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Contract with "airBaltic" CEO Gauss extended until end-2015

The council of the national airline "airBaltic" and CEO Martin Gauss have mutually agreed to extend his contract as chief executive officer and chairman of the airline's board until December 31, 2015, as the airline informed the "Nozare.lv" business portal.
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Lipmans' representative warns of Zaharjins' intention to damage "Liepajas metalurgs" property

Martins Kriekis, representing the crippled metallurgical company "Liepajas metalurgs" shareholder Kirovs Lipmans, calls for security guards to man the company's assets, furnaces and other production equipment, since "unofficial information has been received from Sergejs Zaharjins' team about intentions to cause damage to the company's property."
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Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister: Access to sea highly important for Belarus

Access to the sea is highly important for Belarus, therefore Belarus strives for maximum benefit in deciding where to send its cargo to, Belarusian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Guryanov says in an interview with the "Dienas Bizness" newspaper.
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"airBaltic" reports profit for January-September

Latvian national airline "airBaltic" achieved a net profit of LVL 9.28 million in the third quarter of 2013, "airBaltic" Corporate Communications Vice President Janis Vanags informed "Nozare.lv".
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Competition Council authorizes "Linas Agro group" to acquire four Latvian poultry companies

The Competition Council has authorized agricultural companies holding "Linas Agro Group" to buy poultry producers "Putnu fabrika Kekava", "Lielzeltini", "Cerova" and "Broileks", as the Competition Council informed "Nozare.lv".
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Forest industry exports up 8.4% in January-August

The total value of Latvia's forest industry exports reached LVL 874.659 million in the first eight months of 2013, 8.4 percent more than in the respective period in 2012, when the value of forest industry exports amounted to LVL 807.154 million, according to data from the Agriculture Ministry's Forest Department.
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Expert: Latvia is one of most interesting European economies

Latvia is one of the most interesting European economies, news agency "Bloomberg" Editor for Economics and Government in Europe John Fraher said opening Latvia Business Forum in London yesterday.
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"PricewaterhouseCoopers" withdraws its offer to audit "Liepajas metalurgs"

The financially-troubled metallurgical company "Liepajas metalurgs" has received a cancellation letter from the audit company "PricewaterhouseCoopers" regarding the previously presented cooperation offer related to the audit of "Liepajas metalurgs" annual and consolidated reports for 2013, according to the company's announcement at the "NASDAQ OMX Riga" stock exchange.
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"Plus punkts" declared insolvent

The Ogre District Court has declared the ''Plus punkts'' chain of kiosks and corner shops insolvent, according to an entry in the Insolvency Register.
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DNB Group in Latvia achieves LVL 2.2 million in nine-month net profit

In the first nine months of the year, DNB Group in Latvia achieved LVL 2.2 million in net profit, the bank said.
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Entertaiment & Arts

20 000 Euro Prize Money Paid out to Artists

On 6 July, awards ceremony and opening of the juried exhibition “Martinsons Award” marked the end of the 2nd Latvia International Ceramics Biennale. The biennale was part of the Latvian centenary programme and was organised with a view to developing contemporary ceramics as a discipline, promoting cooperation among the Baltic states and commemorating the artistic legacy of Pēteris Martinsons, who is widely considered the father of Latvian contemporary ceramics.