What's New 20.04.2023

Latvijas Banka starts publishing a regular overview of the deposit rates offered by commercial banks

Latvijas Banka has started publishing a regular overview of the deposit rates offered by commercial banks. This is one of the measures taken to provide the customers of commercial banks with more comprehensive information on the services offered by...

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What's New 06.04.2023

On the performance of Latvijas Banka in 2022

The Council of Latvijas Banka has approved the Annual Report of Latvijas Banka for 2022. In addition to the included financial statements for 2022 and the unqualified independent auditors' opinion, it covers the last year's economic environment and...

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What's New 03.04.2023

Latvijas Banka issues an investment firm licence to SIA Nectaro

On 29 March, the Supervision Committee of Latvijas Banka decided to issue a licence to SIA Nectaro for the provision of investment services and ancillary investment services. The authorised investment services indicated in the licence issued...

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What's New 05.04.2023

"Vilhelms Purvītis" voted Latvia's Coin of the Year 2022

In the traditional public survey, the coin "Vilhelms Purvītis" won the title of Latvia's Coin of the Year 2022. In the public survey organised by Latvijas Banka and the news portal Delfi.lv, for two weeks, everyone had the opportunity to vote...

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What's New 16.03.2023

Latvijas Banka submits an application for the liquidation of Baltic International Bank SE to the court

Based on the decision taken by the European Central Bank (ECB) on the withdrawal of the licence of Baltic International Bank SE, Latvijas Banka has prepared an application on the opening of the liquidation proceedings of Baltic International...

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What's New 15.03.2023

Latvijas Banka issues a payment institution operating licence to SIA JOOL PAY

On 15 March, the Supervision Committee of Latvijas Banka decided to issue a payment institution operating licence to the limited liability company JOOL PAY with the right to provide money remittance services. Money remittance is a payment service...

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Press releases 14.03.2023

Latvijas Banka introduces sustainability aspects of supervision to financial sector representatives

On 9 March the first Sustainability Breakfast organised by Latvijas Banka took place. It brought together more than 70 executives of financial market participants and sustainability experts representing nearly all financial market...

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Press releases 14.03.2023

Voting for the best collector coin of 2022 is open

From 14 March to 27 March 2023, Latvijas Banka, in cooperation with the news portal Delfi, organises the traditional public vote "Latvia's Coin of the Year 2022". Everyone is invited to express his/her opinion as to which of the...

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What's New 13.03.2023

The European Central Bank has withdrawn the banking licence of Baltic International Bank SE

On 10 March 2023, the European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a decision to withdraw the banking licence of Baltic International Bank SE, a less significant institution directly supervised by Latvijas Banka. The decision took effect on...

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What's New 27.02.2023

730 million non-cash payments totalling 259.1 billion euro were executed in Latvia in 2022

730.0 million customer non-cash payments totalling 259.1 billion euro were executed by Latvian payment service providers (credit institutions, electronic money institutions, payment institutions, credit unions, Latvijas Banka and the...

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