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World Service,15 May 2024,26 mins

Latvia banking chief: frozen Russian assets could help Ukraine

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In a BBC exclusive, Latvia's central bank governor, Mārtiņš Kazāks, highlights how the interest from frozen Russian assets could help finance Ukraine’s army. EU ambassadors have already agreed this in principle. Also, Will Bain finds out why foreign investors in Georgia might reconsider their future after a controversial funding law was passed in the country. And we hear from an autoworker in Alabama as workers vote on unionisation. (Picture: Many national flags of Latvia waving on public holidays in the city square - stock photo. Picture credit: Getty Images)

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