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Latvia: A helping hand from Copenhagen and Stockholm
Tue, Dec 16 2008, 15:39 GMT
by Lars Christensen, Violeta Klyviene
Danske Bank A/S
This afternoon it was announced that the Swedish and Danish central banks have agreed to provide the Latvian central bank with a euro facility totalling EUR 500m (EUR 375m from Riksbanken and EUR 125m from Danmarks Nationalbank). This is good news for the Latvian markets and a clear signal that the Swedish and the Danish central banks are concerned about possible contagion from the Baltic crisis to the Nordic region. Nevertheless, this announcement does not solve Latvia's problems overnight, and caution is still very much warranted in the Latvian markets.
There is little doubt that last week's passing of the significant fiscal austerity package in Latvia has helped convinced the Swedish and Danish central banks that it can now provide some help to the Latvian central bank. Hence, the fiscal austerity package should contribute to reducing imbalances in the Latvian economy, while the contribution from the Nordic central banks (with a possible IMF package) should provide some external support during the difficult adjustment process.
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