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2008 Latvian financial crisis

The 2008 Latvian financial crisis, which stemmed from the global financial crisis of 2008–2009, was a major economic and political crisis in Latvia. The crisis was generated when an easy credit market burst, resulting in an unemployment crisis, along with the bankruptcy of many companies. Since 2010, economic activity has recovered and Latvia's economic growth rate was the fastest among the EU member states in the first three quarters of 2012.[1]

2009 Riga protests

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In 2008, after years of booming economic success, the Latvian economy took one of the sharpest downturns in the world, picking up pace in the last quarter in which GDP contracted by 10.5%.[2] In February 2009 the Latvian government asked the International Monetary Fund and the European Union for an emergency bailout loan of 7.5 billion Euros, while at the same time the government nationalized Parex Bank, the country's second largest bank.[3]

On concerns of bankruptcy, Standard & Poors subsequently downgraded Latvia's credit rating to non-investment grade BB+, or "junk", its worst ever rating. Its rating was put on negative outlook, which indicates a possible further cut.[4] On February 20 the Latvian coalition government headed by Prime Minister of Latvia Ivars Godmanis collapsed.[5]

The Baltic States have been amongst the worst hit by the global financial crisis. In December 2008 the Latvian unemployment rate stood at 7%.[6] By December 2009, the figure had risen to 22.8%.[7] The number of unemployed has more than tripled since the onset of the crisis, giving Latvia the highest rate of unemployment growth in the EU. Early 2009 estimates predicted that the economy would contract by around 12% in 2009,[8] but even those gloomy forecasts turned out to be too optimistic as the economy contracted by nearly 18% in the fourth quarter of 2009, showing little signs of recovery.[9]

However, by 2010 commentators[10] noted signs of stabilisation in the Latvian economy. Rating agency Standard & Poor's raised its outlook on Latvia's debt from negative to stable.[10] Latvia's current account, which had been in deficit by 27% in late 2006 was in surplus in February 2010.[10] Kenneth Orchard, senior analyst at Moody's investors service argued that:

"The strengthening regional economy is supporting Latvian production and exports, while the sharp swing in the current account balance suggests that the country’s ‘internal devaluation’ is working."[11]

In June 2012 International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde lauded Latvia's accomplishments in bringing order to the country's economy, and emphasized Latvia must complete three more tasks - strive to join the eurozone, promote economic competitiveness, reduce social inequality. She concluded that by implementing its international loan program, Latvia has proven that it can be powerful and disciplined.[12]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Bank of Latvia's Forecasts 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 14, 2013
  2. ^ Latvia's economy shrinks rapidly BBC Retrieved on February 27, 2009
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "Latvian Financial Crisis - the multi-billion-euro Parex/EBRD/Ernst&Young fraud". YouTube.
  4. ^ Latvia’s Credit Risk Rises to Record on Bankruptcy Concern Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved on February 27, 2009
  5. ^ Latvia's government resigns amid economic crisis The Huffington Post Retrieved on February 27, 2009
  6. ^ Increases in unemployment in Baltic States were highest in EU in April y-o-y 2016-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on June 3, 2009
  7. ^ EU unemployment figures Eurostat Retrieved on February 26, 2010
  8. ^ Europe's sickest country CBC Retrieved on February 27, 2009
  9. ^ Latvia's Economy Contracts Almost 18 Percent in Q4 2009 2019-07-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 26, 2010
  10. ^ a b c "Baltic Thaw, Aegean freeze", The Economist, 27 February 2010, p59
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  12. ^ Those who change will endure - IMF managing director 2019-08-10 at the Wayback Machine LETA Retrieved on June 5, 2012

External links edit

  • Latvia Economy Watch
  • Latvia’s Recession: The Cost of Adjustment With An “Internal Devaluation”, February 2010, report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research
  • European Commission's "Country workshop: EU Balance-of-Payments assistance for Latvia: Foundations of Success" (01/03/2012).
  • IMF-Bank of Latvia's "Conference on Lessons From the Recovery in the Baltics" (05/06/2012).
  • European Commission's DG ECFIN's country page on Latvia.

