On April 16, 2018 Ambassador of United Arab Emirates to Latvia H.E. Mrs Hanan Al Aleeli arrived to Rēzekne in official visit. In scope of the visit meeting with representatives of Rēzekne SEZ as well as visits to enterprises “NewFuels” RSEZ SIA and “Energy Resources CHP” RSEZ SIA were organized.
With an aim to get acquainted with the social and economic situation in the regions of Latvia, this March Counsellor of the Embassy of Canada in Latvia Jude Pecora visited Rēzekne and Rēzekne Municipality in two-day visit. In scope of the visit Mr. Jude Pecora had meetings with the representatives of municipalities and Rēzekne SEZ, as well as visited cultural objects and educational institutions.
On March 20 and 21, 2018 Investment Management Exhibition took place in Frankfurt (Germany). Rēzekne SEZ Authority together with Rēzekne City Council participated in the event, presenting investment objects and possibilities for potential investors offered by Rēzekne SEZ.
On March 19, 2018 in the event “Day of Entrepreneurs of Rēzekne Municipality” awards were granted to the winners of the competition “Rēzekne Municipality Enterprise 2017”. In the competition organized by Rēzekne Municipality Council Rēzekne SEZ enterprise SIA “LEAX Rēzekne” RSEZ received award in the category “The Best Employer”.
With an aim to promote cooperation between free zones and ensure representation on the European level, meeting of the heads of Europe’s free zones took place in Barcelona on March 9, 2018, in which possibility to establish European Association of Free Trade Zones was discussed.
Rēzekne City has received the 6th place in the category FDI Strategy among micro cities in the European Cities of the Future 2018/19 ranking, due to planned Rēzekne City Council infrastructure development projects in the territory of Rēzekne SEZ and achievements and advantages of Rēzekne SEZ.
On February 14, 2018 in solemn event SEB bank client centre was opened in Rēzekne. From now on the centre will provide services to SEB bank clients from whole Latvia. Currently seven persons are working in the centre and the number of employees in the nearest future will be increased to 24.
According to provisional data of 2017, Rēzekne SEZ enterprise had concluded the 20th year of the functioning of Rēzekne SEZ with 95 million euro turnover, which in comparison with 2016 marks increase by 13%.
On January 16, 2018 a meeting between the Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development Mr Kaspars Gerhards and representatives of Entrepreneurship Commission and Authority of Rēzekne SEZ. Following the meeting the Minister took a decision to initiate extension of the support available in Rēzekne SEZ.
On January 14th, the meeting was held between members of the Latvian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and representatives of the Joint Municipal Institution Rēzekne Special Economic Zone Authority.