After the break-up of the Soviet Union, most Russian and Ukrainian contractors were left without substantial government funding, leaving little for research and development. Former Soviet Republics, which traditionally turned to Russian manufacturers for hardware and technologies, now shop the world market.
To help capture new business for American companies in Russia and Ukraine, our expert international business development team is available to open doors, make introductions to foreign governments and key authorities as well as support your company throughout the entire sale cycle from start to finish.
During 2005, Equity International spearheaded official U.S.-Russian cooperation in the Russian homeland security market. We organized the first U.S-Russia Homeland Security Trade Mission in February, led by Congressman Curt Weldon and hosted by Vladimir Vasiliyev, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security of the Russian Federation. Equity International also co-organized the “Russia-US: Experience in Fighting Terrorism” Conference.
Equity International organized the second U.S.-Homeland Security Trade Mission in October 2005 – our host was the Russian Ministry of the Interior, which controls Russia’s homeland security spending; Russian Antiterrorism Center and Russian Defense Agency for Technical Cooperation.
Opportunities are abundant! According to the Economist Magazine, Russia has budgeted $24 billion for defense and homeland security in 2006, a rise of 22%. Ukraine has tripled its defense budget in 2006 in order to upgrade its military to NATO standards.
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