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International conference “Technology Transfer - Title, Profession, System or Action!”
Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) in partnership with Technology and Innovation Agencies of EU (such as Austria Wirtschaftservice, VINNOVA, ASTP, ProTon Europe, LESI International, IWT Flanders, ASTER) in February 24. - 25, 2009, in Riga is organizing an international Conference “Technology Transfer - title, profession, system or action!” .
Success story of the previous planning period - Grindex opens new Analytical Scaling Laboratory
On the 19th of June 2007 JSC Grindex, the leader of the Baltic pharmaceutical sector, opened a new Analytical Scaling Laboratory which is the only laboratory of its kind in the Baltic States and one of the few in Eastern Europe.
New rail link to Moscow launched.
A new container rail link between Liepaja and Moscow was launched on October 5th. The operator of the new service Rail 45 has two main costumers at the moment – Van Dieren Maritime and Containerships.
Several cities in Latvia were top rated by fDi Magazine’s benchmark European Cities & Regions of the Future 2010/2011
Date:23.02.2010
fDi Magazine’s European Cities and Regions of the Future 2010/11 shortlists, which took more than six months to research and involved the collection of data for 223 cities and 142 regions in Europe, ranked Riga, the capital of Latvia, the Best Large European City for Cost Effectiveness, with Vilnius (LT) and Lviv (UA), ranking second and third, respectively.
Export and Innovation Award
Export and Inovation Award 2009 winners!
LIAA among Best - Performing Business Promotion Agencies Worldwide
Date: 30.06.2009
The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) has recently been announced as one of the top 10 performing national Investment Promotion Intermediaries (IPI’s) in the World according to the Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking published in May this year by the World Bank.
Latvia: Building on its Location for Success in Logistics
The Latvian Logistics Tour seminar was held on Friday, September 26th, 2008 and was developed as part of an ongoing effort to promote transit through Latvia both by LIAA and the Latvian Transport Minister Ainars Šlesers
Norwegian company BAU-HOW AS chooses Latvia
Date: 03.06.2009
Today on June 3rd the management of Norwegian company “BAU-HOW AS” has officially announced its establishment in Latvia. Further in Ventspils BAU-HOW will produce modules for construction of buildings using innovative technology developed and patented by the company. Everything produced in Latvia will be exported.
A new, faster and cheaper way of transportation
Following its successful insertion into the Dutch container business Harlingen North Connect Lines has now got together with Liepāja port to offer a new 45ft container service to Russia starting in the near future
Italian producer of road signs moves business to Latvia and plans to lure others as well
Date: 14.05.2009
Eskuilio Martinangeli, head of the company Metalplast, admits – as the product pricing becomes increasingly important in the current economic downturn, more and more Italian manufacturers are considering relocation.
LIAA Celebrates its 15th birthday!
While Latvia celebrated its 90th anniversary in November, employees at the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) have already been celebrating their agency’s 15th year in action. Throughout these 15 years LIAA has successfully become a professional and user-friendly State institution.
Jelgava - Where Knowledge meets Industry
With a population of 66,000 inhabitants Jelgava is the 4th largest city in Latvia. Situated just 42 kilometers south of the capital Riga, it covers around 60 Km² of land right in the center of Latvia
Microsoft chooses a Latvian company
Latvian trade equipment producer SIA Kompanija Vitrum has become the authorized equipment and furniture deliverer to IT giant’s Microsoft shops in European Union States
Rixport - the largest business park in Northern Europe
A large and multifaceted business park is on the verge of being created near Riga International airport
Latvia ranks 4th among EU countries with lowest tax burden
On June 26th, Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat) released the latest figures for tax burdens in Europe
Liepaja - welcome to the “City of Change”
Liepaja, the 3rd largest city in Latvia, has set extensive goals in industry, tourism, infrastructure, education and other spheres in its ongoing improvement and development of the town which has led to Liepaja being called the “City of Change”.
Ventspils - a city of the future
We continue the journey of the most favourable investment destinations in Latvia by relocating to Ventspils, one of the most developed port cities in the Baltic Sea region.
City focus - Daugavpils on the move
Latvia has so many promising locations to offer investors, not just Riga, so starting with this edition of the Newsletter we are going to explore other promising destinations in Latvia.
Latvian–French collaboration leads to unique R&D project
Latvia and France have a long tradition of collaboration in the field of liquid metal research and technologies.
Latvia becomes a full-fledged member of the Schengen Zone
On the 6th December 2007 the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels adopted a resolution by which nine new EU Member States – Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta all became part of the Schengen Zone.
Latvia ranks 4th among EU countries with lowest tax burden
On June 26th, Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat) released the latest figures for tax burdens in Europe. According to the report, EU27 tax revenues in 2006 were at 39.9% of GDP. Meanwhile Latvia’s tax burden was among the lowest in the European Union with 30.1% of GDP.
