Following the round-table held a week earlier, IRBA submitted recommendations on what issues are of concern in bi-lateral trade between Ireland and Russia to Eamon Gilmore, the Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
Download executive summary here (PDF, 120kB).
Ernst & Young has recently published results of its Russia Attractiveness Survey. Below is a summary of the report, and an executive summary with key headlines. Full report can be downloaded from E&Y (PDF).
Key findings from Ernst & Young’s Russia Attractiveness Survey:
- Russia was Europe’s fourth-largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destination in 2010.
- That’s an 18% increase year-on-year
- The number of FDI projects in Russia is up 130% since 2006
- 75% of survey respondents said that Russia’s growing domestic market is ‘attractive’
- Investors are exceptionally optimistic about Russia’s future – more than 70% believe Russia will become more attractive in the next three years.
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The slides from Stephen Boyle’s insightful and practical seminar can be downloaded here.
Note, that Stephen is running a series of events at UCD Smurift that could be of interest.
Influence & Negotiation Strategies – free lunchtime webinar on February 23rd.
“Swimming with sharks: negotiating with customers who want to eat you alive“ – talk as part of Executive Edge, an executive education showcase at the business school on March 11. There will be 17 other speakers at the event and participants get to pick six topics to attend through the course of the day.
Winning Negotiation Strategies - course on April 13 & 14. This is a very thorough, hands-on training programme that covers a wide range of negotiation strategies and planning guidelines.