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also add the template Translated lv Latvijas finansu un parvaldes krize 2008 2010 to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The 2008 Latvian financial crisis which stemmed from the global financial crisis of 2008 2009 was a major economic and political crisis in Latvia The crisis was generated when an easy credit market burst resulting in an unemployment crisis along with the bankruptcy of many companies Since 2010 economic activity has recovered and Latvia s economic growth rate was the fastest among the EU member states in the first three quarters of 2012 1 2009 Riga protests Contents 1 Development 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDevelopment editIn 2008 after years of booming economic success the Latvian economy took one of the sharpest downturns in the world picking up pace in the last quarter in which GDP contracted by 10 5 2 In February 2009 the Latvian government asked the International Monetary Fund and the European Union for an emergency bailout loan of 7 5 billion Euros while at the same time the government nationalized Parex Bank the country s second largest bank 3 On concerns of bankruptcy Standard amp Poors subsequently downgraded Latvia s credit rating to non investment grade BB or junk its worst ever rating Its rating was put on negative outlook which indicates a possible further cut 4 On February 20 the Latvian coalition government headed by Prime Minister of Latvia Ivars Godmanis collapsed 5 The Baltic States have been amongst the worst hit by the global financial crisis In December 2008 the Latvian unemployment rate stood at 7 6 By December 2009 the figure had risen to 22 8 7 The number of unemployed has more than tripled since the onset of the crisis giving Latvia the highest rate of unemployment growth in the EU Early 2009 estimates predicted that the economy would contract by around 12 in 2009 8 but even those gloomy forecasts turned out to be too optimistic as the economy contracted by nearly 18 in the fourth quarter of 2009 showing little signs of recovery 9 However by 2010 commentators 10 noted signs of stabilisation in the Latvian economy Rating agency Standard amp Poor s raised its outlook on Latvia s debt from negative to stable 10 Latvia s current account which had been in deficit by 27 in late 2006 was in surplus in February 2010 10 Kenneth Orchard senior analyst at Moody s investors service argued that The strengthening regional economy is supporting Latvian production and exports while the sharp swing in the current account balance suggests that the country s internal devaluation is working 11 In June 2012 International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde lauded Latvia s accomplishments in bringing order to the country s economy and emphasized Latvia must complete three more tasks strive to join the eurozone promote economic competitiveness reduce social inequality She concluded that by implementing its international loan program Latvia has proven that it can be powerful and disciplined 12 See also editEconomy of Latvia Baltic states housing bubble Global financial crisis of 2008 2009 2008 2009 Russian financial crisis 2008 2009 Ukrainian financial crisis 2008 2011 Icelandic financial crisis List of bankrupt or acquired banks during the financial crisis of 2007 2008 Internal devaluationReferences edit Bank of Latvia s Forecasts Archived 2012 03 14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 14 2013 Latvia s economy shrinks rapidly BBC Retrieved on February 27 2009 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Latvian Financial Crisis the multi billion euro Parex EBRD Ernst amp Young fraud YouTube Latvia s Credit Risk Rises to Record on Bankruptcy Concern Bloomberg L P Retrieved on February 27 2009 Latvia s government resigns amid economic crisis The Huffington Post Retrieved on February 27 2009 Increases in unemployment in Baltic States were highest in EU in April y o y Archived 2016 04 03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on June 3 2009 EU unemployment figures Eurostat Retrieved on February 26 2010 Europe s sickest country CBC Retrieved on February 27 2009 Latvia s Economy Contracts Almost 18 Percent in Q4 2009 Archived 2019 07 19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 26 2010 a b c Baltic Thaw Aegean freeze The Economist 27 February 2010 p59 Baltic Business News 8 February 2010 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 25 April 2010 Those who change will endure IMF managing director Archived 2019 08 10 at the Wayback Machine LETA Retrieved on June 5 2012External links editLatvia Economy Watch Latvia s Recession The Cost of Adjustment With An Internal Devaluation February 2010 report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research European Commission s Country workshop EU Balance of Payments assistance for Latvia Foundations of Success 01 03 2012 IMF Bank of Latvia s Conference on Lessons From the Recovery in the Baltics 05 06 2012 European Commission s DG ECFIN s country page on Latvia Retrieved from https en 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