A small group of members met to discuss their businesses and provide feedback on AmCham activities.

On March 16, the AmCham Tourism Working group met with Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Economics, Raimonds Aleksejenko and Director of the State Tourism Development Agency, Inese Širava to discuss the current work on tourism marketing strategy. The group discussed the current work on the State tourism marketing strategy and suggested ways how to improve it.

Rail Baltica will make Latvia part of a regional hub. Baiba Rubesa of RB Rail adressed AmCham on the impact of this major project and the latest developments. According to her, Rail Baltica is the most magnificent project of the century connecting five countries in the European Union. The project aims at ensuring safety and integrity of the entire region.

On March 10 our Corporate Contributing members met Dr. Paul Sracic to discuss the 2016 Presidential Election process.

AmCham in cooperation with the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) held a seminar "Unlocking the Business Opportunities: Latvia & USA". During the seminar the panel of successful Latvian companies provided insights about the U.S. market.