Analysis of pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement regulation in Latvia has been made in the article. The main task of the research work is to review pharmaceutical price regulation methods in Latvia and to compare pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement development with other European countries. It is important to perceive the main interest and deficiency of the price regulation in Latvia and to introduce the necessary corrections in Latvia.

More than a half of the territory of Latvia is forest. Last 100 years the area of the forests of Latvia has been growing and on Latvian territory is progressing growth of the forests of Latvia has been growing and on Latvian territory is progressing growth of the forest. Wood ware resources in Latvia are more than 0.5 milliard cubic meters and it's still continue growing. Forest and its product in Latvia gives more than 10% of GDP, which is realized in timber, furniture, paper and other products. Forest makes one of the largest parts of Latvian export.

More than a half of the territory of Latvia is forests. During last 100 years the area of the forests of Latvia has been growing and on Latvian territory is progressing growth of the forest. Wood ware resources in Latvia are more than 0.5 billion cube meters and it still continue growing. Forest and its product in Latvia gives more than 10% of GDP, which is realized in wood work, furniture, paper and other products. Forest makes one of the largest parts of Latvian export.

Forty years after World War II, Latvia was an attractive receiving country for migrants from other regions of the USSR because of job opportunities and a higher standard of living. Migration changed the ethnic, gender and age structure of Latvia s population, as well as its economic profile. Since the mid-1990s, the direction of migration has changed from the post-Soviet space to the West. After Latvia joined the European Union and thus enjoyed the free movement of people, as well as access to the labour markets of several old EU member states, migration changed. Latvia, which used to be a receiving country for migrants, has become the sending country. This article describes how the policies of various political regimes have affected the migration pattern and direction as well recent migration flows in Latvia.

The article presents an overview of the development of the passenger vehicle sales market in Latvia and outlines related demand and supply problems. The authors have researched the development of the passenger vehicle sales market, have assessed the current situation in the market, have analyzed and made potential prognosis of the development of this sector in Latvia. The article highlights the development trends of new first-registration passenger vehicles in the European Union and presents calculations of demand elasticity of the new first-registration passenger cars in the Republic of Latvia depending on annual changes of GDP. Having analyzed the private vehicle sales market in Latvia, the authors have established trends, as well as have forecasted and defined prospects for the development of the market. The authors have also outlined the drawbacks of the sector and come up with proposals on how to improve the situation with the development of the passenger sales market in Latvia.

A provenance trial of at age of 28-year-old Scots pine has been analyzed. In three experimental places in Latvia provenances from Germany, Poland, Russia, Byelorussia, Ukraine, and Latvia were tested. German and Polish provenances showed a significantly larger average yield compared to Latvian provenances (17% and 19% respectively). The introduced pines had significantly thicker branches (German provenances – 9%, Polish – 6%) and crooked stems (German provenances – 35%, Polish – 12%) compared to the local material. Latvian pine provenances exhibited good growth and stem quality characteristics and also survival was higher than that of foreign provenances. The research suggests that use of foreign Scots pine plant material in Latvia is not advisable. Further testing of pine provenances from areas close to Latvia (Estonia, Lithuania, and neighbouring areas in Russia) is recommended.

Current demographical situation in Latvia, together with unrestricted labour flow between countries of European Union creates a lack of labour. Employees are becoming more selective and are not ready to work on any job or under old-fashioned autocratic management. This article is an analytical report on a survey of managerial attitudes in Latvia conducted in 2006, revised in 2008. The survey represents the evaluations of 886 respondents on management methods used at their workplace - in organizations in Latvia.

The development and location of agriculture in Latvia has a history of many centuries. The regional location was formed by natural conditions, ruling authorities and economic efficiency. After 1990, the regional specialisation of agriculture is mostly affected by prices and imports. Although the European Union allocation of funding for Latvia agriculture is smaller in the amount of subsidies in comparison with the old European Union member states, nevertheless, the agriculture in Latvia will survive and revive slowly.

Along with the rapid economic growth some problems appeared both in internal and external sector. One of the key internal sector problems is growing inflation; another problem in Latvia is imbalance of external sector - relatively high current account deficit, which is determined by negative trade balance. Although high current account deficit in Latvia causes additional risks for economic development, thus making Latvia dependent from the inflow of foreign capital, which in the result can lead to financial and currency crisis.

Despite the implementation of variety of measures and programmes, the health status of Latvia's population is not improving rapidly enough. At the turn of the 20th and 21st century the increase of life expectancy has become slower. In comparison with other EU member states, Latvia has the lowest life expectancy (except life expectancy at retirement age) and disability-adjusted life expectancy. The standardized mortality rates for main causes of death in Latvia also significantly exceed the EU average. Significant mortality differences between males and females, urban and rural population still exist in Latvia. Health status varies by territorial units and for population with different level of education and employment status. Currently it may be said with certainty that the first - general aim of the Public Health Strategy will not be achieved by 2010 because it is unlikely that by then life expectancy in Latvia will have increased by 4 - 5 years. However, convergence of life expectancy at birth in Latvia with the EU average is not an unrealistic aim. In order to achieve that aim, greater attention should be paid to health status of population and to the impact of policies implemented in different sectors related to public health.