Huge natural resources. Russia is well placed amongst the richest countries in terms of metals, minerals, timber, oil and gas and has tremendous potential for agricultural development

Vast market.
Strong internal demand for all kinds of goods and services and insufficient supply from local sources create a gap that is largely covered by imports

Strong support to investors from federal and regional authorities.
This includes the work of the Foreign Investment Advisory Council chaired by the Prime Minister with the participation of the largest and the most prestigious foreign investors in Russia

Enormous investment potential in such priority areas as:
Oil, gas and petrochemicals, scienific and technical sectors, defence and conversion industries, machinery, transport and transportation, import substitution, consumer goods manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, general infrastructure, agricalture, food processing and distribution secors are in need of new technology and know-how. Medical services and health are also priority areas.

Fast growth of competitive export-oriented industries.
Foreign invesors have the opportunity to use mordenised Russian factories as producers and suppliers of competitively priced goods world wide

High techology niches.
The conversion of military enterprises provides broad opportunities for foreign investments. These enterprises have a nucleus of highly qualified, disciplined personnel and access to modern technology and equipment. they are used to strict quality control and are experienced in flexible manufacturing development, applying new inventions and scientific achievements. Russia leads the world in many areas of fundamental research and development ranging from eye microsurgery to space technology. This resource is now also available for foreign partners.

Highly educated population.
There is a highly educated population which is ready for retraining. The work force is well qualified and keen to work personnel are well qualified

Relatively low labour costs.
Labour is relatively inexpensive and supply exceeds demand. The average wage is still a fraction of that in the OECD countries

Ideal natural bridge between West and East.
Russia has the major transportation links connecting Scandinavia, Western and Eastern Europe with Central Asia and the Far East being strategically located between most developed countries and emerging markets

Extraordinary business opportunities.
The synergy of all above factors creates an unprecedented business environment for successful investments