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Latvia hosts international forum on hydrogen’s huge investment potential

2024-09-10

To find ways how European hydrogen valleys can support Latvia's potential in renewable green energy, for the first time an international investment conference, the first Latvian Hydrogen Forum, Tech Tour, took place in Riga, bringing together start-ups, investors, national...

Requirement to provide customers with possibility to pay for their purchases with bank cards to affect more than 1,000 retailers - Finance Ministry | Latvia and Ukraine sign memorandum of understanding on cybersecurity | Strength of the Baltic countries lies in their unity and mutual support - Rinkevics | 436 foreign students from 43 countries to start studies at Riga Stradins University this year | Riga Port Group partners with China Bridge and Road Cooperation to develop logistics and manufacturing centers on Krievu sala and Kundzinsala | Silina expects Ministry of Health to develop proposals to improve individual reimbursement of medicines | Rail Baltica continues work on the implementation of a Public-Private Partnership model to lessen the burden on state budgets during construction | President wants work on tax reform to proceed faster | Design completed for Rail Baltica Iecava Maintenance Facility in Latvia | Latvian business delegation's meetings with major US IT and hi-tech companies should be used to identify cooperation opportunities - Rinkevics | Dozens of children from Latvia left stranded in Spain; some are already on their way home | Serbia is important partner for Latvia in Western Balkans - Braze | Investment and Development Agency of Latvia and Rail Baltica discuss attraction of private investments to the Rail Baltica Project | Storm has damaged roof of Dome cathedral in Riga | President to attend Paris Olympics | Ministries and other government institutions seek EUR 1.3 billion worth of extra funding in 2025 budget

Government plans to raise personal income tax, minimum wage and non-taxable minimum from 2025

RIGA - As of next year, the government plans to up the personal income tax rate, set a fixed and higher non-taxable minimum, as well as raise the minimum wage, Finance Minister Arvils Aseradens (New Unity) said a news conference Friday. The finance minister said that the tax ch...

Riga has lost its leading position among the Baltic capitals in number of overnight stays of foreign guests - association

RIGA - Riga, which used to be the leader among the Baltic capitals in the number of overnight stays by foreign guests, has now lost this position and is now in second place, Andris Kalnins, President of the Latvian Hotels and Restaurants Association (LVRA), told LETA. According...

Government plans to raise personal income tax, minimum wage and non-taxable minimum from 2025

RIGA - As of next year, the government plans to up the personal income tax rate, set a fixed and ...

Riga has lost its leading position among the Baltic capitals in number of overnight stays of foreign guests - association

RIGA - Riga, which used to be the leader among the Baltic capitals in the number of overnight sta...

Latvia has inspired Albania on its path to EU - Albanian president

RIGA - Latvia's reforms and successes have inspired Albania's aspirations to accede to th...

Rail Baltica and the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG) members discuss project management and strategic priorities

The Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG) organized a meeting with the Rail Baltica pro...

Requirement to provide customers with possibility to pay for their purchases with bank cards to affect more than 1,000 retailers - Finance Ministry

RIGA - The requirement for retailers whose annual turnover exceeds EUR 50,000 to provide customer...

Latvia and Ukraine sign memorandum of understanding on cybersecurity

RIGA - Latvia and Ukraine have signed a memorandum of understanding on cybersecurity, which will ...

Strength of the Baltic countries lies in their unity and mutual support - Rinkevics

RIGA - The strength of the Baltic countries lies in their unity and mutual support, Latvian Presi...

436 foreign students from 43 countries to start studies at Riga Stradins University this year

RIGA - This year, 436 young people from 43 countries will start studies at Riga Stradins Universi...

Riga Port Group partners with China Bridge and Road Cooperation to develop logistics and manufacturing centers on Krievu sala and Kundzinsala

Riga Port Group JSC (RPG) today has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with China Bridge and Road...

Silina expects Ministry of Health to develop proposals to improve individual reimbursement of medicines

RIGA - Prime Minister Evika Silina (New Unity) has tasked Health Minister Hosams Abu Meri (New Un...

Rail Baltica continues work on the implementation of a Public-Private Partnership model to lessen the burden on state budgets during construction

Rail Baltica, the transformative rail infrastructure project linking the Baltic states to the Eur...

President wants work on tax reform to proceed faster

RIGA - There is still time for negotiations on the proposed tax reform, but they should not take ...

Design completed for Rail Baltica Iecava Maintenance Facility in Latvia

The State Railway Technical Inspectorate has granted final approval for the design of the Rail Ba...

Latvian business delegation's meetings with major US IT and hi-tech companies should be used to identify cooperation opportunities - Rinkevics

RIGA - The Latvian business delegation's meetings with major US IT and hi-tech companies shou...

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Latvia hosts international forum on hydrogen’s huge investment potential

Government plans to raise personal income tax, minimum wage and non-taxable minimum from 2025

Riga has lost its leading position among the Baltic capitals in number of overnight stays of foreign guests - association

Government plans to raise personal income tax, minimum wage and non-taxable minimum from 2025

Riga has lost its leading position among the Baltic capitals in number of overnight stays of foreign guests - association

Latvia has inspired Albania on its path to EU - Albanian president

Rail Baltica and the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG) members discuss project management and strategic priorities

Requirement to provide customers with possibility to pay for their purchases with bank cards to affect more than 1,000 retailers - Finance Ministry

Latvia and Ukraine sign memorandum of understanding on cybersecurity

Strength of the Baltic countries lies in their unity and mutual support - Rinkevics

436 foreign students from 43 countries to start studies at Riga Stradins University this year

Riga Port Group partners with China Bridge and Road Cooperation to develop logistics and manufacturing centers on Krievu sala and Kundzinsala

Silina expects Ministry of Health to develop proposals to improve individual reimbursement of medicines

Rail Baltica continues work on the implementation of a Public-Private Partnership model to lessen the burden on state budgets during construction

President wants work on tax reform to proceed faster

Design completed for Rail Baltica Iecava Maintenance Facility in Latvia

Latvian business delegation's meetings with major US IT and hi-tech companies should be used to identify cooperation opportunities - Rinkevics

Latvia has inspired Albania on its path to EU - Albanian president

Rail Baltica and the Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG) members discuss project management and strategic priorities

Requirement to provide customers with possibility to pay for their purchases with bank cards to affect more than 1,000 retailers - Finance Ministry

Latvia and Ukraine sign memorandum of understanding on cybersecurity

Strength of the Baltic countries lies in their unity and mutual support - Rinkevics

436 foreign students from 43 countries to start studies at Riga Stradins University this year

Riga Port Group partners with China Bridge and Road Cooperation to develop logistics and manufacturing centers on Krievu sala and Kundzinsala

Silina expects Ministry of Health to develop proposals to improve individual reimbursement of medicines

Rail Baltica continues work on the implementation of a Public-Private Partnership model to lessen the burden on state budgets during construction

President wants work on tax reform to proceed faster

Design completed for Rail Baltica Iecava Maintenance Facility in Latvia

Latvian business delegation's meetings with major US IT and hi-tech companies should be used to identify cooperation opportunities - Rinkevics

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