On June 30, 2017 the new Supervisory Board of Rēzekne SEZ had started its work in composition of four members delegated by Rēzekne City Council and Rēzekne Municipality Council that will ensure and supervise the work of Joint Municipal Institution “Rēzekne Special Economic Zone Authority” for the period of next four years.
Members of the Association of Mechanical Engineering and Metalworking Industries of Latvia (MASOC) visited Rēzekne and Rēzekne SEZ on July 6 and 7. In scope of the visit representatives of MASOC had a meeting with Rēzekne SEZ Authority, visited Rēzekne Academy of Technologies and enterprises SIA “LEAX Rēzekne” RSEZ and SIA “NOOK Ltd”.
By virtue of initiative and support of “NewFuels” RSEZ SIA, “Energy Resources CHP” RSEZ SIA and “Deloitte Latvia” and in close cooperation with Rēzekne SEZ Authority, on June 8 seminar for special economic zone enterprises was organized in Rēzekne. In scope of the seminar the representatives of leading Latvian finance and legal consulting company “Deloitte Latvia” delivered presentations, introducing entrepreneurs to the upcoming tax reform in Latvia and the topical questions of investment protection and operation of enterprises in the special economic zone.
This May participants of the training course in English organized in scope of Rēzekne SEZ Business Support Fund project “RSEZ business start-up and support program for increasing the competitiveness on international level” received their certificates, solemnly concluding 4 month training course.
Rēzekne SEZ enterprises in 2016 have increased their turnover by 20.5%, reaching 85 million euro, which is the highest turnover since the establishment of Rēzekne SEZ. More than 75% of Rēzekne SEZ enterprises had concluded 2016 with profit and altogether Rēzekne SEZ enterprises had employed 845 employees.
Commemorating the hundredth anniversary of historically significant Latgale Congress of 1917, on May 5 and 6 Latgale Centenary Congress and 4th World Gathering of Latgalians took place in Rēzekne. Representatives of Rēzekne SEZ enterprises and Rēzekne SEZ Authority also participated in the Congress, discussing the economic growth and development of entrepreneurship in Latgale region.
On March 20, 2017 in Award Ceremony of the Largest Tax payers organized by State Revenue Service of Latvia Rēzekne SEZ enterprise “Energy Resources CHP” RSEZ SIA and its Chairman of the Board Roman Vdovychenko received the award as the largest tax payer of 2016 in Latgale planning region in group of small tax payers.
While implementing Rēzekne SEZ Entrepreneurship Support Fund project “RSEZ business start-up and support program for increasing the competitiveness on international level”, on March 22nd and 24th Rēzekne SEZ Authority organized a seminar for Rēzekne SEZ enterprises “Promotion of enterprises in the market by the use of instruments of marketing and selling”.
On March 19 in the Embassy of Latgale “GORS” Rēzekne Municipality Council granted awards to the winners of the competition “Entrepreneur of Rēzekne Municipality 2017”, which alongside other enterprises were granted to Rēzekne SEZ enterprises RSEZ SIA “IRBIS Technology” and “VEREMS” RSEZ SIA.
Upon invitation of World Free Zones Organization, on March 15 – 17 representatives of Rēzekne SEZ Authority participated in the conference “Free Zones and Industrial Parks of the Future” in Belgrade (Serbia) with a presentation “Rēzekne SEZ – advantages and investment perspectives”, popularizing business environment in Rēzekne and in Latvia.