RSEZ news

Upon invitation of Administration of Free Economic Zone “Gomel-Raton”, on October 12 – 13 representatives of Rēzekne SEZ Authority participated in event “Business Days in Gomel” organized by Belarus Chamber of Trade and Commerce and Free Economic Zone “Gomel-Raton”. Within the framework of the event representatives of Rēzekne SEZ Authority had an opportunity to visit the exhibition in order to get introduced to business environment in Gomel and products produced in the region, as well as to participate in the Business forum, in order to establish new contacts and promote further cooperation.

Representatives of Rezekne SEZ Authority Supervisory Board and Executive institution on October 4 – 6 visited Republic of Belarus, to acquire new experience in investment attraction and functioning of special economic zones as well as to get acquainted with newest development tendencies in area of transport and logistics. In scope of the visit the representatives of Rezekne SEZ visited International Exhibition "Transport and Logistics”, as well as FEZ “Vitebsk”, FEZ “Minsk” and China-Belarus Industrial Park “Great Stone”.

Authority of Rezekne SEZ and several Rezekne SEZ enterprises on September 23 and 24 participated in the exhibition “Days of Entrepreneurs in Latgale 2016” that was organized by Latvian Chamber of Trade and Commerce in cooperation with Rezekne City Council and Latgale Region Development Agency.

On August 12, 2016 RSEZ granted awards to the winners of RSEZ Enterprise Year Award competition for the fifth time. Based on the performance indicators of the enterprises from 2015, award “Company of the Year” was granted to three enterprises – to “NewFuels” RSEZ SIA and “VEREMS” RSEZ SIA in the group of large and medium-sized enterprises and to “Rēzeknes Dzirnavnieks” RSEZ AS in the group of small enterprises.

On July 29, 2016 cooperation partners of RSEZ from Vitebsk Free Economic Zone and Vitebsk City Executive Committee visited RSEZ, in order to discuss further cooperation possibilities and mutually exchange the experience.

In open competition of Joint Municipal Institution “Rezekne Special Economic Zone Authority” for receiving funding from RSEZ Entrepreneurship Support Fund in 2016 projects of two RSEZ enterprises were supported.

With an aim to identify the most successful enterprises of RSEZ and to acknowledge their achievements for the fifth year RSEZ authority organizes the Competition of the RSEZ Year Award honouring RSEZ enterprises, which are actively and genuinely working in the territory of RSEZ, ensuring its development. By awarding prizes and diplomas RSEZ Year Award Competition will honour and recognize the accomplishments of RSEZ enterprises as well as their products and services.

In May 30 – 31 Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Canada to Latvia Alan Hausser visited Rezekne in an official visit with an aim to get acquainted with Rezekne, its business environment as well as education and culture opportunities. Ambassador had a meeting with the representatives of Rezekne City Council and RSEZ, visited RSEZ enterprises, culture and education institutions.

Economic indicators of RSEZ for several years are better than in the previous year and in separate positions have reached the highest indicators since the establishment of RSEZ. In the previous year turnover of RSEZ enterprises had reached 70.5 million euros, while 17.3 million euros had been invested in infrastructure and introduction of modern technologies.

With an aim to acquire experience in questions of investment attraction and revitalization of territories and popularize Rezekne Special Economic Zone on European level, representatives of RSEZ Authority and Rezekne City Council participated in the 2nd European Congress of Local Governments in Poland on April 5-6, 2016.