The Bank of Latvia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced today that they will co-host a high-level conference in Riga on June 5, 2012.

Against the Odds: Lessons from the Recovery in the Baltics will bring together national and international policymakers and academics to review the policies that helped Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania emerge from a deep recession, restore balanced growth, and make progress towards or achieve their goal of euro adoption. They will also discuss the remaining challenges and lessons to be learned.

The conference is by invitation only but open to accredited media. Journalists are encouraged to register by completing the online registration form below by Monday, June 4, 2012. Registered attendees will be required to present photo identification on entering the conference venue.

The sessions will also be webcast in English and Latvian on the conference website.

For any further information please contact:

Bank of Latvia

Martins Gravitis pressoffice@bank.lv ; +371 6702 2349

IMF

In Washington:
Simonetta Nardin, media@imf.org + 1 202 623 4899

In Riga: David Moore, Resident Representative
rr-lva@imf.org ; +371 6771 5999