Laura Štrovalde, LIAA deputy director for investment and energy, quoted the figure at the opening of the Latvia FinTech Forum on Tuesday.
LIAA plans to attract EUR 660 million in investment this year.
Štrovalde said that LIAA is an important player in ensuring exports and innovation in Latvia. Last year, LIAA provided EUR 2.3 million in support to the start-up ecosystem. She stressed that LIAA has various support programs as well as more than 20 offices worldwide to help companies enter new markets.
Štrovalde also said that LIAA will continue to present Latvia as a good place to start or continue a business.
The FinTech forum was held on Tuesday in Riga to discuss the development of the financial technology sector in Latvia and the most important trends in the sector worldwide. This year, the Latvian FinTech Forum took place for the third time, bringing together around 250 representatives of the FinTech ecosystem – industry entrepreneurs, potential Latvian FinTech market participants, investors, consulting and legal services providers, financial industry and start-up development policy makers and others.
