Brussels, 25/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 25 February, the European Commission proceeded to a transfer of the first instalment in the medium-term financial assistance towards helping Latvia's balance of payments. This first tranche is part of the €3.1 billion of EU financial aid. With aid from the International Monetary Fund (€1.7 billion), the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia and Norway) (€1.9 billion together) and the World Bank (€0.4 billion), total...