Working Visit to Latvia

29.09.2014

The Association of European Business took part in the seminar Business Opportunities of the Republic of Belarus, which was held in the conference room of Swedbanka AS in Riga on September 17, 2014. The seminar was organized by the The Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA).

The seminars dedicated to the topic of the business climate and investment opportunities in Belarus are addressed primarily to small and medium Latvian companies who are considering expanding their business to Belarus. The seminars of LIAA became a tradition and are held annually with the support of the Embassy of Belarus in Latvia and the Embassy of Latvia in Belarus.

This year, the agenda of the seminar covered general issues of business and investment regimes in Belarus and prospects of development of the Eurasian Economic Union.

One of the speaker at the seminar, the Head of Legal with AEB Maryna Dymovich made ​​a presentation Legal Regulation of Foreign Trade Activity in the Republic of Belarus. She clarified the process of signing and implementing foreign trade agreements, outlined settlement options in the contracts between residents and non-residents and spoke about the mandatory requirements of current legislation in force in Belarus.

In addition, during their visit to Riga, the representatives of the Association of European Business held a series of meetings with the management of the leading Latvian companies.