This was perhaps the most exciting Business After Hours ever. Thanks to our host Encompass Digital Media Latvia, members had an opportunity to visit LNT studio and try out the role of a news anchor and a weatherman. The event also included a tour around the Encompass office and its channel control room, a presentation about the latest trends in the global media landscape and great networking!

14 representatives from the healthcare industry took part at the last AmCham healthcare working group meeting. The aim of the meeting was to set the main priorities the group will be focusing on.

At the end of May, FICIL and the Government of Latvia met for the 23rd time at the High Council meeting to discuss the needed improvements of the investment climate in Latvia. This year, FICIL has published and submitted position papers in seven policy fields including the stability of the financial sector, attraction of investment, labor market and transport as well as the view on the Macroeconomic policy issues to the Government of Latvia.

On May 23-24 members from 3 AmChams in the Baltics gathered for a 2-day Annual Pan-Baltic AmChams’ meeting. The program included company visits to Cleveron and Mooncascade as well as the visit to the Genome Center and two informative sessions on the labor market and healthcare led by professors of the University of Tartu.