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- Quinta da Alorna "Reserva" 2006 Portugal Red
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RIGA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The government of the Baltic state of Latvia, which is in aid talks with the IMF and European Union, decided on Tuesday to raise its control of troubled bank Parex from 51 percent to 84 percent, the Finance Ministry said. The move
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RIGA, Latvia (AFP)--Latvia has slapped restrictions on cash withdrawals from Parex, the nation's second-largest bank which is being taken over by the state, to prevent a run on deposits, regulators said Tuesday. A joint decision by Latvia's Financial and
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VILNIUS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The incoming finance minister of Lithuania said on Tuesday he did not rule out having to seek international financial assistance, like neighbour Latvia, but added this would be a last resort. Latvia has estimated that it will
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After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latvia was annexed by the USSR in 1940. It reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 30% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia continues to revamp its economy for eventual integration into various Western European political and economic institutions.
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