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Trade Intelligence & Analysis
Company spotlights, trade corridor deep-dives, interviews, and data updates for the Latvia–SADC corridor.
4 April 2026
AnalysisThe African Diaspora in Latvia: 50 Years of a Tiny Community
Around 30-60 Africans live in Latvia. The first arrived in 1973 as aviation students. Here's the story of AfroLat and the African-Latvian community.
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4 April 2026
AnalysisSouth Africa's Largest Bank Spent €47M on a Latvian Fintech
Capitec Bank acquired CreamFinance (now AvaFin) in two stages — €21M in 2017 and €26M in 2024. It's the biggest South African investment in the Baltics.
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4 April 2026
AnalysisThe Data Sources Behind AFRLAT
Every dataset, API, and source we use to track the Latvia-SADC trade corridor. Open methodology.
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4 April 2026
AnalysisLatvia's Development Cooperation in SADC: From #esiLV to Riga TechGirls
Latvia funds entrepreneurship programs in Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. STEM schools in South Africa. Agricultural training in Rwanda. Here's the map.
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4 April 2026
AnalysisThe EU-SADC EPA: What It Means for Latvian Exporters
Duty-free access to Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, South Africa, and Mozambique. Here's what the Economic Partnership Agreement actually covers.
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4 April 2026
Company SpotlightsGrindeks: How Latvian Pharmaceuticals Reach Tanzanian Hospitals
The largest pharma company in the Baltics makes WHO-prequalified injectable medicines that reach Tanzania and Zimbabwe via UN agencies.
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4 April 2026
Company SpotlightsLATRAPS: From Latvian Farms to African Ports
Latvia's largest farmer cooperative ships wheat by Panamax from Riga to South Africa, Mozambique, and Madagascar. €254M turnover. Bonds on Nasdaq Baltic.
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4 April 2026
AnalysisLatvia-Africa Forum: From Zero to 100 Participants in Two Years
Latvia hosted its first Africa forum in June 2024. By 2025, it had become a recurring platform for business matchmaking.
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4 April 2026
Company SpotlightsEvery Latvian Company Operating in Southern Africa (2026)
A comprehensive directory of Latvian businesses with confirmed presence in SADC countries, from grain cooperatives to pharma manufacturers.
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4 April 2026
AnalysisThe Latvian Pasta Pipeline to South Africa
How Latvian wheat and pasta became a €45M export corridor to South African supermarkets — and triggered an anti-dumping investigation.
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4 April 2026
Company SpotlightsHow MikroTik Became the Default Router for African ISPs
A Latvian company you've never heard of powers internet access for millions of Africans. Cumulative telecom equipment exports from Latvia to SA exceed €130M.
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4 April 2026
Company SpotlightsPrimekss: Latvian Concrete Technology on SA Construction Sites Since 2014
A Latvian company has had a licensee partner in South Africa for over a decade, delivering jointless industrial floors with 70% less CO₂.
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4 April 2026
AnalysisWhat South Africa Exports to Latvia: $110M and Growing
The reverse corridor is real. SA exported $110.71M to Latvia in 2023. Here's what's in the containers.
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4 April 2026
AnalysisWhy Zimbabwe Could Be Latvia's Next Tech Market
The Speaker of Zimbabwe's Parliament met Latvian IT companies in Riga. Here's what happened and why it matters.
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