„Financial Times” analizē Latvijas ekonomikas un finanšu situāciju
LATVIA: A LAT TO WORRY ABOUT („Financial Times’,, by Robert Anderson and Stefan Wagstyl, 17.06.2009.)
Inara Blumberga is at the centre of an unprecedented economic gamble. The librarian from the Latvian beach resort of Jurmula faces a big cut in her salary as the Baltic nation embarks on a risky plan to pull itself out of an economic crisis harsher than any other country in Europe is suffering.
With the backing of the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, Riga is hoping that if it can impose enough pain on the domestic economy, it will be able to maintain its exchange rate peg to the euro. That would allow it entry into the single currency zone within the next four years.
After months of dithering, the government last week put together a package of measures that will mean Ms Blumberga - who earns just 280 lats ($552, £337, €398) a month - along with hundreds of thousands of other public sector workers will suffer a 20 per cent pay cut. Even pensioners will see reductions of 10 per cent.
Pilns raksts pieejams: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2543ee96-5a9b-11de-8c14-00144feabdc0.html

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