05.12.2023
Stranded Capital in Production Networks: Implications for the Economy of the Euro Area
Working paper 6/2023
Euro counterfeiting remains at a low level
06.12.2023
Aleksandrs Antiņš,Head of the Cash Technology Division of the Cash Department, Latvijas Banka The euro continues to be a safe and reliable global cur...
A year of sanctions against Russia: risks still remain high
06.12.2023
A year has already passed since the first package of the European Union's (EU) sanctions against Russia was adopted in response to Russia's ...
Digital euro – how much have we achieved?
06.12.2023
Reinis Vecbaštiks, Emīls Dārziņš, State-of-the-art Payment Experts at Latvijas Banka It has been almost one year now since the Eurosystem launched th...
Welcome to the euro family!
06.12.2023
Miķelis Zondaks, Economist, Latvijas Banka On 12July2022, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted a historical decision on the admission of C...
Cash availability: achievements and plans
06.12.2023
Zita Zariņa, Member of the Council, Latvijas Banka In September 2021, the general public learned about the agreement reached in the financial secto...
Elevated inflation in Latvia: what to do and what not to do now?
06.12.2023
The price level in Latvia has climbed very steeply since last summer. The flash estimate of inflation for July shows that the current price of the ave...
Innovations – the new normal in the payment area of Latvia
06.12.2023
Harijs Ozols,Head of the Information Technology Department and ZibLab++, Latvijas Banka This summer will mark five years since Latvia pioneered the i...
Interest in cryptocurrencies is increasing (and so are the risks)
06.12.2023
Emīls Dārziņš,Head of the Payment Systems Policy Division of the Payments Systems Department, Latvijas Banka We regularly hear about cryptocurrencies...
Euro banknote and coin counterfeiting at historical lows
06.12.2023
Aleksandrs Antiņš,Head of the Cash Technology Division of the Cash Department, Latvijas Banka The year 2021 reconfirmed that the euro is the safest g...
1 and 2 cent coins – time to take action!
06.12.2023
Ģirts Jansons,Deputy Head of the Cash Department, Latvijas Banka The survey conducted in February 2022 by a market and social research agency SIA Lat...
A webinar on investment in Latvia
06.12.2023
On 11 February 2021 Latvijas Banka and European Investment Bank (EIB) hosted a webinar “Investment and Investment Finance – Latvia”. The webinar star...
Mārtiņš Kazāks: Latvia will continue with changes to the financial sector
06.12.2023
The assessment provided by the international organisations Moneyval and Financial Action Task Force (FATF) regarding Latvia's progress in improvi...
Artificial intelligence – an assistant, rival or threat?
06.12.2023
Deniss Fiļipovs, Latvijas Banka's payment technology expertMarlene Sabine Ryan, Latvijas Banka's trainee from Deutsche Bundesbank Many peop...
Instant payments: embracing the payment revolution in Europe
06.12.2023
Deniss Fiļipovs, Latvijas Banka's payment technology expert Within a few years, Latvijas Banka's vision of faster payments and its successf...
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05.12.2023
Latvijas Banka announces a Competition of Student Scientific Research Papers
To promote the research and analysis of Latvia's and euro area's macroeconomic issues by involving the most talented young economists in this work, Latvijas Banka has announced the annual Competition...
30.11.2023
ECB selects “European culture” and “Rivers and birds” as possible themes for future euro banknotes
In short “European culture” and “Rivers and birds” chosen as possible themes Advisory group to propose motifs by the end of 2024 Governing Council expected to choose final...
27.11.2023
Financial sector agrees on continued measures ensuring access to cash
Latvijas Banka, Finance Latvia Association and the commercial banks with the widest network of ATMs and branches – Swedbank AS, AS SEB banka, the Latvian branch of Luminor...
27.11.2023
Latvijas Banka is issuing a coin dedicated to the anniversary of the Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation
On Wednesday, 29 November, Latvijas Banka will issue an unusually shaped silver collector coin "Fan of Light Rays" to mark the 250th anniversary of the Museum of the History of Riga and...
16.11.2023
Internal control systems of Latvian financial institutions have been improved substantially, proportionate risk management and risk appetite need to be strengthened
Over the past years, the risk level of money laundering and terrorism and proliferation financing (ML/TPF) has decreased substantially at Latvian financial institutions, and their internal control...
10.11.2023
Balance Sheet of Latvijas Banka. 31/10/2023
09.11.2023
Latvijas Banka issues a gold collector coin "The Golden Horses"
On Wednesday, 15 November, Latvijas Banka is issuing a gold collector coin "The Golden Horses" dedicated to the theme of the golden horse that is widely represented in mythology and literary...
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