Currently, the Ministry of Finance in cooperation with other ministries, sectoral regulators, and the industry has started work on new Latvia’s national FinTech strategy to replace the previous one. To support this process with independent, evidence-based analysis, the RBS Baltic Finance Center has developed a research report "What Should Latvia's Next FinTech Strategy Look Like?" that will evaluate the implementation of the previous strategy, analyze best practices from other countries, and provide recommendations for Latvia's FinTech development. The research presentation and panel discussion will take [...]

Yesterday, on 21 November, the first training cycle of the program "Venture Catalysts", organized by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) in cooperation with UniLab, Riga Business School, as a structural unit of Riga Technical University and RISEBA, ended. The program aims to promote innovation, research commercialization, and the growth of start-ups. 53 entrepreneurs, scientists, and students from various educational institutions applied for the training to gain practical insight and strengthen their skills in setting up businesses. The program covered topics such as [...]

From the 2025/2026 academic year, Riga Business School (RBS) will change its location, moving from Skolas Street 11 to Ķīpsala, a metropolis of education and knowledge in recent years. The decision to change the premises was made by the RBS Advisory Board together with the Rector of RTU to promote the long-term growth of RBS, attract students, and ensure the study process is conducted on modern premises. In September of this year, the RBS Advisory Board approved the idea of changing the premises of RBS [...]

The Latvian mortgage market needs significant growth to become more open, dynamic, diverse, and borrower-friendly - concludes the RBS Baltic Financial Center (BFC) in its first study. The research paper "Mortgage Lending and Promoting Competition: Time to Shift Gears?" analyzes other countries' experiences and stimulates discussion about the development of Latvia's mortgage market over the next 5-10 years. In Latvia, four major banks dominate almost the entire housing market, with their lending primarily financed through deposits. Meanwhile, in other countries' markets, new players have entered [...]

Join us on November 25th from 13:00 to 15:00 at Āzenes iela 6A, 2nd floor (The Moon), for an Open Doors Day to discover RTU’s new Master's program: Management of Smart, Resilient, and Interconnected Systems (MERIT). MERIT, jointly offered by RTU’s Faculty of Computer Science, Information Technology, and Energy, and RTU Riga Business School, merges IT expertise with MBA-level business and leadership skills. Designed to meet current market needs, MERIT covers key areas like AI, cybersecurity, e-services, and healthcare. With EU funding, the first cohort [...]

With the start of the 2024/2025 academic year, the Riga Business School (RBS) Alumni Association, in partnership with Riga Business School, has developed and agreed on a Memorandum of Cooperation outlining common goals to strengthen the alumni community. This marks the first time such a memorandum has been established, prepared in collaboration with RBS as a structural unit of Riga Technical University (RTU), and signed by the Rector of RTU, Tālis Juhna. The Memorandum reflects the commitment of the RBS Alumni Association and Riga Business [...]