To merge or not to merge?

07 November, 2017 Sergejs Gubins, PhD

A potential merger of the Latvian fixed-line operator Lattelecom and the wireless Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) has been under discussion in Lat...

The New Silk Road: Latvian Branch

26 April, 2017 Sergejs Gubins

Russia has increasingly redirected cargo export flows to its own Baltic Sea ports leading Latvia to look for alternative potential sources.

The Higher Education Export Sector in Latvia: High Growth...

09 December, 2016 Daunis Auers

Higher education is one of the main drivers of national economic development. Universities roll out highly skilled engineers, doctors and managers ...

The Dairy sector

21 October, 2015 Andris Miglavs

Milk production is one of the most important sectors in Latvia’s agribusiness industry. Moreover, it is a sector with significant manufacturing p...

Pharmaceuticals

22 October, 2015 Uldis Spuriņš

Forecasts by pharmaceutical companies show that the discovery of new medicines and the receipt of registrations needed to authorise manufacturing ...

Trade and financial services

21 October, 2015 Andrejs Jakobsons & William Schaub

Latvia’s strategic geographic location, large ports and region leading banks make it an important trading hub between markets in Europe and the E...

Information and communication technology

21 October, 2015 Kārlis Krēsliņš & Sanita Meijere

The development of information and communication technologies (ICT) and ICT infrastructure are significant drivers of economic growth all over the ...

Wood and timber

21 October, 2015 Jānis Ozoliņš & Aleksejs Nipers

Forests are one of Latvia’s few strategic resources. In terms of forest coverage, Latvia is one of the six richest countries in the EU, because f...