Lightguide is one of the world's leading companies in the design and manufacture of silica optical fibres and fibre optic products. The light-conducting fibres produced here are used in the manufacture of minimally invasive medical instruments, as well as in the production of fibre bundles that are further used by the world's leading industrial and scientific equipment designers and manufacturers.
Regula Baltija Ltd. is a manufacturer of unique specific equipment and has been doing so since June 2005. The company's main activity is the production of equipment that enables the authentication of protected documents, the verification of identification cards, passports, banknotes, driving licences, etc. The company also develops software to work with the equipment produced and databases for entry documents.
Pulsar Optics Ltd. is part of Yukon Advanced Optics Worldwide, headquartered in the heart of Europe, Lithuania. Our history dates back to 1991. It was started by a group of friends who shared a passion for human empowerment. This group of enthusiasts assembled the first wooden observation tubes in the basement of a once unfinished residential building.
On 12 March, a meeting of the Latgale Planning Region Development Council took place, attended also by Dzintars Adlers, Chairman of the Alūksne Municipality Council. During the meeting, the Council agreed on a proposal to define the territory within Alūksne Municipality that could be granted the status of the Latgale Special Economic Zone (Latgale SEZ).
The proposal foresees the designation of a 2,000-hectare area in Alūksne Municipality that could be subject to the Latgale SEZ regulatory framework in the future. At the same time, the territories of the other municipalities currently participating in the Latgale SEZ are planned to remain unchanged.
According to the Law on the Latgale Special Economic Zone, proposals regarding territories eligible for SEZ status are prepared by the Development Council of the Latgale Planning Region in agreement with the respective municipality. The proposal is then submitted to the Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development, which proceeds with the approval process in accordance with national legislation and submits it to the Cabinet of Ministers.
On 27 February 2026, at the restored Preiļi Manor, the Latgale Planning Region (LPR) and the Latgale Special Economic Zone (Latgale SEZ) Authority organized an Information Day for entrepreneurs, bringing together SEZ companies, industry experts, and representatives of financial institutions.
The event was opened by Maruta Plivda, Deputy Chairperson of the Preiļi Municipality Council, who emphasized the significant contribution of entrepreneurs to regional economic development and community strengthening. In her address, she also presented the revival story of Preiļi Manor, highlighting the importance of restoring historical heritage as part of regional development and identity-building.
Web site was created within the Project “Entrepreneurship support measures in the Latgale Planning Region” of European Economic Area Financial Mechanism 2021-2024 Programme “Local Development, Poverty Reduction and Cultural Cooperation”
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