in the ECB's Governing Council teleconference

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Participation of Mārtiņš Kazāks in a meeting of the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board teleconference

Participation of Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Latvijas Banka, in a teleconference of the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board

Payment radar

a new instrument for analysing trends in the use of non-cash and cash

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Non-cash payments

The proportion of non-cash settlement continues to elevate

Cash

The population's viewpoint concerning the future of 1 cent and 2 cent coins is still divided

Macroeconomics.lv

Economic analysis website of Latvijas Banka

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Article by Oļegs Krasnopjorovs, Andrejs Bessonovs

How accurate are Latvijas Banka's inflation projections?

Expert commentary by Vilnis Purviņš

Monetary aggregates are on sick leave

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Economic Conference "Labour Markets in the Baltics: Challenges Ahead"

Euro Banknotes - Made to last

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