New alliance proposes Latvia as next 'Celtic Tiger'
May 24, 2006
From wire reports

ROLE MODEL: Latvia should look to Ireland for inspiration in becoming the next European success story, and the Latvia's Way and Latvia's First alliance has declared it would help the Baltic state achieve this goal.
RIGA - In an ambitious effort to gain the favor of voters, the alliance of Latvia's First and Latvia's Way announced a bold goal 's to raise Latvia's living standards to the level of Ireland within 10 years and increase the average salary to at least 500 lats (711 euros) in half that time. Speaking at a political forum on May 21, chairman of Latvia's Way Ivars Godmanis said the alliance strove to achieve the "general prosperity of the nation, which is what people expect from politicians." His wo ...
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