News

05 July 2019

It is the last month for Latvia-registered companies with foreign capital to disclose to the Latvian Register of Enterprises their ultimate beneficial owners to avoid being removed from the register. According to the Register of Enterprises, to this day around 900 companies in Latvia with non-resident shareholders have not complied with the request by the state authorities to disclose their true beneficiaries, risking being closed down by the autorities.... Read more

02 July 2019

In the light of the recent news about the dismissal of Latvenergo Supervisory Council, the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (NCCL), representing Norwegian investors in Latvia, stands by the announcement of the Foreign Investors' Council in Latvia (FICIL) made on June 20, expressing concern about politization of governance of state-owned enterprises and retreating from international corporate governance standards:... Read more

27 June 2019

Today, more than 20 business representatives and members of the Norwegian, American, Swedish, British and Irish Chambers of Commerce in Latvia joined a discussion at the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA), focusing on the Latvian health and medical tourism development and export strategy.... Read more

22 June 2019

Help us welcome our new Gold category member - the Oslo based Law Firm Hamervoll Pind, which specializes in construction business and real estate. Lawyers at Hamervoll Pind come from various industries and backgrounds and have extensive experience in assisting foreign companies in the Norwegian market.... Read more

15 June 2019

NCCL was a proud partner and supporter of the Nordic- Baltic Industry event "Various Facets of Data Economy - Private and Public Sector Approaches to Information Sharing, Decision Making and Execution in the new Open Data, AI and RPA world", which took place yesterday in Oslo at the office of the Microsoft Norway.... Read more

14 June 2019

Thanks to all who joined us at the Shrimp Maddness summer party, which took place on June 7 at the Baltic Beach Hotel in Jūrmala! Attached is a gallery of pictures from the event. We especially thank our hosts the Baltic Beach Hotel and our partners - Moller Baltic Import, Spīgulis & Kukainis Law Firm and Vicentino wine distributors in Latvia for their support to the event.... Read more

04 June 2019

Marking the 20th anniversay since its establishment, the Foreign Investors' Council in Latvia held its 23rd High Council meeting last week with the main theme "Tomorrow is the Consequence of Now".... Read more

20 May 2019

More than 200 Norwegians and their spouses participated in the Norwegian National Day celebrations in Riga on May 17, 2019! The parade started outside of the Norwegian Embassy and went to Lielā Ģilde, where there were speeches, songs, traditional Norwegian food, and festive atsmosphere! The event was organized by the Norwegian Embassy, the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia and the Norwegian student organization ANSA. ... Read more

15 May 2019

In the European Parliament pre-election debate that took place May 14 at the Riga Graduate School of Law, top-level representatives from six Latvian political parties running for election in the European Parliament elections shared their views and outlook towards the main challenges currently faced by the European Union (EU) and their possible solutions. The MEP candidates also emphasized the critical need for Latvian citizens to participate in upcoming elections to ensure effective representation of Latvia's interests at this institution.... Read more

12 May 2019

On May 9, NCCL members were invited by the Clarion Collection Hotel Valdemārs to participate in the opening of the hotel's summer patio in the center of Riga. It was the perfect evening for outdoor grilling, enjoying refreshing drinks, tasty snacks, and lively conversations!... Read more