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Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) works to increase export and competitiveness of Latvian companies, facilitate foreign investment and implement tourism development and innovation policies.
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The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) is a direct administration institution subordinated to the Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia.
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LIAA offers a broad range of services for both foreign investors and buyers.
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Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2020 Programme
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The open call "Application of green industry innovation and ICT products and technologies"
The open call for the small grant scheme "Development of green industry innovation and ICT products"
An open call for the small grant scheme
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Latvian construction companies work well in different scales, ranging from general construction to specific installation works.
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The advantages of Latvian design are its unique historic background, capacity to combine history and tradition with contemporary challenges and its long-term industrial background.
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Companies in Latvia manufacture such products as advanced acoustic systems, wireless data transmission equipment, and other telecommunications systems, industrial optics, nuclear electronics, etc.
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With Latvia being one of the most forested EU member states, the forestry industry has always been its export leader.
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The industry mainly exports communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, and computers and peripheral equipment.
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The main advantages of the mechanical engineering and metalworking industry are educated and well-trained workforce, excellent logistics infrastructure, short order delivery time, etc.
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The main export products of the industry, such as books and magazines, go to Western Europe and Scandinavia, while labels and packaging tend to be for eastern markets.
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Published: 17.01.2022.
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