Strong economic recovery is continuing in Latvia, and this year Latvia's economic growth is projected at about 4 percent, the International Monetary Fund mission representatives told a press conference in Riga today.

In early May, the retail price for 95 octane gas in Latvia was EUR 1,351.95 per 1,000 liters - the sixth lowest price in the European Union, according to the European Commission's data on fuel prices in the EU.