Russian-French Trade cooperation

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• Lots of entities have cooperation agreements ( chambers of commerce and industries)

• Improvment of mecanisms and credit & financial instruments that allow the realisation of decentralized projetcs

• 2010: Year of France in Russia and Russia in France = new impulsion (industrial and commercial exhibitions, fairs, seminars…)

Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russian National exhibition in Paris

THE DRIVERS OF THE TRADE COOPERATION

2000-2008: Trade between France and Russia was multiplied by 4

+38% of increase in trade in 2010

France is the 5th supplier of Russia

INCREASING TRADE

Sberbank is considering a joint venture with French Cetelem?

The banking system is regulated in Russia starting from nothing in the early 90’s.

French Banks are mainly dealing with the Russian corporate Business.

BANKING SYSTEM

France and Russia cooperate also in the Military Industry.

We can easily think to the Mistral warship. “The cooperation of Russia and France

in industrial defence can significantly increase the export potential of the two countries” Anatoliy Serdyukov

MILITARY INDUSTRY

Superjet 100(Thales Avionics, Thales Training & Simulation, Intertechnique,

Liebherr, ECE, Leach International, Saft, Okal, Saint-Gobain Sully,

Sogitec, Le Bozec)

Polygone tir at Kourou with Soyouz Rocket ?

Launching of Thales Satelittes in Russia.

AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

ENERGIES

Gazprom Chief and French President speaks about energy cooperation

• North Stream project (EDF – Gaz Prom

• Shtokman project (Gazprom, Total, Staitoil Hydro)

• Russia and France also cooperate in the Nuclear Energy

Increase of investments in car industry: - Renault : produces a larger range of car in

Moscou- Peugeot : 2010 production chain in Kaluga

Vinci: participation in the contruction of the highway beetwen Moscou and Saint Perterburg

CONSTRUCTION AND CAR INDUSTRY

Auchan : biggest foreign employer

Danone and Unimilk in dairy products : fusion agreement – 21% market share

Good reputation of Luxury products (Champagne, fashion…)

CONSUMPTIONS GOODS

Tourism

School parterships

- Visa procedures

FLOW OF PEOPLE

CONCLUSION

External Trade in Services of the Russian Federation with France In Thousands of US Dollars.

Balance -136 338 -223 439 -328 588 -471 772 -349706 -750 536 -961 169 -720 373

A lot of projects of cooperation in the business sphere are on the go.

Russia is really present in term of $$ in the bilateral balance of trade, but we may think that Russia is less visible in term of Strong Brands.

still many things can be done and improved in the trade cooperation between France and Russia.