Companies and countries have needed to adapt their activities to the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine. The analysis in this article shows that both the Russian war in Ukraine and the subsequent trade restrictions have become a powerful trigger, significantly increasing the level of...

Companies and countries have needed to adapt their activities to the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine. The analysis in this article shows that both the Russian war in Ukraine and the subsequent trade restrictions have become a powerful trigger, significantly increasing the level of...

Venture capital (VC) investments are pro-cyclical in nature, making it much more difficult for startups to attract investments during periods of economic recession than during economic growth. To mitigate the negative effects of the coronavirus crisis on the economy, countries are being forced...

The paper addresses the issues of regional and export competitiveness of the countries in the same region with similar level of economic development with regard to labor costs borne by employers. Research results demonstrate that the country with higher labor costs shows lower export indicators...

At the initial stage of the economic slowdown, companies should have clear understanding of the specifics of the emerging crisis in order to ensure that they quicker adapt to an absolutely new situation and suffer smaller losses, securing themselves an opportunity to restore their performance...

One of the tools for financing young innovative companies is state-subsidized venture capital funds (VCF). The paper explores the issues of demand for investment and the structure of Latvian state-subsidized VCF investments. We found that of the total number of applications for investment...

One of the main sources of funding for economic recovery in countries after the COVID-19 pandemic is the increase in public debt. But as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the strengthening of new trends in the development of the global economy, the level of uncertainty has greatly increased....

The paper deals with the issues of investment of hybrid and public venture capital funds. The results show that hybrid and public venture capital funds in Latvia in most cases are the first investors. Only a smaller part of these investments are investments of the early stages of funding. The...

The primary goal of the article is to study the effect of the single tax introduction for the micro-enterprises in Latvia. The major aspects affected by the new regime introduction studied in the present article were net registration of micro-enterprises, the employment level in the country, the...

The study considers feasibility of introduction of corporate income tax deferral until distribution of enterprise profits aimed to accelerate economic growth, increase budget revenues and raise welfare of the population of Latvia. The study analyses the effect of introduction of corporate income...