The flag The crimson-white-crimson flag of Latvia is one of the oldest in the world and dates back to a battle near in the 13th century. According to one legend‚ it originated from a white sheet used to carry a mortally wounded Latvian chief from the battlefield. Soaked with his blood on two sides‚ his soldiers picked the warrior’s sheet as a banner as it led them to victory. The coat of arms Latvia’s coat of arms combines the traditional symbols of Latvian statehood and national identity –
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Due today : Outline the answers to the following questions: Thesis: Before Peter the Great‚ Russia was more of an Asian nation than a European nation. A. Give one argument to support this statement B. Bullet two ways by which Peter the Great tried to westernize Russia C. Name one territory he gained for Russia D. Explain one reason why Catherine the Great was interested in extending her empire to the Black Sea. A. Before Peter the Great‚ Russia was more of an Asian nation
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Latvia: Education and Women’s Rights Social Welfare 360 30 October 2012 Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe‚ which is bordered to the north by Estonia and to the south Lithuania. Latvia is the size of the state of West Virginia with a population of 2.3 million people‚ with 49% living in urban areas‚ 38% living in rural areas and the last 13% living in intermediate areas. Latvia has a republic political system and the lives of those living are struggling to make ends
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Economic Turmoil in Latvia 1. What kind of crisis was Latvia experiencing in 2008‚ a currency crisis‚ banking crisis‚ or debt crisis? What started Latvia’s turmoil was a banking crisis. In 2008‚ Parex‚ Latvia’s largest private bank‚ revealed that it was in financial distress and requested government assistance. The bank that had made some risky and extended loans during the country’s more prosperous years‚ found itself on the verge of collapse. While government tried to save the bank by injecting
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Case study 4 – Economic Turmoil in Latvia 1.) In 2008 Latvia experienced a banking crisis that stemmed from a poorly regulated banking sector. The banking sector was using aggressive lending to grow the increased inflow of foreign capital‚ most of which came from Russia. This lead to a property bubble‚ similar to what was happening in the United States of America (US)‚ prices were being bid up by borrowers who had access to cheap loans. Before the government could step in to control the bubble
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Lithuania and Latvia‚ allowing period of underperforming in Estonia. After losing out to Kesko’s K-citymarket and Saastumarket‚ a merger between these two Estonian market leaders and Rimi Baltic took place in 2005. 238 stores now operate in all 3 Baltic States under 3 formats of the Rimi banner – Rimi Hypermarket‚ Rimi Supermarket and discounter Supernetto. Rimi has experienced a difficult time over the past 24 months with total group sales down -6.2% in the 1st quarter of 2009. Rimi Latvia experienced
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2/8/2011 Estonia Joins Euro to Attract Foreign Dir… Estonia Joins Euro to Attract Foreign Direct Investment Benefit - Eurozone FDI Advantages- Euro Titanic & Latvia Risks 73 By billy austindillon Estonia Joining Euro to Attract Foreign Investment The day has come. January 1‚ 2011 and Estonia has officially joined the Euro zone. There are mixed emotions with many worried about the debts of Ireland‚ Italy‚ Portugal‚ Greece and Spain threatening Estonia. In these days of market hysteria over
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Orthography Historically‚ Latvian proper was written using a system based upon German phonetic principles and latgalian dialect was written using polish orthography principles. At the beginning of the 20th century‚ this was replaced by a more phonetically appropriate system‚ using a modified Latin alphabet. Standard orthography Today‚ the Latvian standard alphabet consists of 33 letters: The modern standard Latvian alphabet uses 22 unmodified letters of the Latin alphabet (all except Q‚ W
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1. What were triggers of culture change in Japan during the 1990s? How is cultural change starting to affect traditional values in Japan? Japan is moving towards more individualism than collectivism after the economic recession in the 1990’s. This is a good opportunity for Japan to adapt to the globalization world and be more competitive. This generation resisted many of the values shared by their parents and instead embraced many Western traditions. Many companies went back on lifetime employment
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Curriculum Vitae | | | | |Personal information | |Name | |Natalija Anisimova | |Address | |Flat 5‚ Kelly Court‚ Coxford road‚ Southampton‚ SO16 5PG | |Telephone | |+44 7932045810
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