Posts Tagged ‘Latvia’
President of Latvia: synchronisation of the Baltic States with the European energy system is a historic step in strengthening our energy independence
On 9 February, President Edgars Rinkēvičs paid a working visit to Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania. During the visit, President of Latvia met with the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, the President of the Republic of Estonia, Alar Karis, the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The officials discussed the accession of the Baltic states to the European energy system, the protection of critical infrastructure, the strengthening of transatlantic relations, the development of the European defence industry, the implementation of key regional infrastructure projects, as well as support for Ukraine and sanctions policy towards Russia.
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Originally published on 9 Feb
Read MoreBaltic Startup Funding Report—H2 2024 update
The Baltic Startup Funding Report by Change Ventures and FIRSTPICK is a semi-annual publication of detailed data about funding rounds for startups in the Baltics, including companies with HQs elsewhere but with a dominant base in Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania.
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Originally published on 5 Feb
Read MoreIeva Jāgere to head Latvian investment agency
The open competition for the position of director of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia has concluded with a nod from the minister of economics to Ieva Jāgere.
Ieva comes to the position with more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance. She has led high-volume investment attraction deals and, until her appointment, worked at ALTUM, a financial institution. Additionally, Ieva is a managing partner at Callidus Capital, a financial and investment consultancy, as well as an independent member of the Internal Audit Committee at Indexo.
From 2016 to 2022, Ieva served as CEO of Callidus Capital. Prior to that, she spent more than three years as head of corporate finance at Oaklins Baltics, where she was responsible for investment attraction and deal management for various clients.
The newly appointed LIAA director holds an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and a master’s in international economics and business from the University of Latvia.
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