Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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.
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 ...
Holidays. Bank Status. 2021. 2022. 2023. New Year’s Day. Federal Reserve holiday; most U.S. banks will be closed. Friday, Jan. 1. Saturday, Jan. 1. Sunday, Jan. 1
Each year on the third Monday in January, the U.S. commemorates the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday.Coinciding annually with the civil rights leader's birthday, MLK ...
In February 2001, Unibanka stopped listing its shares in the Riga Stock Exchange. SEB became the only shareholder in 2004, and on 11 April 2005, it was renamed to SEB Unibanka, and on 7 April 2008 to SEB banka. [5] Until 2008, the bank's branches were named with a 'Uni-' prefix (e.g. Unilīzings for leasing) and its logo was a stylized Möbius ...
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 ...
Riga was dominated first by Germans, later by Sweden and then by Russian Empire until Latvia, with Riga as its capital city, thus declared its independence on 18 November 1918. After World War II Latvia was incorporated in to Soviet Union, however it restored its independence in early 1990s. In 2001, Riga celebrated its 800th anniversary as a city.