Jaunumi – Ekonomikas Institūts

Diaspora as Latvian foreign policy priority

March 2021 | Brīfingi, External Relations, Jaunumi

The diaspora is possessing a great potential for the country, especially for such a small nation as Latvians. It is a Latvian foreign policy priority for 2021. In the beginning of the year, Latvian government approved the Plan for Work with Diaspora for the next three years with the aim to preserve Latvian nation, involving diaspora in Latvian economy and in education, thus encouraging remigration. In March, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also supported and provided grants to 40...
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LZA Ekonomikas Institūts saņēma Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas prezidenta Atzinības rakstu

March 2021 | Jaunumi

Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmija apbalvošanas ceremonijā “Nozīmīgākie sasniegumi zinātnē 2020. gadā” LZA Ekonomikas Institūts saņēma Latvijas Zinātņu Akadēmijas prezidenta Atzinības rakstu par savu zinātnisko monogrāfiju “Possibilities of increasing the competitiveness of the business support system in the border regions of Latvia – Lithuania” angļu valodā. Monogrāfija tika izstrādāta, balstoties uz pētījumu par uzņēmējdarbības atbalsta sistēmas ieviešanas iespējām Latvijā un Lietuvā, kurā LZA Ekonomikas institūta pētnieku komanda ir izstrādājusi unikālo Latvijas un Lietuvas pierobežas reģionu uzņēmējdarbības atbalsta kopējo sistēmu atbalsta institūciju darbības...
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Nabadzības samazināšana kā Uzbekistānas sociālekonomiskās attīstības prioritāte

March 2021 | Jaunumi

Uzbekistānas Republikas prezidents Šavkats Mirzijojevs pirmo reizi pievērsās jautājumam par nepieciešamību samazināt nabadzību valstī. Problēmas atzīšana jāuzskata par Uzbekistānas līdera spēcīgās politiskās gribas izpausmi un pareizu sākumu tās mērķtiecīgam risinājumam. Tādējādi prezidents ierosināja izstrādāt Nabadzības mazināšanas stratēģiju kopā ar Pasaules Banku un ANO Attīstības programmu, vienlaikus apsverot iespēju izstrādāt jaunu metodiku nabadzības identificēšanai un novērtēšanai, pamatojoties uz pasaules standartu pētījumiem. Šavkats Mirzijojevs identificēja atbalstu un uzņēmējdarbības veicināšanu iedzīvotāju vidū kā vienu no galvenajiem nabadzības samazināšanas virzītājiem valstī. Saskaņā ar statistikas...
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Covid-19 crisis as the biggest challenge for the mental and physical health of Latvian society

March 2021 | Brīfingi, Jaunumi, Society

During any crisis, it is important to control mental and physical health in society. It is not a secret that people’s behaviour or even mood in society can directly influence the economic and financial situation in the country. Therefore, it is needed to develop tools that can track the situation. The most obvious option now is population surveying, using this method it is possible to get the information from the citizens themselves. Also, the significant aspect is to maintain and...
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Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the business environment in Latvia

March 2021 | Brīfingi, Economy, Jaunumi

In 2020 and 2021, in addition to the usual obstacles to business development, entrepreneurs have faced a huge challenge – the Covid-19 pandemic, which has introduced significant changes in the usual business environment. Unfortunately, various restrictions that hinder the development of the business or even stop it completely influenced the intention to start up or to maintain existing business. According to the latest data, the number of enterprises registered in Latvia in 2020 reduced significantly, but the number of liquidated...
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The main political challenges: vaccine shortages, extension of pandemic restrictions, and development of Latvia’s Recovery and Resilience Facility plan

March 2021 | Brīfingi, Jaunumi, Politics

As Covid-19 crisis is not approaching to its end yet in Latvia, in March the government have been discussing the possibility of tightening the limits on Covid-19 to reduce the spread of the new type of virus. In the beginning of March, the two-week cumulative morbidity rate was about 500 new cases per 100 thousand people, which according to Government’s adopted “traffic light principle” is a “very high-risk situation” and requires stronger safety measures. It has also been found that at least 5%...
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LZA Ekonomikas institūts piedāvā iespēju iegādāties zinātnisko monogrāfiju

March 2021 | Jaunumi

LZA Ekonomikas institūts piedāvā iespēju iegādāties zinātnisko monogrāfiju “Possibilities of increasing the competitiveness of the business support system in the border regions of Latvia – Lithuania” angļu valodā. Monogrāfija atspoguļo pētījuma “Par uzņēmējdarbības atbalsta sistēmas ieviešanas iespējām Latvijā un Lietuvā” rezultātus un Ekonomikas institūta pētnieku izstrādāto unikālo Latvijas un Lietuvas pierobežas reģionu uzņēmējdarbības atbalsta kopējo sistēmu atbalsta institūciju darbības efektivitātes paaugstināšanai un sekmīgākai uzņēmējdarbības attīstībai reģionā. Šādas kopējās sistēmas izveidošana ir bezprecedenta gadījums Baltijas valstu pastāvēšanas vēsturē. Grāmatas autori: zinātniskais redaktors...
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Changes in Latvian social strata in the past 30 years

February 2021 | Brīfingi, Jaunumi, Society

Original publication available at the China-CEE Institute website. Introduction The last 30 years for Latvia have been very fruitful but it is difficult to say that only positive changes had a place in the social structure. The overall trend of life quality is increasing. However, the most challenging issue for the country since the accession to the European Union is the population outflow and aging. The important note is that the full independence of Latvia after the dissolution of the...
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The status quo of Latvian state-owned enterprises and its representative enterprises

February 2021 | Brīfingi, Economy, Jaunumi

Original publication available at the China-CEE Institute website. Introduction The state of the art of Latvian state-owned enterprises (here and after SOEs) in this briefing will be described and analyzed based on the report conducted by KPMG[1] Baltics “State ownership policy review in Latvia”[i] and latest available annual report of Cross-Sectoral Coordination Centre (CSCC) of Latvia[ii]. The detailed reports and the current briefing are dedicated to understanding the development stage of SOEs in Latvia. Description of the sector is provided to introduce the...
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Dr. Nina Linde have taken part in the online workshop of the H2020 project CASPER

February 2021 | Jaunumi

On 16-17 February director of the Institute of Economics of the Latvian Academy of Sciences Dr. Nina Linde have taken part in the online workshop of the H2020 project Certification-Award Systems to Promote Gender Equality in Research (CASPER), where she acts like an external expert/consultant. She actively participated and collaborated with other experts during the co-creation workshop with stakeholders within the framework of the project. The task of the February workshop was to discuss three basic scenario directions for development of...
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