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Latvia Policy Brief: Leveraging the opportunities of digitalisation in Latvia

Fully reaping the opportunities of digitalisation is essential to sustain productivity growth and improve living standards in Latvia.

Latvia Policy Brief - Re-invigorating labour productivity growth in Latvia

Better access to education and affordable housing would help strengthen the skills of the workforce, increase labour mobility and reduce skills matches.

Latvia policy Brief: Strengthening the formation and upgrading of skills in Latvia

Educational attainment has improved, but educational outcomes still need to be enhanced.

OECD Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice : Closing Remarks

My sincere thanks, once again, to you and the Government of Latvia for hosting this exchange of ideas and to Attorney General and Minister of Justice Schwartz for co-chairing this roundtable.

OECD Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice: Launch of Latvia report

We hope this will be a useful tool to demonstrate best practice as the country shifts from a largely inward-looking approach to justice, focusing on the needs of justice systems and processes, towards a user-centered approach, putting the needs of citizens, communities and businesses at its heart.

OECD Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice : Opening Remarks

I am delighted to welcome you to this high-level session on Investing in Access to Justice for All. My sincere thanks to the Government of Latvia for hosting us today, and to the Open Society Foundations and Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies for their close collaboration.

Access to Justice for Business and Inclusive Growth in Latvia

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, in Riga on 6 July 2018

Mr. Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, will be in Riga on 6 July 2018 on an official visit to Latvia and to co-chair the High Level segment of the Equal Access to Justice Roundtable.

Taxing Wages: Key findings for Latvia

Latvia had the 11th highest tax wedge among the 35 OECD member countries in 2017. The country occupied the same position in 2016. The average single worker in Latvia faced a tax wedge of 42.9% in 2017 compared with the OECD average of 35.9%.

Taxation Household Savings: Key findings for Latvia

This note presents marginal effective tax rates (METRs) that summarise the tax system’s impact on the incentives to make an additional investment in a particular type of savings. By comparing METRs on different types of household savings, we can gain insights into which assets or savings types receive the most favourable treatment from the tax system