The Nasdaq Baltic Awards celebrate the achievements of Nasdaq Baltic listed companies in the areas of transparency, sound corporate governance and investor relations.
Awards are presented during the biennial Nasdaq Baltic Awards ceremony to listed companies, stock exchange members, media and other stakeholders, in order to showcase excellence in investor relations and encourage more investment and media interest in the Baltic capital markets.
Latvia's Latvenergo energy company and MADARA Cosmetics were among the winners.
The full list of award winners is:
Investor Relations of the Year: Port of Tallinn
Best Investor Relations on the Bond Market: Latvenergo
Best Investor Relations on First North: MADARA Cosmetics
Stock Exchange Member of the Year: LHV Pank
Stock Exchange Highlight of the Year: IPO of Ignitis Group
In addition a ’Best Capital Market Coverage in Media’ award was handed out in each Baltic country to recognize a journalist or an editorial board for raising awareness, providing insight and spurring debate about issues related to capital markets. The winner in Estonia was the stock market editorial team in Äripäev. In Latvia it was Latvia’s main national radio station Latvijas Radio 1, and in Lithuania it was the financial markets section of Verslo Žinios.
More information about the awards is available at the official website and you can watch video clips announcing the winners by clicking here.