Over 22 000 people from 65 countries took part in the Nordea Riga Marathon yesterday. The marathon holds the prestigious bronze label from the International Association of Athletics Federations.

Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons has been appointed the 15th Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Like with most of his works, the inspiration for the reconstruction project of the Museum of Occupation of Latvia for the world famous Latvian architect Gunnar Birkerts has been a metaphor.

Latvia’s strong economic recovery continues, and the economy is expected to grow in a balanced way at around 4% this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its concluding comments of the Staff Visit to Latvia, May 7–13

Latvia’s gross domestic product (GDP) value has increased by 3,1% in the first three months of 2013, compared to the first quarter of 2012, according to a flash estimate of seasonally unadjusted data by the Central Statistical Bureau

Saeima today adopted amendments to the Citizenship Law that recognise dual citizenship in the final reading.

Compared to February of this year, volume of industrial production in March 2013 rose by 0,7%, according to the seasonally adjusted data at constant prices

Latvia has had the third biggest annual increase of retail trade volume in March 2013, compared to March 2012, among the European Union (EU) states