The Eurasia Center
and The Eurasian Business Coalition (EBC)
in cooperation with


His Excellency, Ambassador Andrejs Pildegovics
Embassy of the Republic of Latvia

Invites you and your colleagues to:

At the Embassy of the Republic of Latvia

2306 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008

On April 28th, the EURASIAN BUSINESS COALITION and The EURASIA CENTER invite you to meet the Ambassador of Latvia, His Excellency Andrejs Pildegovics, his key staff members, and leaders from American investment, high technology, banking, international trading, economic development, professional services firms along with federal, state, and local government officials. This event will allow you and your colleagues to interact with those seeking to expand international trade, investments, and communications between the U.S. and Latvia. Firms are now interested in Latvia's IT and energy sectors according to the U.S. State Department's Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Lorraine Hariton.

Road to Economic Recovery and Business Opportunities

Despite the heavy economic downturn in Latvia during the second half of 2008, Latvia's economy grew in the fourth quarter at the quickest pace in three years as an expansion in exports and industrial production help fuel a recovery. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased an annual 3.7 percent in the period, according to the Statistics Office in Riga. That compares with the median estimate in a Bloomberg Survey of economists who are predicting a four percent expansion. The economy grew 1.1 percent from the previous three months. (Aaron Eglitis, Bloomberg News). Industrial production expanded by 16.2 percent in the 4th quarter and exports increased an annual 29.4 percent in one month alone. Although unemployment is high, the country is starting to stabilize. Latvia may become the model for the rest of Europe's recovery!

You will have personal interactions with The Ambassador, His Excellency Andrejs Pildegovics, The Honorable Juris Poikans, Deputy Chief of Mission and Counsellor, Mr. Edgars Trumkalns, First Secretary, and Mr. Rudolfs Bremanis, Second Secretary (Political/Economic/Consular).

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EVENING WITH THE LATVIAN EMBASSY REGISTRATION FORM

This series has grown out of 22 years of successful working relationships with European and Asian (Eurasian) nations. This invitation-only event, features one of the 59 European and Asian (Eurasian) nations within the Eurasia Center's Embassy Event Series.

The Embassy of the Republic of Latvia in Washington, DC

Guests arrive from 6:30 to 7:00 P.M. to exchange business cards and have informal discussions. There will be a special photographic session with the Ambassador. At 7:00 P.M. there will be a special presentation about the macro-economic environment, prospects for trade, business and investment opportunities, social development, and the current on-the-ground assessment of the challenges and opportunities facing Latvia. There will be information about promotion of tourism and cultural exchanges for Latvia, as Latvia is one of the most popular tourism stops in the Baltics for people around the world. A reception follows the presentation which will feature special foods, beverages, and music of Latvia.