Latvia is on life support with its GDP down nearly a fifth, imports and exports down by more than 40%.
Its economy depends on foreign banks...and they are demanding budget cuts of nearly $1 billion for the next two years.
http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13832637
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