- October 18, 2026
A total of €32.54 million has been allocated to support green and digital innovation in Latvia, develop new products and technologies, strengthen business competitiveness, and remediate a contaminated site in [..]
From July 4 to September 13, Home Café Days showcased Latvia’s regional flavours, traditions and hosts’ stories across 40 destinations. The event attracted 84,041 visitors, an increase of 3.6% compared [..]
Apartments in Soviet-era residential buildings still account for nearly half of all housing transactions in Riga, with 3,626 transactions registered in the city by October this year. Although transaction prices [..]
How can Latvia keep its critical services running if foreign technologies or infrastructure suddenly become unavailable? How can satellite communications strengthen communications security, and how can Latvian companies contribute to [..]
The €1.7 million-backed European work messenger now allows small teams to manage and organise internal conversations while staying connected with external contacts, including through WhatsApp interoperability for users in the [..]
Riga once again will become a meeting point for the Latvian, Baltic and wider international cybersecurity community. On 14-15 October, the international cybersecurity conference “CyberChess 2026” will take place, an [..]
On 7 October in Riga, the FinTech Latvia Association (FLA) and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) held a workshop for LIAA’s representatives abroad. They are often the [..]
A subgroup of the Defence Industry Advisory Council has begun work under the leadership of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) to help Latvian defence companies reach international [..]
As geopolitical tensions and technical dependencies escalate while simultaneously becoming increasingly interdependent, Europe’s policymakers and industry will meet on stage and off to discuss the greatest threats to European security, [..]
On Friday, 2 October, Raivis Bremšmits, State Secretary at Latvia’s Ministry of Economics, met with Ieva Jāgere, Director of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), to review progress [..]
Latvijas Banka’s Supervision Committee granted four licences to three companies on 30 September: Noah LV SIA received authorisation to provide both crypto-asset and payment services, Neverless SIA obtained a payment [..]
Signet Bank has provided EUR 1.3 million in financing to short-term car rental company EasyCars. The financing will be used to expand the company’s vehicle fleet, strengthening its operational capacity [..]
On 30 September 2026, Latvia’s International Image Policy Coordination Council (the Council) held its first meeting since 2020 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chaired by Foreign Minister Baiba Braže. [..]
The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) received 313 applications for the autumn 2026 intake of its Business Incubation Programme — the highest number in the programme’s history. The [..]
The Latvian business trade mission to the United States, organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), has concluded. Held during President Edgars Rinkēvičs’ working visit, the mission [..]
During a trade mission organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) in San Diego, Illumina signed a memorandum of understanding with six Latvian research, medical and higher [..]
Biomedicine and genomics are among Latvia’s research success stories. The Latvian delegation’s programme in California covers two complementary areas: developing genomics technologies and commercialising research results. Latvia’s strengths in genomics [..]
SIA Agro-Kaķenieki, one of the largest crop farming and dairy farming companies in the Dobele Municipality, has received EUR 4 million in financing from Signet Bank to support the company’s [..]
Latvian defence and dual-use technology companies are meeting with US industry firms Neros, Anduril, Shield AI, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Qualcomm and Starling Systems in Los Angeles and San [..]
Europe’s ability to control and protect its data, digital services and critical infrastructure has become an economic and security issue. More than a thousand technology leaders, entrepreneurs, experts and policymakers [..]
Signet Bank AS Group (hereinafter – the Group) maintained strong growth momentum in the first half of 2026, organically expanding across its key business areas – corporate lending, investment banking [..]
While new homes are being developed in Riga and elsewhere, the new-build housing market in Ventspils has stagnated for years. Despite strong demand for high-quality family homes, virtually no energy-efficient [..]
During a trade mission organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), German companies advanced investment projects and explored new cooperation opportunities in Latvia in the fields of [..]
During a trade mission organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), Latvian life sciences companies, universities and healthcare institutions met with German medical technology, biotechnology and life [..]
During a trade mission organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), Latvian defence and dual-use technology companies met leading German defence companies, industry organisations and a representative [..]
On 16 September, the Supervision Committee of Latvijas Banka issued a licence to Velvian SIA to operate as a payment institution. The licence authorises the company to provide payment acceptance [..]
Latvian financial technology companies met with representatives of German institutional investors, family offices, banks, and the FinTech industry during a trade mission to Berlin organised by the Investment and Development [..]
The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) and the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK) signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, [..]
Danish director May el-Toukhy’s film “The Unknown Woman”, which won the Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice International Film Festival, is a co-production between the Danish and Swedish [..]
European defence artificial intelligence laboratory NestAI is opening a research and development centre in Latvia to develop AI-based defence solutions together with armed forces and the defence industry operating on [..]
During the four-week “Give Tyres a Second Life” environmental campaign organised by AJ Power Recycling and 3R, more than 210 companies handed over 255.30 tonnes, or more than 25,500 used [..]
From 9 to 24 September, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) invites young companies to apply for its Business Incubation Programme. Participants can receive financial support covering up [..]
The first Four Points Flex by Sheraton hotel in Latvia, Four Points Flex by Sheraton Riga Old Town, will open in Riga in October. It is the first project that [..]
Latvia’s largest business organisation, the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LTRK), points out that, under the current circumstances, every instrument that helps generate economic activity and growth is important [..]
From 14 to 17 September, a delegation of Latvian businesses will visit Berlin on a trade mission organised by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), where they will [..]
Technology and innovation company Tet’s new DC7 data centre in Salaspils has received the international Uptime Institute Tier III Facility certification, confirming that the completed data centre infrastructure meets the [..]
The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the Employers’ Confederation of Latvia (LDDK) and the Foreign Investors’ Council in Latvia (FICIL) [..]
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