Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)

Gundars Strautmanis,

Vice-president of the LCCI

Content

I. General Facts about the LCCI

II. Business Environment

III. Competitiveness

IV. Supporting the Latvian Export

I. General Facts about the LCCI

1. Who Are We ?

Largest professional business organization in Latvia

• Voluntary Participation

• Non profit organization

• Member of World Chamber of Commerce

• Member of Eurochambres

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Established in 1934

MEMBER COMPANIES

chairman of the LCCI

committees COUNCIL

consist of President + Vice-presidents Committee Committee Committee Committee

Committee Committee Committee Committee

Committee Committee Committee Committee

4 committees of INDUSTRIES

4 REGIONAL committees

4 committees of INTEREST

General Assembly

BOARD

2. Strenght of the LCCI

• Takeing into account the number of the members of the LCCI, we are the largest organization uniting the entreprenuers of Latvia :

> 1 300 individual members

> 60 business associations and regional unions

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3. Structure of the Members of the LCCI

9%

53%

26%

12%

Micro Small Medium Large

4. Members of the LCCI by Sector

59% 24%

17%

Services Industry Commerce

5. Mandate

10

+ =

Turnover of the LCCI indivudal members in 2013`

~ EUR 13,5 milliards

6. Working areas

Business Environment

Competences

Export

Tools: lobbying &

services

7. Regional representation in Latvia

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II. Business Environment

1. LCCI lobby

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Government partner

Representation of members’ interests

Creation of opinions

2013 Winner Grand Jury Prize

Initiative, support system for micro companies, so that unemployed people can create jobs for themselves

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«Think Small First»

Initiative developed by the

Latvian Chamber Of

Commerce and Industry

(LCCI), helped micro-

enterprises by promoting

the creation of a special

tax rate and simplified

tax accounting system,

introducing a micro-

credit programme and

by making information

about launching a

business available in

one place.

Prized by the European Enterprise

Promotion Awards as “the most creative

and inspiring in Europe”

III. Competitiveness

1. LCCI trainings

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Variety of topics

Experienced lecturers, the Experts

in their fields

~ 200 free seminars ~ 5 000 participants Annualy

Live Streem / Archive

2. Conferences

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3. Court of Arbitration and Mediation

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IV. Supporting the Latvian Export

1. LCCI export

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Trade missions

Market research visits

List of contacts

Trainings and events for export promotion

2. Our representatives abroad

Thank You!

www.ltrk.lv

info@chamber.lv