Russian-American Chamber of Commerce in the USA Business opportunities for American Airlines in the Russian Federation and CIS countries
Benefits for American Airlines Access to new information and statistics about the markets in Russia and CIS; Organization of meetings with Russian counterparts: government officials, business executives from airline industry; Building relationships with the Chamber’s members. 2
3 Geography Area: 17 million sq. km. (6.6 million sq. mi.); about 1.7 times the size of the United States. Cities: Capital – Moscow (pop million). Other cities – St. Petersburg (4.6 million), Novosibirsk (1.4 million), Yekaterinburg (1.3 million), Nizhniy Novgorod (1.3 million). People Population (1 December 2008): million. Annual growth rate (2008 est.): -0.14% (population declining) Education (total pop.): Literacy – 99.4% Health: Life expectancy (2008 est.) – 61.5 yrs. men, 73.9 yrs. women RUSSIA
4 GDP (official exchange rate): $1.779 trillion (2008 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 7.3% (2008 est.) GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 4.6% ; industry: 39.1% ; services: 56.3% (2007 est.) Labor force: 75.8 million (Dec est.) Investment (gross fixed): 19.4% of GDP (Jan.– Sept est.) Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $251.3 billion (Sept. 2008) Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $75.8 billion (Sept. 2008) I.RUSSIAN ECONOMY
5 The Chamber: Serves as an umbrella organization for promoting trade and commerce between the USA and the Russian Federation and the CIS countries; Serves as an advocacy group for the American and Russian businesses; Has over 200 corporate members in the USA, Russia, CIS and Baltic States.
6 Chamber’s Services Advisory Services Investment consultancy, market research, implementing an effective action plan, data and information research; Representation to federal and regional administrations and representation of American investors to corporate boards of Russian counterparts; Proprietary computerized databanks of American, Russian, and CIS countries companies and individuals.
7 Transactional Support Evaluate and assist in the implementation of business deals; Investment and business partner search; Assist in in gaining access to the Russian regional markets; Visa and passport services, incorporation, registration, accreditation, representation, negotiations, confidentiality, translations. Chamber’s Services (cont.)
8 Corporate Intelligence Background check; Corporation and corporate executives intelligence reports. Trade Show and Business Meeting Services Educational Services Language courses and cross-cultural trainings. Chamber’s Services (cont.)
Current Sponsors and Clients Total number of corporate members: over 200 The Coca-Cola Company Delta Air Lines, Inc American Airlines Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Delloite Gazprombank Arnall Golden Gregory LLP InterContinental Hotels Group, Rosneft The Related Group The Trump Organization etc. 9
Chamber’s Key Events International conference "Russia & WTO“; Sochi-2014 winter Olympic Games Russian Government roundtable, Ambassador reception; Delegation of Real Estate Developers & Constructors from St. Petersburg, Russia to Chicago, IL; Official visit of Belgorod government officials and corporate executives to Atlanta, GA; US-Russia Energy Conference in Houston, TX, in March of 2010; 10
Market research on Russian-speaking US residents: –Geography, psychographic data; –Communication strategy (Russian newspapers, magazines, special events, social networking). Market research on Russia and CIS markets: –Major carriers, competitive analysis: Buyers decision process research; Interline/code share partner research; –Distribution channels analysis: major travel agencies (commissions policy, reservation systems); –Recommended communication strategy. 11 RACC capabilities for American Airlines