On September 12, AmCham together with FICIL and other leading foreign Chambers in Latvia held a pre-election debate with prime ministerial candidates and leaders of the leading political parties focusing on the critical issues for the development of Latvia's national economy and the attraction and retention of foreign investments such as increasing competitiveness and strengthening the economy under the current geopolitical circumstances. To revisit the event.

On September 7, FICIL High Council three-day meeting kicked off with a reception at the President’s Residence. On September 8, FICIL members held a members' meeting joined by Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš to address the business environment development. On September 9, representatives of the government, ministries and FICIL discussed priority areas to improve the country's competitiveness such as the promotion of energy independence, the fight against the shadow economy and the digitization of the public sector to accelerate and improve the exchange of data between institutions.

On August 30, members enjoyed the first Business After Hours after the summer break kindly hosted by AVIS at Moller Auto Lidosta Volkswagen center near Spice. Members were eager to learn more about the development trends of electric cars and infrastructure in Latvia and the Baltics and were excited about the opportunity to test the newest VW: ID3, ID5 and Multivan.

The AmCham Board and staff met for a strategic planning session at Hotel Bergs on August 24. The board follows closely the key priority areas set at the beginning of the year, including fostering trade and investment and continuously raising awareness of economic opportunities between Latvia and the U.S., improving the business and investment climate in Latvia, getting prepared for the future of work and improving health outcomes of Latvia’s society.

On August 16, Healthcare work group members gathered for the first meeting after the summer break to learn about the progress of healthcare pilot projects: digital strategy, secondary data framework, VBHC approach, public health funding and newly introduced project on value-based tenders. Members also discussed upcoming meetings such as Pan-Baltic AmChams conference, precision medicine conference and pre-election debate.