Tucson, AZ

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• Tucson, AZ
• November 3, 2006

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• BISNIS - Who We Are !
• U.S. Department of Commerce program since 1992
• BISNIS Mission Facilitate U.S. - NIS commercial
  collaboration and success
• U.S. and NIS - based Trade Specialists
• 8 Trade Specialists in Washington, D.C.
• 15 Offices Across Eurasia
• Expertise in
• Each NIS Country Russian region
• Most Promising Industry Sectors and Issues
• Local business needs and available resources

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BISNIS in Eurasia
U.S. Department of Commerce Info for Eurasian
companies www.bisnis-eurasia.org Info for U.S.
companies www.bisnis.doc.gov
Western NIS Kyiv, Ukraine (hiring) Chisinau,
Moldova
Russian Federation St. Petersburg Moscow
(Vacant) Nizhny Novgorod Samara
Yekaterinburg Novosibirsk Tomsk Khabarovsk Vladiv
ostok (Vacant) Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Caucasus Baku, Azerbaijan (Vacant) Yerevan,
Armenia (Vacant) Tbilisi, Georgia
Central Asia Tashkent, Uzbekistan Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan Astana, Kazakhstan Dushanbe,
Tajikistan
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Market Size- 275 Million
Belarus 11m
Ukraine 51 m
Moldova 4m
Russia 145 m
Georgia 5 m
Armenia 3m
Azerbaijan 8m
Kazakhstan 17m
Turkmenistan 4m
Tajikistan 6 m
Uzbekistan 26 m
4.5 billion in U.S-Eurasia results since 1992
Kyrgyzstan 4 m
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BISNIS Services for U.S. firms

• BISNIS OnLine
• www.bisnis.doc.gov
• www.bisnis-eurasia.org
• Country Info
• Industry Info
• Leads
• Events
• Finance
• Resources

• BISNIS OnLine
• Unique Russian-language website
• E-mail Updates
• Leads
• BISNIS Search for Partners
• BISNIS Trades Tenders
• BISNIS Finance Link
• BISNIS ExpoLink Eurasia
• Consultations/guidance (phone, e-mail, in-person)
• BISNIS Bulletin (monthly newsletter)

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U.S. Commercial Service

• Presence in 107 U.S. cities
• Presence in 145 U.S. Embassies and Consulates
• E-mail Updates
• Individualized Programs
• Gold Key Matching Service
• One Year Interactive Promotion
• Contact Lists
• US Product Literature Centers
• Consultations/guidance (phone, e-mail, in-person)
• www.buyusa.gov

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RUSSIA

• Press v. Commercial Reality
• PBN Co Survey
• (One year later)

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RUSSIA

• Beware of the strategic sectors
• Oil Gas
• Defense
• Aviation
• Metals
• Telecommunications
• Banking

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RUSSIA

• But know the 4 priority sectors
• modern healthcare
• high quality education
• affordable housing
• effective agriculture

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More practical Information

• www.bisnis.doc.gov
• www.buyusa.gov
• www.amcham.ru
• www.usrbc.org
• www.pbnco.com
• www.ctec.ru

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Useful Resources

www.bisnis.doc.gov
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Contact Information

• Philip de Leon
• Deputy Director
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Washington, D.C.
• E-mail Philip_de_Leon_at_ita.doc.gov
• Web www.bisnis.doc.gov

www.bisnis.doc.gov