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Latvian Central Bank Bars Governor as Resignation Calls Grow

  • Lawmakers asked Rimsevics to quit in non-binding vote
  • Governor is fighting allegations that he accepted bribes
Ilmars Rimsevics
Ilmars RimsevicsPhotographer: Roni Rekomaa/Bloomberg
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Latvia’s central bank barred Governor Ilmars Rimsevics from continuing work on its premises as parliament passed a motion calling on him to step down amid a bribery probe.

The bank’s board acted after learning from Rimsevics’s lawyer that he was restricted in his role on the European Central Bank’s Governing Council because of the corruption investigation. Lawmakers in Riga on Thursday voted 55-0 to call for his resignation via a non-binding motion. Rimsevics has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.