The U.S. - Baltic Business Summit was a historical event held on April 3 in Washington D.C. One of the panel discussions "Impact of U.S. Investment in the Baltics" was moderated by Arnis Kakulis, Director of the Baltic Region for AECOM and President of AmCham Latvia. The business forum focused on priority areas for U.S.-Baltic partnership including the digital economy, energy, infrastructure development, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Celebrate AmCham’s 25th Anniversary with us!

Next month we will celebrate our biggest event of the year – AmCham’s 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner on April 21 at the Culture palace “Ziemelblazma”. Sign up for the Gala Dinner in our calendar below!

Promoting Investment: Institutional Improvements to Create a Sense of Security

Rasa Gulbe, 3rd Year Graduate at SSE Riga, currently working on a Bachelor Thesis about Factors impacting investment behaviour and income inequality, has written the second article in a series "Rocky road" - Promoting Investment: Institutional Improvements to Create a Sense of Security.

Economic insights Latvia: spring 2018

According to Luminor Economic insights Latvia, economic growth in 2017 more than doubled its pace to 4.5 %. Latvia has a chance to grow slightly faster than Estonia and Lithuania in 2018 and 2019.

Welcome 3 new members

AGroup, All Media Baltics and Encompass Digital Media Latvia have joined the Chamber this month. Welcome to the AmCham community!

Ellex named Baltic Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2018

Ellex was awarded Baltic Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2018. The awards, now in their ninth year, were the first of their kind to reward and celebrate excellence across the European legal market.

Our member Amway presented the latest results of Amway Global Entrepreneurship Report and reasons what prevent aspiring entrepreneurs from starting a business in Latvia.

Andzelika Berga becomes Head of People and Culture at Luminor

Andzelika Berga has joined Luminor management team as Luminor Head of People and Culture. Congratulations and welcome to the AmCham community!

At the beginning of March AmCham held the first AmCham Thought Leaders Club breakfast with a special guest from the United Kingdom Graham J. Bird, Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach of Oxford Leadership.

At the Annual General Meeting, the membership selected a new board. Liene Dubava of Nasdaq, George Miu of Radisson Blu Elizabete and Ridzene, Renate Strazdina of Microsoft Latvia were elected for their first term. Re-elected for her second term was Ingrida Karina-Berzina of COBALT. Liene Dubava, Arnis Kakulis, Zinta Jansons and Janis Meija were elected as Vice Presidents.