Latvia will be poorest member of Eurozone

Source: Bloomberg
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Five years ago Latvia had the highest inflation rate in the European Union and the wages in this Baltic country are more than four times lower compared to Germany; however, the ECB announced that Latvia can join the Eurozone. The real GDP per capita in Latvia is 6,800 Euros ($8,900), making it the poorest country to join the shared currency area.
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