Hungarian Days in Latvia October 2018

The Embassy of Hungary to Latvia is happy to announce that the Hungarian Days 2018 will take place for the 4th time throughout October. The Hungarian Days in Latvia have become a tradition dedicated to strengthening and celebrating cultural relations …

Domain industry representatives from CIS and Eastern Europe meet in Latvia

On September 12-13, 2018, Jurmala (Latvia) hosted the 11th International Conference for ccTLD registries and registrars of CIS, Central and Eastern Europe (TLDCON 2018) organized by the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ with support of NIC.LV, the …

First Holiday Inn hotel in Latvia to open in Preses Nams high-rise in 2022

The first Holiday Inn hotel in Latvia, located in the Preses Nams high-rise in Riga, is to open in September 2022, British hospitality company InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) representative Liga Tregere told LETA. The project is being implemented in …

In the 2nd quarter of 2018, hourly labour costs in Latvia grew by 9.5%

Rise in hourly labour costs recorded in all economic activities Compared to the 2nd quarter of 2017, in the 2nd quarter of 2018 hourly labour costs increased in all economic activities. The sharpest growth was recorded in other service activities ( …

In the 2nd quarter, number of job vacancies in Latvia rose by 7.8 thousand or 46.6 %

Data of Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that in the 2nd quarter of 2018 there were 24.5 thousand job vacancies in Latvia, which is 7.8 thousand vacancies or 46.6% more than in the 2nd quarter of 2017. In public sector there were 7.2 thousand and in …

Latvia to increase its payment in International Financial Corporation and International Bank for Reconstruction and ...

Latvia will increase its payment into the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), according to the draft decision prepared by the Finance Ministry and approved by the government today …

Irina Mirochnik Speaking on Business Climate in Latvia

IMMER Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of flexible packaging. One of the Group’s enterprises IMMER Digital has been operating in the Latvian town of Ventspils since February 2017. Some days ago, the IMMER Group President, Mrs. Irina …

Rail freight in Latvia up 6.5% in first eight months of 2018

Freight transportation using the Latvian railway infrastructure amounted to 32.341 mln tons in the first eight months of 2018, up 6.5% from the same period in 2017, informs LETA referring to the Transport Ministry of Latvia. International cargo shipments …

Latvia has among lowest office rental prices in region – real estate portal

The average rent per square meter of office space in Riga is around 15 euros. Office rent in the capitals of Ukraine, Belarus and Poland is more expensive than in any of the Baltic capitals. According to city24.ee, Tallin’s market has 2,621 offices for …

Kristoffersson close to title with Latvia win