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  • 30-November-2022

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    Revenue Statistics: Key findings for Latvia

    The OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics report found that the tax-to-GDP ratio in Latvia decreased by 0.5 percentage points from 31.8% in 2020 to 31.2% in 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, the OECD average increased from 33.6% to 34.1%.

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  • 9-March-2022

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    Latvia: Improve skills, innovation and business conditions to optimise the strength and quality of future growth, says OECD

    To drive sustained growth in living standards, Latvia needs to address ongoing risks from the pandemic with continued vaccination efforts and targeted support to vulnerable households and viable firms, while improving skills, innovation and the business climate.

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  • 18-January-2022

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    Country Health Profiles 2021

    The State of Health in the EU’s Country Health Profiles provide a concise and policy-relevant overview of health and health systems in the EU/European Economic area, emphasizing the particular characteristics and challenges in each country. The 2021 edition has a special focus on the impact and responses of European health systems to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • 16-June-2021

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    Progress Review of Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission - Driving Performance

    Regulators act as 'market referees', balancing often competing interests of stakeholders in the sector, including governments, current and future actors in the markets, and consumers. At the same time, markets are changing at an unprecedented pace due to new technologies, the international drive toward carbon-neutral economies, shifts in consumer needs and preferences, and, most recently, the profound changes brought by the coronavirus pandemic. Assessing the performance of economic regulators must therefore be a continuous process. This progress review evaluates the changes put in place by Latvia’s Public Utilities Commission since the previous OECD performance assessment review in 2016, in the interest of increasing the effectiveness of its regulatory activities and improving final outcomes for consumers and the economy.

  • 19-May-2021

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    Preventing Harmful Alcohol Use: Key Findings for Latvia

    Latvia has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption – 12.8 litres of pure alcohol per capita per year, roughly equivalent to 2.6 bottles of wine or 4.9 litres of beer per week per person aged 15 and over. In addition, in Latvia, some population groups are at higher risk than others.

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  • 19-May-2021

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    The Impact of Regulation on International Investment in Finland

    The Impact of Regulation on International Investment in Finland examines what drives FDI into Finland and which domestic regulatory aspects may discourage foreign investment. The report analyses trends in FDI flows towards Finland and other Nordic-Baltic countries and discusses the benefits of foreign investment for the Finnish economy. It provides a comparative overview of the regulatory frameworks in force in Finland and its Nordic-Baltic peers, outlining both economy-wide and sector-specific findings, and explores how changes in these regulatory frameworks are linked to changes in FDI inflows in the region. Foreign investors’ views on Finland’s business environment complement these findings. The report underlines potential areas for reform and suggests policy actions that could further improve Finland’s investment climate and contribute to attracting and retaining more FDI, while also strengthening its positive impact.

  • 10-February-2021

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    Going Digital in Latvia

    Going Digital in Latvia analyses recent developments in Latvia’s digital economy, reviews policies related to digitalisation and make recommendations to increase policy coherence in this area, based on the OECD Going Digital Integrated Policy Framework. The review uses strategic foresight to explore three alternative future scenarios, which could result from the digital transformation of the global economy and society. It also examines the availability and quality of communication networks and services in Latvia as well as related policies and regulations. Further, it reviews trends in digital technology usage among individuals, businesses and the government, and examines policies to foster diffusion. Finally, the review analyses opportunities and challenges raised by digitalisation in key areas, from innovation and skills to digital security and data governance, and evaluates policy responses to these changes in Latvia.
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  • 11-January-2021

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    Performance of the Prosecution Services in Latvia - A Comparative Study

    Latvia has embarked on an ambitious agenda to tackle the challenges posed by complex types of criminality to public prosecution services, with particular emphasis on economic and financial crimes. This report carries out a benchmark analysis of Latvia’s prosecution practices along with those in ten OECD member countries, international good practices and the experience of globally renowned prosecution experts. It takes stock of the good practices implemented in the prosecution to date, and examines the importance of a broad range of policy aspects that can drive better performance. These include strategic management tools, the use of data and strengthening co-operation across the whole of the justice chain. Finally, it formulates policy recommendations to support Latvia in strengthening the performance of its prosecution services.

  • 17-July-2020

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    Latvia: Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OECD

    Biographical note of Latvia's Permanent representative to the OECD.

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  • 17-June-2020

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    Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, at launch of the report Policy Actions for Affordable Housing in Latvia, 17 June 2020

    Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, virtually launched the report Policy Actions for Affordable Housing in Latvia, on 17 June 2020, alongside Mr. Egils Levits, President of Latvia.

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