How to Protect Yourself from Financial Scams and Becoming a Money Mule

How to Protect Yourself from Financial Scams and Becoming a Money Mule

Unfortunately, every one of us will have heard about financial scams. Many have also personally encountered calls from “bankers”, cryptocurrency traders or fake policemen, not to mention the fake social media activities of Raymond Paul, Renard Cowper and even the President. This requires being very careful, as well as warning those family members who are … Read more

WhatsApp Testing New Changes in Channels: Sharing Posts, Opinion Polls, and More

WhatsApp Testing New Changes in Channels: Sharing Posts, Opinion Polls, and More

The WhatsApp platform is testing some new changes in the Channels section, according to what was observed in recent beta versions of the application. Add an announcement Most notable changes to WhatsAppPossibility of sharing publications The most prominent of these changes is the ability to share posts from within channels as a status within the … Read more

2023 Global Financial Market Impact on Latvian Pension Savings

2023 Global Financial Market Impact on Latvian Pension Savings

The profitability of Latvian citizens’ pension savings directly depends on events in the world financial markets and the skills of local pension managers to choose a successful investment strategy. How successful has this year been for pension managers, which pension plans have performed with the highest returns and which events have had the biggest impact … Read more

Saeima’s Foreign Affairs Commission Adopts Statement Calling for Return of Ukrainian Children Illegally Relocated to Russia and Belarus

Saeima’s Foreign Affairs Commission Adopts Statement Calling for Return of Ukrainian Children Illegally Relocated to Russia and Belarus

On Wednesday, the Saeima’s Foreign Affairs Commission adopted a statement on the return of Ukrainian children illegally relocated to Russia and Belarus. In the statement, parliamentarians strongly condemn the illegal and forced relocation of Ukrainian children to Russia and Belarus by Russia and Belarus, the press service of the Saeima reports. In the statement, the … Read more

Latvia’s Job Vacancy Rate Higher Than EU Average in Third Quarter 2021: Eurostat Data

Latvia’s Job Vacancy Rate Higher Than EU Average in Third Quarter 2021: Eurostat Data

In the third quarter of this year, the average level of job vacancies in Latvia was higher than in the European Union (EU), expressed as a percentage of the ratio of the total number of available vacancies to all jobs in the economy – already occupied and vacant. This is evidenced by the comparative data … Read more

2023 Car Theft Trends: Stolen Vehicles Ranging From 2022 Porsche Taycan 4 to 2004 BMW X5

2023 Car Theft Trends: Stolen Vehicles Ranging From 2022 Porsche Taycan 4 to 2004 BMW X5

Although the activity of car thieves has been relatively moderate this year, a new trend has emerged: thieves have not stolen either new and expensive, or older and simpler vehicles. This year, insurance company “Balta” received compensation applications for both the stolen 2022 Porsche Taycan 4 and the 2004 BMW X5. According to the data … Read more

Bank of Latvia Releases ‘Rīgas Modes’ Silver Collection Coin – History of Latvian Fashion

Bank of Latvia Releases ‘Rīgas Modes’ Silver Collection Coin – History of Latvian Fashion

On December 13, the Bank of Latvia will issue a silver collection coin “Rīgas modes” dedicated to the history of Latvian fashion. “The central image characteristic of Riga fashion is a woman – emancipated, self-confident, with her own style and attitude – which is still the case today,” says the Bank of Latvia. “Riga fashion … Read more

US Veto of UN Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Sparks Controversy

The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing hostilities in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. UN Secretary-General António Guterres had called an emergency meeting of the Security Council in an attempt to push for such … Read more

Venezuelan President Maduro declares Essequibo as 24th state and orders oil extraction

Venezuelan President Maduro declares Essequibo as 24th state and orders oil extraction

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, taking into account the results of the controversial referendum on the border with neighboring Guyana, declared the western part of this country – Essequibo – as the 24th state of Venezuela. At the parliamentary session on Tuesday, he proposed the adoption of a corresponding bill. Maduro also ordered Venezuela’s state oil … Read more

Russia’s Smuggling Scheme: 3,500 Flying Robots and Defense Materials

Russia’s Smuggling Scheme: 3,500 Flying Robots and Defense Materials

Customs said there were six suspects, one of whom was detained back in September. The authorities believe that almost 3,500 flying robots have arrived in Russia in this way. The companies have also supplied Russia with microcontrollers, semiconductor devices and protective materials designed to stop flying robots. The products were approved for export to other … Read more