Kristina Rizga of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting writes about how farmers are coping with the difficult economic times in Latvia, where the economy is expected to contract by 16.5 percent this year.
All Posts Tagged With: "Latvia"
Perspectives
May 25, 2009
Latvian farmers weather economic storm
Signature Video
April 20, 2009
Empty stores, offices tell tale of Latvia’s economic fall
Until the global recession, the former Soviet republic of Latvia was experiencing the kind of growth that some described as miraculous. Now, it has all tumbled down, with unemployment at 14.5 percent.
From the Field
April 9, 2009
Baltic states preserve identities, but remain vulnerable
Worldfocus producer Ara Ayer reported on a signature series from the Baltics and writes about those nations' efforts to retain their national and cultural identities, even as the global economic crisis looms and Russia reemerges as a world power.
In the Newsroom
March 6, 2009
Latvians hold their breath with economy on the brink
Worldfocus producer Sally Garner is in Riga, Latvia, reporting on the country’s floundering economy. She writes about how the financial crisis has impacted daily life in Latvia.
Video / Blogwatch
January 28, 2009
Plunging economies lead to rising social unrest
Michele Wucker of the World Policy Institute discusses the social and political fallout from the economic crisis. Riots and protests have occurred across the world, leading to concern that the economic slide is going to lead to much more unrest.
