August 24th, 2018131153The Swedish furniture giant IKEA is finally set to open doors in Riga. The long-awaited IKEA Store is located in East Riga — just outside of Mežciems a.k.a. the...
March 17th, 2018151616Taxi-hailing app Yandex.Taxi has launched in Riga this week — starting their European expansion with Latvia.
Yandex, Russia’s largest technology company, often...
December 1st, 201621532The first airBaltic operated, freshly delivered Bombardier commercial aircraft CS300 has arrived to Riga International Airport Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
Latvian...
November 23rd, 201622528The Startup Law, approved today by the Latvian Parliament will create a tax regime, one not matched anywhere else in Europe, that will effectively double venture capital...
July 22nd, 2016151089Bus Transport Holding OÜ, the owner of the SuperBus.com brand announced that as a consequence of administrative decisions the company has to suspend all operational...
June 29th, 201671622The Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Economics of Latvia and ridesharing platforms Uber and Taxify Latvia was signed in Riga today to indicate a...
February 5th, 201615414The week of February 1 thru 5 witnessed the largest event for startups in Europe — the Startup Europe Week, and Riga was one of the 250+ host cities with a meetup at...
January 29th, 2016171504Latvian authorities declare war on ridesharing app Taxify — as private driver's vehicle is impounded.
Riga transport authorities have impounded the vehicle that...
August 31st, 201547821Riga Shipyard refocuses on large-size metal structures
JSC "Rigas kugu buvetava" (Riga Shipyard) informs about refocusing on a new, promising area: producing of...