Latvia has rebounded from the crisis, after successfully undertaking a difficult adjustment program. The recovery has …

This note presents estimates of potential growth and the output gap in Latvia. The estimates suggest that the output …

Latvia is facing an inflation shock, slow growth, and geopolitical challenges, while the long-term policy concern is to … sustain the income convergence process. Headline inflation has surged over the past year in Latvia, measuring 12.3 percent y … growth. To secure high long-term growth in a low-inflation environment, Latvia needs to address three structural issues: (i …

vulnerabilities are Latvia's significant reliance on imported gas from Russia until recently, the impact of high international energy … prices on inflation and economic activity, and refugee inflows. Thus far, almost 33,000 refugees have entered Latvia …

KEY ISSUES Context: Latvia’s economy continues to recover strongly as it joins the euro area. The output gap is now …. Challenges: Latvia’s broadly favorable medium-term outlook faces several external risks. Prolonged weakness in euro area trade …

This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Latvia’s strong recovery has recently slowed in the face of sluggish …

This Selected Issues paper examines the prospects for Latvia continuing to rapidly reduce its distance from the … income to that of Latvia at present, to gauge the plausibility of the forecast for Latvia’s medium term GDP growth of about 4 … sustain higher subsequent growth. The paper also confirms the importance of investment and structural reforms for Latvia …