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The Bank of Latvia's status as the central bank of the country and the issue bank was definitively consolidated by the laws of the Republic of Latvia "On Banks" and "On the Bank of Latvia" adopted on 19 May 1992. For the first time in Latvia, the independence of the national central bank from the government policy was ensured through legislation.
Riga's territory covers 307.17 km 2 (118.60 sq mi) and lies 1–10 m (3–33 ft) above sea level [12] on a flat and sandy plain. [12] Riga was founded in 1201, and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture ...
With offices in Tallinn and Vilnius and its headquarters in Riga, The Baltic Times remains the only English language print and online newspaper covering all three Baltic states. Between 1996 and 2012 The Baltic Times was published weekly and then, until September 2013, twice a month.
Vijaya Karnataka is a Kannada newspaper published from a number of cities in Karnataka. [3] The newspaper is published from Bengaluru, Hubballi, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Kalaburagi, Gangavathi, Belagavi, Davanagere, Hassan, Chitradurga. It was started by VRL group, headed by entrepreneur and politician, Vijay Sankeshwar in October 1999.
The Baltic News Service (BNS) is the largest news agency operating in the Baltic States. Founded in April 1990, by a group of students (the founding CEO was Allan Martinson ), it sought to inform foreign correspondents in Moscow of developments in the Baltic States' struggles for independence from the Soviet Union .
The Art Nouveau architecture in Riga makes up roughly one third of all the buildings in the centre of Riga, making Latvia's capital the city with the highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture anywhere in the world. Built during a period of rapid economic growth, most of Riga's Art Nouveau buildings date from between 1904 and 1914.
Riga became the capital of Swedish Livonia and the largest city in the entire Swedish Empire. [36] Fighting continued sporadically between Sweden and Poland until the Truce of Altmark in 1629. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] In Latvia, the Swedish period is generally remembered as positive; serfdom was eased, a network of schools was established for the ...
The authorized capital was increased by 7,100,000 LVL, and its total amount became 10,650,000 LVL. Prior to 16 August 2007, the bank was known as AS Banka Paritāte. [1] It had one branch in Italy and 13 branches in Latvia, including branches at Riga, Valmiera, Ventspils, Daugavpils, Liepāja, Rēzekne, Ludza, Cēsis, Valka and Jēkabpils.