Political parties' election programs should also address exports and productivity - LCCI and LDDK

• Published date: 20 July 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, July 20 (LETA) - The Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and the Employers' Confederation of Latvia (LDDK) believe that political parties' election programs should also address increasing exports and productivity, as the LCCI told LETA.

During an online press conference on Wednesday, the two organizations presented their recommendations for political parties' economic programs, so that the next government could create prerequisites for Latvia to become a more attractive growth platform for knowledgeable and enterprising people, as well as for productive exporters.

The recommendations set a strategic goal of increasing exports to at least 70 percent of gross domestic product by 2026, while increasing productivity should contribute to 4 percent increase in GDP per...