The current government，voted into power in January,will serve as an
effective caretaker administration until the next parliamentary election，on
October 4th．Until then，a high degree of policy continuity is likely．
Latvia’s accession to the euro zone in January 2014 has reduced the systemic
risks emanating from large euro。denominated debts．However,surrendering
control of monetary policy will require continued fiscal vigilance．

Highlights 7

Political outlook 8

Economic policy outlook 9

Economic forecast 11

Annual data and forecast 14

Quarterly data 15

Monthly data 16

Annual trends charts 18

Monthly trends charts 19

Comparative economic indicators 20

Basic data 21

Political structure 22

Politics 23

Economy 28

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