Decision on the future course of port reform referred to the Saeima
On Tuesday, the government approved the Ministry of Transport’s (SM) proposed amendments to the Port Law and the Liepāja Special Economic Zone (SEZ)…
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LMT becomes distributor of Samsung military smart devices in the Baltics
The mobile network operator “Latvijas Mobilais Telefons” (LMT) will become the distributor of South Korean technology company Samsung’s tactical smart devices in the…
Bolt criticizes Latvia: The only EU country that bans ridesharing with leased cars
Latvia remains the only country in the European Union where offering taxi and ridesharing services with leased vehicles is prohibited, according to Jevgeni…
“No more time to waste” – pressure mounts in Saeima over port reform
Opposition members of the Saeima Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee criticized delays in the adoption of the port governance reform on…
Conexus to complete seven-year modernisation of Inčukalns gas storage facility this year
The unified gas transmission and storage system operator AS Conexus Baltic Grid (Conexus) will complete the seven-year-long modernization project of the Inčukalns underground…
Lido founder Ķirsons plans to invest over one million euros in a new restaurant in Mežaparks
Gunārs Ķirsons, founder of the catering and food retail company Lido, has purchased the Bella Bella café building in Mežaparks, where he plans…
Gauss: airBaltic still owes me
Martin Gauss, the former CEO of Latvia’s national airline airBaltic, who was dismissed earlier this April, believes there are still unresolved obligations following…
Latvia slows down Rail Baltica – 4 million euros still missing
The Baltic joint venture RB Rail AS still requires 4.091 million euros in funding from Latvia this year (excluding VAT) to cover its…
Government debt in Latvia rising faster than the EU and eurozone average
In the fourth quarter of last year, Latvia experienced a sharper increase in general government debt relative to gross domestic product (GDP) compared…
