Latvia: In-depth PEST insights - MarketLine Country Profiles

Latvia: In-depth PEST insights

Latvia: In-depth PEST insights - MarketLine Country Profiles
Latvia: In-depth PEST insights
Published May 31, 2017
37 pages — Published May 31, 2017
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Abstract:

Summary
This PEST country analysis report on Latvia provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.

Key Findings

- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Latvia, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Latvia's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.'
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.

Synopsis

- Understand the political system in Latvia through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Latvia through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Latvia through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Latvia through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.

Reasons To Buys

- What is the outlook in Latvia in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Latvia perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Latvia perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Latvia perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?

Key Highlights

  
Source:
MarketLine
Document ID
ML00003-024
Country
Latvia
Industry
Professional & Management Services
Format:
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Sections

Title
Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key highlights 2
Key developments (January 2016-April 2017) 3
Key Facts and Geographic Location 8
Key facts 8
Geographic location 9
Political Landscape 10
Summary 10
Evolution 11
Structure and policies 12
Key political figures 12
Structure of government 12
Structure of legislature 13
Key policies 13
Performance 14
Governance indicators 14
Economic Landscape 16
Summary 16
Evolution 16
Structure and policies 17
Financial system 17
Financial authorities/regulators 17
Performance 18
GDP and growth rate 18
Fiscal situation 22
International investment position 24
Monetary situation 24
Employment 26
Social Landscape 27
Summary 27
Evolution 27
Structure and policies 27
Demographic composition 27
Education 29
Healthcare 29
Performance 30
Healthcare 30
Income distribution 31
Education 31
Technological Landscape 33
Summary 33
Evolution 33
Structure and policies 33
Intellectual property 33
Research and development 33
Performance 34
Opportunity sectors 34
Research and development 35
Appendix 36
Ask the analyst 36
About MarketLine 36
Disclaimer 36
List of Tables
List of Tables
Table 1: Latvia - key facts 8
Table 2: Mid-year population by age (percentage of population), 2016 28
List of Figures
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Latvia 9
Figure 2: Latvia - key political events timeline 11
Figure 3: Latvia - key political figures 12
Figure 4: Distribution of seats in the Latvian parliament after September 2014 elections 13
Figure 5: Evolution of GDP growth in Latvia, 2005-16 17
Figure 6: GDP and GDP growth rate of Latvia (constant prices), 2010-20 18
Figure 7: Sector-specific GDP in Latvia, 2016 19
Figure 8: Agricultural output in Latvia, 2010-16 20
Figure 9: Industrial output in Latvia, 2010-16 21
Figure 10: Services output in Latvia, 2010-16 22
Figure 11: Latvia's balance of trade position, 2010-16 23
Figure 12: Consumer price index and CPI-based inflation in Latvia, 2010-20 25
Figure 13: Unemployment in Latvia, 2010-20 26
Figure 14: Major religions in Latvia, 2006 29
Figure 15: Healthcare expenditure in Latvia, 2008-15 31
Figure 16: Public education expenditure in Latvia, 2010-15 32

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