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The AmCham lecture

In short, nothing exciting has happened. The Governor repeated his old points on why nominal devaluation would be bad for Lat

02.17.2009
Another great idea

So when another minister (this time it’s Kaspars Gerhards, responsible for economics) comes up with another idea, of how t

02.11.2009
From a pseudo-economist

But first of all, let me make my position on this very clear. There is a state of the world A, in which devaluation would be

02.09.2009
The Seer VS Baltics

Baltics, Bulgaria next for devaluation, said yesterday's headlines. Here are some quotes:“If fundamentals are out of line

02.06.2009
Say ‘sorry’, dear bureaucrat
02.06.2009
The arithmetic of extortion

InterviewHere is a nice passage:“The prices are inflated… About 5-15% [of the procurement contract] is the sum that must

02.04.2009
Scary

Here is the latest addition from Edward Hughes. It's quite long and, as he says himself, not for the faint of heart. However,

02.02.2009
Back to the USSR?

At the moment, Latvian economy is not run like a firm and that, in my opinion, is a very good thing. However, some twenty yea

01.26.2009
X stands for exports

Article of Edward HughArticle of Vjačeslavs DombrovskisAlso, the government's stabilization plan is based on the projection

01.22.2009