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The Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Valdis Dombrovskis will pay a working visit to the United States, July 13-22, 2011
From July 13-22, 2011, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Valdis Dombrovskis will pay a working visit to the United States. The Prime Minister will be accompanied by a business delegation as well as the director of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) Mr Andris Ozols. The Prime Minister and delegation will pay visits to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin and New York, participating in a series of workshops, primarily focusing on economic cooperation between Latvia and the United States.
In the framework of the visit business seminars will be organized in:
- Stanford, CA on Friday, July 15th, 2011 (Registration)
- Los Angeles, CA on Monday, July 18th, 2011
- New York, NY, on Thursday, July 21st, 2011
The Ministry of Economics of Latvia alongside the Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) has developed a new strategy to promote foreign direct investment in Latvia and it is called the POLARIS process.
The POLARIS process is an investment strategy focused on the economic growth and development of Latvia. The strategy is based on the alliance between the public sector including national and local governments, the private sector covering national and international companies, investors willing to invest in Latvia, and finally, major Latvian academic institutions incorporating the main universities and research institutions. Click here to read more about this smart approach to investments in Latvia: http://www.polarisprocess.com
The purpose of the seminars is to promote investments to Latvia and to establish business contacts/partnerships for Latvian enterprises. Local business executives and owners interested in investment or co-operation opportunities are welcome to participate in these seminars or to meet Latvian business delegation at other times.
To set up individual meetings with Latvian companies and to obtain more information please contact:
Ms. Baiba Berzina
E-mail: baiba.berzina@liaa.gov.lv;
Mob: +371 26497485
Ms. Lasma Lidaka
E-mail: lasma.lidaka@liaa.gov.lv
Mob: +371 29392900
