SRF Business Programme

The SRF runs Business Networking Group meetings and business conferences, offers Russian language tuition for business purposes and has specialist business periodicals available in its Library. For more information please contact Jenny Carr - email info@scotlandrussiaforum.org or tel. 0131 668 3635 / 0784 6917627

Misc Notices

13-19 April 2011: Russia House "Business Recce" to Moscow and Sochi
For businesses interested in the "business bonanza that is going to be RUSSIA in the next 7 years".  More information here or contact Barry Martin or Margaret Rowse on 020 7403 9922

Business periodicals received

bne / businessneweurope

Коммерсантъ (UK version)
RBCC Bulletin
Springboard (UKTI exporters magazine. Spring 2010 issue contains "Russia Focus: a lucrative market for many firms")             

Recent events

Business in Russia conference: Challenges and Opportunities in Today’s Russia.  9 April 2010.  Sponsored by CRCEES, SDI, UKTI, Scottish Government, University of Edinburgh Business School and RBCC.  Programme details here
Delegates commented:

• Thank you very much for a very worthwhile day
• Overall, it was excellent, and far exceeded my expectations. I hope you will run it again, I will definitely join it.
• Thank you for organizing such a fantastic event with so many interesting speakers and delegates!
• Many congratulations on such a successful and stimulating Russian business forum yesterday.
• Excellent [speakers] – both balanced and wide ranging
• Very good [catering] – delicious Russian food!
• Good opportunity to network
• Worth the money

Russia/CIS Business Networking Group:
23.11.10  UKTI - Doing business in Russia and Kazakhstan
28.1.10 Vladimir Kvint - The Theory of the Global Emerging Market and the New Opportunities for Scottish Business.
22.10.09 Business networking meeting in Glasgow, sponsored by SDI.
17.3.09 Mark McCafferty (Wood Mackenzie) - Declining oil price and the consequences for Russia.
15.1.09  David Cant - Russia & the Credit Crunch.