Investment and Development Agency of Latvia

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Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 1993
HeadquartersPērses iela 2, Riga
Employees270
Parent agencyMinistry of Economics (Latvia)
Websitewww.liaa.gov.lv/eng/home/news

The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) is an investment promotion agency for Latvia. It was established in 1993 under the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia.

Foreign trade[edit]

LIAA organizes business trips to foreign countries, which include business forums, workshops, entrepreneur roundtable discussions, contact exchanges, visiting trade fairs, and individual meetings with potential business partners.

LIAA organizes export seminars that deal with exports and provide information on news and trends on foreign markets, as well as the European Single Market.

Tourism[edit]

In 2016, the Tourism Development State Agency (TAVA) was added to LIAA. The aim of the department is to promote Latvian tourism products and services.

Business incubators[edit]

In October 2016, 11 business incubators and 9 support units were active in Latvia (Bauska, Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jēkabpils, Jūrmala, Kuldīga, Liepāja, Madona, Ogre, Rēzekne, Sigulda, Talsi, Valmiera, Ventspils, and a creative industries incubator in Riga).

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