AmCham provides S3 a great opportunity to connect with business community.
Agne Stojakove, Market Vice President, Country Manager Strategic, Staffing Solutions International
AmCham member Anita Gaile of Anita Gaile Consulting along with experts Jānis Gredzens, Ieva Zaumane, and Ojārs Stūre, are joining forces to investigate what organizational practices are in the change and crisis management area and are encouraging to fill out the survey by December 23 HERE. The results of the survey will allow better-informed conclusions and judgments about the status of change and crisis management in companies.
Read all >On December 13, members were honored to meet Christopher Robinson, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia who shared his insights on the U.S.-Latvia bilateral relations and the future of transatlantic partnership and security in these challenging times. According to the Ambassador, areas of improvement include accessibility to banking services, energy security, investment in education, R&D, and a skillful workforce as well as continuing the fight against corruption.
Read all >On December 12, Investment work group members gathered for a work group meeting to look back at activities of 2023, review the latest AmCham recommendations, and plan support activities to foster investment flow to Latvia. The group also discussed priorities for 2024.
Read all >PwC invites you to participate in the annual PwC’s Baltic CEO Survey to share your views on business opportunities and threats, growth prospects, and labor availability. The survey aims to find out how business leaders assess the business environment in the Baltics and how they adapt and transform their companies to ensure the sustainable development of their businesses. The survey will be open until January 12, 2024, while the survey results will be published in March 2024.
Read all >For the second year in a row, Luminor has received the best environmental, social responsibility and governance (ESG) risk rating determined by Morningstar Sustainalytics among the largest banks in the Baltic States – 12.4. Luminor was also ranked 61 out of 1,009 banks worldwide. Morningstar Sustainalytics is a global leader in ESG research, ratings, and data, serving the world's leading institutional investors and corporations.
Read all >On 6 December, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) received a special award for growth at the Latvian Sustainable Governance Awards 2023 ceremony at the Bank of Latvia. RSU was praised for its contribution to sustainable governance and growth, as well as for improving corporate governance and ensuring that the University's activities are in line with the defined values.
Read all >AmCham joined the third edition of the Baltic Sustainability Awards as an Ecosystem Partner contributing in the selection of the winners of Climate Innovations category. In the Awards jury AmCham was represented by AmCham Vice President Liene Dubava. In total over 200 applications were submitted from all over the Baltics. Two winners were from Latvia - PurOceans Technology and Augstsprieguma tīkls. Ringo Eco and R8 Technologies represented Estonia and PVcase Lithuania. This year’s Sustainability Ambassador Latvia Award went to Jana Trapāne, CEO of Mitigate. Find out more about the Baltic Sustainability Awards in this blog post.
Read all >During this time of giving Dynatech continues collaboration with BeKind.lv in supporting kids with special needs. This time, they were on a mission to fill charity boxes with joy and warm feelings for the little ones to have a brighter festive season. Furthermore, they were united by a cause - "Team is a Force".
Read all >Over 60 members joined this year's annual Christmas Charity reception to kick-off the holiday season and raised €2600 to charities benefitting Latvia's children's health and well-being: Children’s Hospital Foundation, Latvian Foster Family Association, Ronald McDonald House Charities in Latvija, Pink Train Foundation and SOS Children's Villages. It was also a great opportunity to look back at this year and award the most active members: BluOr Bank, Cognizant, McDonald’s and Novartis.
Read all >We are very pleased to be part of AmCham and are looking forward to driving innovation forward in Latvia.
Mikko Fernström, General Manager, Biogen Latvia