Latvian energy commodities trader and convenience store network Virši has opened a new full-service station at Vienības gatve 179 in Riga. Total investment in the project, including land and buildings, [..]
Helmes has acquired 70% of Austrian software development and consulting company JTM digital, which significantly strengthens their presence and reach inthe DACH region. The current management of JTM digital will [..]
On November 5, Riga hosted the fifth annual Baltic Capital Markets Conference 2026, the largest capital markets event in the Baltics, bringing together 650 participants and 46 speakers, including local [..]
A widespread Microsoft 365 outage disrupted Outlook, Teams, Copilot and other cloud services, affecting businesses, organisations and individual users across multiple regions. Microsoft has been working to restore affected infrastructure [..]
Electricity prices across the Baltic states have surged in November as maintenance at major power plants, weak wind generation and expensive electricity imports from Central Europe tighten regional supply. Nearly [..]
At the beginning of 2027, an open call for marine technology innovations is scheduled to be launched under the European Union’s “Horizon Europe” project MarTe, allocating funding for six projects—up [..]
On November 27, at the “Fintech Pulse 2026” forum, Latvian and international experts will discuss attracting investment,financial technology development, and Latvia’s competitiveness in international markets. The Investment and Development Agency [..]
Five Guinness World Records. Seven Baltic States titles. Recognized by Arnold Schwarzenegger, named among the 100 most impactful people alongside the Rockefellers, and honored by the World Economic Forum as [..]
When VEF Rīga was revived, one of the original aims was to give young basketball players an opportunity. Later, the professional team’s results took centre stage. How can clubs nurture [..]
The lowest point of the economic crisis in 2009 provided an opportunity for part of the population to invest free funds into real estate, as apartment prices fell by approximately [..]
At a high-level conference co-organised with Eurofound, the EESC highlighted the need for coordinated solutions to Europe’s housing issues, which have become one of today’s most pressing social and economic [..]
Thanks to an initiative by SOCINTEGRA, people with visual impairments will be able to explore all 52 installations at one of Latvia’s largest light festivals. The annual Staro Rīga light [..]
From November to March, energy company Elenger will deliver at least five cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Baltic-Finnish region, totalling approximately 5 terawatt-hours (TWh). First of these [..]
From 4 to 6 November, initial public consultation meetings for ELWIND, the joint Latvian-Estonian offshore wind energy project, were held in Ventspils, Pāvilosta and Ziras. The meetings brought together around [..]
Signet Bank, a leading corporate finance bank providing lending, capital raising, and asset management services to Latvian entrepreneurs and companies, has provided EUR 9.1 million in financing to SIA Jūrmalas [..]