- November 9, 2026
On Thursday, November 5, at the “Palladium” concert hall, the Latvian restaurant awards ceremony organized by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) honored the restaurants, their chefs, and [..]
The tourism sector in Latvia’s eastern border region has managed to recover from the wave of booking cancellations recorded in May and June (according to data from the Latvian Tourism [..]
The competitiveness of Latvian food producers, changing consumer habits, and opportunities to develop higher value-added products were the main topics at the Industry Day organised by the Investment and Development [..]
Latvia joined the European Defence Alliance in Paris on 2 November to expand cooperation between Latvian defence industry companies and European partners. The agreement was signed by Ieva Jāgere, Director [..]
Partners from the FutureG Office within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (U.S. Department of War), and NestAI, a European AI lab for defence, [..]
NATO’s Digital Backbone Experimentation 2026 (DiBaX 2026) took place in Latvia from October 19-30, under the leadership of NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT), supported by the Latvian Ministry of Defence [..]
The Baltic Capital Markets Conference, the largest event dedicated to capital markets in the Baltics, will return to Riga for its fifth consecutive year on November 5 at ATTA CENTRE. [..]
Swedish company Cemvision’s RE-MENT project has been selected to receive up to €27.5 million in funding from the European Union Innovation Fund to establish a commercial-scale low-emission cement plant in [..]
Latvian pharmaceutical manufacturer Olpha has signed a cooperation agreement with Switzerland-based international pharmaceutical company Adalvo to introduce a new medicine for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and weight management [..]
LVR Flote, a provider of technical port services, and connectivity technology company HARDMODE have partnered to develop and test secure communications technologies for ports and the wider maritime sector as [..]
During the visit of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden to Latvia, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) organised a meeting between Latvian women entrepreneurs and Swedish female investors [..]
Competition in the tourism category of Latvia’s Export and Innovation Awards 2026 has reached a record high, with 36 applications submitted – more than ever before. Twelve applicants have advanced [..]
In October, November and December this year, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) will organise a series of Industry Days across Latvia’s regions, focusing on the food, energy, [..]
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 [..]
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