In the latest FICIL Sentiment index foreign investors concluded that Latvian investment climate was still average. The Index is an annual study capturing opinions of about 50 largest foreign investors about the business and investment environment in Latvia. It includes investors' main concerns and outlines their plans of future investments.

Members came together for the 10th meeting of the working group this year to discuss next steps and actions for implementing an Oncology Data Registry Design Thinking Seminar and started planning a conference on data-driven healthcare, which will be held on April 29 together with the Ministry of Health.

Our top-tier members had an exclusive opportunity to meet new U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, John Carwile who shared his main priorities and engaged into a frank discussion with members emphasizing the strong and enduring partnership between the U.S. and Latvia.

December Business After Hours was hosted by Luminor customer center Terbata where members had chance to hear the economic forecast for 2020 from leading economist Peteris Strautins and find out more about the transformation process at Luminor from its Country Manager in Latvia, Kerli Gabrilovica.

AmCham raised EUR 1350 at its annual Christmas Charity reception for its principal charities. In total EUR 3250 has been donated to Bezvests.lv, RMHC Latvija, SOS Children Villages and Latvian Foster Families this year. Over 70 adults and 30 children joined our festive Christmas event offering various activities for children, including a visit from Santa, Christmas crafts, gingerbread workshop and marshmallow roasting.