Every one of these Post Soviet Countries has incredible potential. Their people are very talented, some exceptionally educated, but, for the Old World values; they can't be beaten.
Latvia has ambitions to move forward with a society that may be more sophisticated. I can't believe when a young person leaves the country and the population falls just that much more, Latvia's leaders seek to change the face of the country, bring it to the modern era and embrace the values all the wholesomeness younger generations embrace.
There is every indication the GDP is improving, but, the one real deficit Latvia may be missing is a capital city that seeks to become more romantic and a fascination for it's young adults. Latvia has achieved a great deal in their years of freedom, but, it needs to look to it's charm and build at least one city tourists and young people like to frequent.