The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (IDAL) has reopened the technology and innovation portal Magnetic Latvia | Labs of Latvia. The new portal is one of the tools for achieving an…
The Ministry of Economics has carried out a study of the Latvian start-up ecosystem and presented its main conclusions on 20 February 2019. The data of the study show that the start-up ecosystem is…
On 15 February 2019, the DIG-IN Digitalisation and Innovation Forum was held, where the Ministry of Economics obtained assurance that the work that was started to promote digitisation in Latvian…
The Ministry of Economics informs that by the adoption of the final decision of the European Commission (EC) all European Union (EU) Member States will switch to summer time for summer and put the…
On Wednesday, 23 January, the Saeima held an extraordinary sitting, at which the Cabinet of Ministers formed by Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš was approved by 61 votes for and 39 votes against. The newly…
According to the data published by Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, GDP, in the first three quarters of 2018, in comparison with the corresponding period last year, has increased by 4.7%…
On March 13, 2018, Arvils Ašeradens, Minister of Economics, met with Jānis Endziņš, Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), and Inna Šteinbuka, Head of the…
According to the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia flash estimate of GDP growth rate in the 3rd quarter, GDP has increased by 4.8% in comparison with the corresponding period last year. However,…
Since Latvia began to overcome the consequences of 2008 global financial crisis, the retail trade turnover has gradually increased. The output of sector is positively affected by the rise in private…
At the beginning of October 2018, experts from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) visited Latvia to discuss the preparation of the 2019 Economic Survey on Latvia. The…
