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The University of Latvia, initially named as the Higher School of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas Augstskola) was founded on September 28, 1919, on the basis of the former Riga Polytechnic (founded in 1862). [5] The first rector of the university was chemist Paul Walden. In 1923, the school received its current name with the approval of its ...
This is a list of universities and colleges in Latvia. The accrediting body for universities and colleges in Latvia is the 'Council of Higher Education' ( Augstākās izglītības padome ).
BA School of Business and Finance (Latvian: Banku Augstskola) is one of the leading, self-financing business schools in Latvia. It was founded in 1992 as a Banking College under the Bank of Latvia and received accreditation in 1997 In 2007 BA School of Business and Finance celebrated its 15th anniversary.
The financial sector in Latvia, a small euro zone state, has come under wider scrutiny for being a conduit for illicit financial activities. Latvia's banking sector rocked by US probe, central ...
Einars Repše graduated from Latvia State University (now known as University of Latvia) in 1986 with a degree in physics (specialisation – radio electronics). He first entered politics in 1988 as one of the founders of the Latvian National Independence Movement (LNNK), a political organization promoting Latvia's independence from the Soviet Union.
Latvia's four largest banks are Swedbank, SEB Group, Citadele Banka and Luminor. [2] In 2023, Swedish Swedbank and SEB Group held more than half of Latvia's banking market. [3] [4] The largest banks and financial institutions in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are largely the same and mostly dominated by Swedish companies. [5] [6] [7]
Leonids Esterkins (born on November 7, 1954, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine) is a Latvian entrepreneur, founder, and main shareholder of Rietumu Banka — Latvia's largest local capital bank, also one of the four leading banks in the country. [1] [2] He is a Latvian citizen.
The Kalpaka Boulevard Library (Latvian: Bibliotēka Kalpaka bulvārī) is a branch of the University of Latvia libraries located on its eponymous street in central Riga, Latvia. It is housed in a historic mansion built between 1874 and 1878 to designs of Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis. It is technically the newest branch library of the University of ...