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.
On December 7, 2017 winner of competition “Export and Innovation Awards 2017” organized by LIAA and the Ministry of Economics were announced in a solemn ceremony in the Castle of Riga. In the ceremony award of best medium/large exporter was granted to Rēzekne SEZ enterprise.
Grain elevator “Rēzeknes Dzirnavnieks” RSEZ AS has received the award for the first place in the competition “The Best Maintained Enterprise of Rēzekne SEZ 2017”. The second place in the competition was granted to plywood mill “VEREMS” RSEZ SIA and the third place – to metal processing enterprise SIA “LEAX Rēzekne” RSEZ. Awards were granted in the solemn event on December 1, which was organized by Joint Municipal Institution “Rēzekne Special Economic Zone Authority”.
In solemn event on November 23 of this year a time capsule was embedded in the foundations of the new production facility on 1 Viļakas Street, leaving a statement on Rēzekne and Rēzekne SEZ and a message for the next generation.
On November 23rd, 2017 informative seminar for Rēzekne SEz enterprises was organized. Main topics of the seminar were practical aspects of tax reform of 2018 and amendments in data protection regulation. Seminar was organized in cooperation with enterprises “NewFuels” RSEZ SIA and “Energy Resources CHP” RSEZ SIA, finance and legal consulting company “Deloitte Latvia” and Training Centre “BUTS”.