Russia

Scottish Development International

Office 13 “V”, UI. Koroviy Val 7, 119049, Moscow, Russia

Initial Contact: Yuri Andreev - International Manager, Russia office

Telephone: +7 495 937 3773
Fax: +7 495 937 3770

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Current exports to Russia stand at £170 million, representing an important market for Scottish business. The trade relationship between Scotland and Russia is an important one especially in key sectors of energy, food and drink and textiles.

Yuri Andreev, SDI RussiaSDI’s Russia office is based in Moscow and is led by Yuri Andreev (pictured left), working alongside Mark Hallan who overseas SDI’s EMEA region.

We work with partners such as UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and our GlobalScot network to assist Scottish companies and promote Scotland’s business interests in the country.

Key opportunities

Enormous potential lies in a number of key sectors such as: 

  • Food and drink 
  • Energy 
  • Oil and gas equipment and field services 
  • Business and financial services 
  • Textiles

Contact us for market information on key sectors 

Export from Scotland

Whether you're new to exporting or already growing your business in overseas markets, we can help you explore market opportunities in Russia and put you in touch with potential business partners.

Key sectors where Scotland has significant strengths:

Food and drink 

  • Global appreciation of ‘Made in Scotland’ PGI status and its premium taste, quality and character 
  • Total food exports to Russia in 2009 up by 24 percent to £54million supported by strong seafood sales 
  • Scotch whisky exports grew by 10 percent in value to £3.44 billion in 2010 
  • AG Barr has licensed Irn-Bru production in Russia

Renewables 

  • Scotland, a highly supportive environment for developing renewable projects 
  • Target to generate the equivalent of 100 percent of Scotland's own electricity demand from renewable resources
  • World-leading target of 42 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050

Oil and gas  

  • SDI Moscow has supported Wood Group at exhibitions and conferences and Scottish companies entering the Russian market have benefited from Wood Group's experience and expertise
  • With our support, the Institute of Petroleum at Heriot-Watt University and Tomsk Politechnical University set up a Petroleum Engineer Training Centre

Textiles  

  • Scotland’s 450 textile companies excel in luxury fashion and niche markets 
  • Scotland has strong capabilities in technical textiles with companies like Ahlstrom, WL Gore, DuPont, Don & Low, Scott & Fyfe, J&D Wilkie and Bonar 
  • Russian market has potential long-term, to be a very lucrative market for our high-end fashion and interiors products

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Invest in Scotland

From educational excellence to pioneering innovators, there are a number of reasons to partner in Scotland. If you're looking to do business in Scotland we can help you develop new and lasting partnerships here. 

Scotland has a number of assets which will make it attractive to investors from Russia including:

  • Strengths in innovation, particularly in key sectors such as renewable energy, financial services, medical technology, electronics and education 
  • Scotland is encouraging more home grown companies to invest in R&D, developing new products, process and innovations 
  • With innovation support Aquamarine Power and Pelamis have developed world firsts in tidal power electricity generation 
  • Touch Bionics created the world’s first multi-functioning bionic hand, which is being marketed and sold in over 30 countries worldwide 
  • Provides financial support to investors, including R&D grants, capital investment and training 
  • Global network of 22 SDI offices and a team of highly experienced business specialists who support investors in Scotland 
  • A world-class education infrastructure with 15 universities, five specialist higher education institutes and excellent teaching resource

Key global players already making significant investments in Scotland include: Gamesa, Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe, Doosan, Toshiba Medical Systems, Amazon, Hewlett Packard and Barclays Wealth.

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GlobalScot in Russia

Who better to help you explore Russia’s potential than our outstanding business professionals who already have a wealth of local market experience?

By offering their time and advice freely our GlobalScot members in the region, can help your company with practical advice needed to break into the Russian market.

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