AUSTRIAN TRADEAustria’s Internationalisation Agency

Walter KORENAUSTRIAN TRADE

Russian Economic and Financial Forum 1st of December 2008,Vienna

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Export Quota Goods and Services (% of GDP) - right axis

Development of Foreign Trade

Austrian Exports by regions 1st term 2008

EUR 60.1 bnEU1456%

EU1217%

Rest of Europe8%

CIS4%

Asis/Oceania6%

Middle East2%

Africa1%

North America5%

Latin America1%

Top Export Markets 2007

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Top 10 Export Products =2/3 of total Exports

Machinery

Telecommunication Devices; 2,1%

Non-Iron Metals; 2,7%

Wood Products (excl. Furniture); 2,1%

Paper and Cardboard Products; 3,4%

Medical and Pharmaceutical Products; 4,0%

Other Manufactured Goods; 4,8%

Metal Products; 5,2%

Iron and Steel; 6,4%

Road Vehiceles; 10,9%

Machinery; 26,7%Other Products; 31,8%

AUSTRIAN TRADE

• Export of goods and services• Promoting outward investment• International technology transfer• Assisting with procurement processes &

procedures • Promoting Austria as a competent and

reliable business partner• Transfer of business and marketing

concepts

Facts and Figures

108 offices in 72 countries

AUSTRIAN TRADE has a network of 68 Trade Commissions, 7 Regional Offices, 33 Marketing Offices, and 46 Independent Business Consultants.

703 employees Our people are our strength. 104 employees in Austria, 599 staff abroad

75 nationalities For us, cross-cultural communication is not an abstract concept, it’s a way of life.

65 languages We speak your customer’s language. Fluently.

Advantageaustria.org • 194 country sites

• 28 languages (special focus on East European languages)

• 10 Content Partners: BMWA (Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour), Austrian National Tourist Office, Austrian Standards +, Austrian Business Agency …

• Market place with profiles of 15,000 Austrian businesses

• Business opportunities with more detailed company information

• Listings of all events abroad with exhibitor details

• Overview of 26 industry sectors

Landing page - Russia

Austrian – Russian Trade Relations

Total Russian Exports 2007 260bn. Euro

Total Russian Imports 2007 163bn. Euro

Austrian Exports to Russia 2007 2.6bn. Euro +15%

Austrian Imports from Russia 2007 1.8bn. Euro -22.5%

No. of Austrian subsidiaries in Russia approx. 350

(Source: EIU, Statistik Austria)

Austrian FDI in Russia

Estimated stock: EUR 3 bn.

Important investments: UniCredit Bank Austria, Raiffeisenbank, Mondi Packaging, Kronospan, Fritz Egger

Many on going medium-sized projects

Austrian Business Opportunities in Russia (1)

• Investment in infrastructure: transport, communication and energy

• Environmental protection, public health system

• Machinery and equipment for the modernisation of Russian Industry– plastics– wood– metalurgy– building materials

• Parts and supplies for the car industry

Austrian Business Opportunities in Russia (2)

• Consumer goods– Luxury goods– Goods for every day use for the growing middle class

• Special opportunities in infrastructure in the Krasnodar Region (Sochi) due to the Olympic Winter Games 2014

• Increasing importance as investment destination to supply the domestic market

Events in Austria organized by AUSTRIAN TRADE

3.12.2008 Presentation of TJUMEN Region

First half 2009 Presentation of SAMARA Region

March 2009 Presentation of PERM Region

3.3.2009 Presentation of TOMSK Region

etc.

Events in Russia organized by AUSTRIAN TRADE

15.-21.3.2009 Austrian Trade Mission to Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny, Izhevsk, Ufa

7.-13.6.2009 Austrian Trade Mission to Voronezh, Lipetsk, Tambov, Samara

27.9.-6.10.2009 Austrian Trade Mission to Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

 Austrian group exhibitions at fairs in Moscow:Interplastica, Prodexpo, CPM, Buildex, Wire&Tube, Metallurgy, Waste

Tech

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AUSTRIAN TRADE Presence in Russia

Austrian Embassy, Commercial SectionDietmar Fellner

Starokonyushenny per. 1 119034 Moscow

+7-495-725 63 66moskau@austriantrade.org

www.advantageaustria.org/ru 

Marketing Offices in Ekaterinburg, Sochi and St. Peterburg