Category Archives: Latvia

Press Releases & News from Latvia distributed via EuropaWire

Latvian IT product wholesaler ELKO Group named in CRN/RE 2013 Russian IT distributors ratings list

Riga, Latvia, 27-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — For 4th time already CRN/RE (edition which is dedicated to IT business in Russia) has rated Russian IT distributors to name the best distributors for different customer categories – channels. The results of year 2013 rating … Read the full press release

IT product wholesaler ELKO Group signed distribution agreement with Transcend

Riga, Latvia, 27-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — ELKO Group, one of the leading IT product wholesalers in the Eastern Europe and one of the largest companies in Latvia, announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with Transcend, a leading global provider of … Read the full press release

Latvia’s largest independent private bank ABLV Bank reported EUR 36.3 million profit in the first 9 months of 2013

Riga, Latvia, 22-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Q3 2013 was successful for ABLV Bank, AS and the group. The business volume and all major performance indicators continued to grow. Over 9 months of 2013, the group’s profit amounted to LVL 27.7 million (EUR … Read the full press release

ECB’s EUROPEAN CULTURAL DAYS to feature artists from the next country to adopt the euro Latvia

17-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — This year’s EUROPEAN CULTURAL DAYS of the European Central Bank (ECB) features artists from Latvia – the next country to adopt the euro. Under the motto “Enchanting Latvia”, a range of cultural venues across Frankfurt am Main will … Read the full press release

Latvian manufacturer of carrier-class point-to-point microwave radios SAF Tehnika opened its US headquarters in Denver Colorado

03-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — SAF Tehnika, the Latvian-owned manufacturer of carrier-class point-to-point microwave radios, is expanding its business in North America and has announced the opening of the company’s US headquarters in Denver, Colorado on July 26. In the five years … Read the full press release

Support granted by Latvia to Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank found in line with EU state aid rules

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has found support granted by Latvia for the transformation of the Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank (MLB) to be in line with EU state aid rules. In particular, the sale of MLB’s commercial assets … Read the full press release

Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee recommended Latvia as next Eurozone member

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Latvia should join the Euro on 1 January 2014, recommends the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in an opinion voted on Monday. The opinion praises Latvia’s record and efforts to date, but also says it needs to … Read the full press release

EC: Latvia ready to adopt euro in 2014

Brussels, 5-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the European Commission publishes its 2013 Convergence Report on Latvia, together with a citizen’s summary that briefly explains the report and the rationale behind it. The Commission concludes that Latvia has achieved a high degree of sustainable economic … Read the full press release

EC recommends to the Council to abrogate Excessive Deficit Procedure for 5 EU member states

Brussels, 30-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Commission takes steps under the Excessive Deficit Procedure.   Which decisions has the Commission taken today as regards the Excessive Deficit Procedure? The Commission has today recommended that the Council abrogate the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) … Read the full press release

ELKO Group, leading IT product wholesaler in Eastern Europe, to extend Kingston products range in Russia

10-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ELKO Group, one of the leading IT product wholesalers in the Eastern Europe and one of the largest companies in Latvia, extends the cooperation with a world class IT components manufacturer Kingston and starts to offer also … Read the full press release

Karin Rysavy nominated alternate member of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank

19-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — By letter received by EIB on 11 March 2013, the Republic of Austria nominated, by common accord with the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom … Read the full press release

ABLV Bank, AS issued $20m subordinated bonds

3-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Continuing gradual replacement of long-term deposits with bonds, we performed another bond issue under ABLV Bank, AS Second Bond Offer Programme. This time, we issued discount bonds for raising subordinated capital to the amount of USD 20 … Read the full press release

ABLV Bank to increase its equity capital by LVL 11.5m

Riga, Latvia, 2-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the 8th of March this year, there was an extraordinary meeting of ABLV Bank, AS, shareholders held, at which the decision on increasing the bank’s equity capital by LVL 11.5 million was made. The equity … Read the full press release

SAF Tehnika JSC announce a release of Spectrum Compact, the world’s first powerful handheld microwave spectrum analyzer

14-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SAF Tehnika JSC (NASDAQ OMX Riga: SAF1R), leading carrier-class point-to-point microwave radio manufacturer announce a release of Spectrum Compact, the world’s first powerful handheld microwave spectrum analyzer. It is designed specifically for the comfortable outdoor use and is … Read the full press release

Latvia and the euro

Brussels, 5-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, Latvia formally asked the Commission to deliver an extraordinary convergence report with the aim of joining the euro from 1st January 2014. The report will assess if the country has achieved the five convergence criteria as defined … Read the full press release

Latvian officials press case for Eurozone membership with MEPs

27-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Latvia’s top economic brass presented its credentials for joining the Eurozone to the EP Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Tuesday. MEPs’ questions focused on the sustainability of Latvia’s impressive turnaround, how social policy needs could be … Read the full press release

ABLV Bank results in Q3 2012

Riga, Latvia, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Q3 2012 was very successful for ABLV Group. The business volume and all major performance indicators continued to grow. The bank’s profit amounted to LVL 10.9 million (EUR 15.4 million). In Q3 we continued gradually substituting long-term … Read the full press release

Commission welcomes Council adoption of Fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2013

Brussels, 24-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Fisheries Council has just reached a political agreement on Fishing Opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2013. After the discussions among the ministers, the compromise was reached just after the first exchange of views. Commissioner for … Read the full press release

Small and medium sized enterprises in 2011: situations per EU Member State

Trends in the SME sector for Austria

18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission annually assesses progress in implementation of the Small Business Act (SBA)1 at national level. This memo describes the results of the assessment as illustrated by country specific SBA factsheets2, composed on the basis of a wide … Read the full press release

Remarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy following his meeting with Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis

Riga, 16-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — I would like to thank Prime Minister Dombrovskis for his hospitality and for the good discussion we have had and which will continue after this conference. I would also like to say that it is a pleasure … Read the full press release

EuropaWire.EU to launch

EuropaWire.EU (EW) is a premium European Union press release distribution and newswire service. The vast majority of the press releases that will appear on and be released via EuropaWire.EU (https://news.europawire.eu), will primarily be sourced directly from major EU based brands, companies, and institutions … Read the full press release