Doing Business

Business Etiquette

• Formal dress is the norm for business meetings. Women should dress conservatively and wear skirts rather than pants
• Men should not remove their jackets during negotiations
• Making the effort to speak a few words in Russian is seen as a gesture of good faith
• Be on time for meetings. If your Russian counterpart arrives late, do not react negatively. Patience is a virtue in Russia, but punctuality is not
• It is customary to begin and end a meeting with a brief handshake
• It can be very difficult to achieve anything without help from a local
• Business cards should be printed with English on one side and Russian on the other. Exchange business cards at the start or end of a meeting
• An open and direct business style is the norm
• Deals should be followed up and confirmed in writing as quickly as possible
• Be alert if your business associates are making toasts. This is an important tradition, and failure to join in is considered rude
• If invited to someone's house, it is customary to bring flowers or another gift

Chambers of Commerce

Moscow Chamber of Commerce

Address: 38/1 Sharikopodshipnikovskaya St., Moscow 115088

Telephone: +7 (8) 499 132 0733 or +7 (8) 499 132 0764

Website: Moscow Chamber of Commerce

American Chamber of Commerce

Address: 7 Dolgorukovskaya Ul., 14th Floor, Moscow 127006

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 961 2141

Website: American Chamber of Commerce

French Chamber of Commerce

Address:12 Tverskaya Ulitsa, Str. 9, 4th Floor, Bureau 104, Moscow 125009

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 721 3828

Website: French Chamber of Commerce

Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce

Address:8 Malyj Znamensky Per., Building 1, Moscow 119019

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 916 5560

Website: Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce

Russian Chamber of Commerce

Address: 6 Ilyinka St., Moscow 109012

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 620 0009

Website: Russian Chamber of Commerce

Embassies & Consulates

American Embassy

Address: 8 Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok, Moscow 121099

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 728 5000

Website: American Embassy

Chinese Embassy

Address: 6 Ul. Druzhby, Moscow 117330

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 956 1168

Website: Chinese Embassy

Czech Embassy

Address: 12/14 Yuliusa Fuchika, Moscow 123056

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 251 0544 or +7 (8) 495 251 0545

Website: Czech Embassy

French Embassy

Address: 45 Bolchaïa Yakimanka Ul., Moscow 117049

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 937 1500

Website: French Embassy

Italian Embassy

Address: 5 Denezhny Pereulok, Moscow 121002

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 796 9691

Website: Italian Embassy

Kenyan Embassy

Address:5 Lopukhinsky Pereulok, Building 1, Moscow 119034

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 637 2186 or +7 (8) 495 637 4257

Website: Kenyan Embassy

Mexican Embassy

Address: 4 Bolshoi Levshinski Per., Moscow 119034

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 969 2879

Website: Mexican Embassy

Netherlands Embassy

Address: 6 Kalashny Pereulok, Moscow 131000

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 797 2900

Website: Netherlands Embassy

Panamanian Embassy

Address: 50 Mosfilmovskaya Ul., Building 1, Moscow 119590

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 956 0729

South Korean (Republic of Korea) Embassy

Address: 56 Ulitsa Plyuschchikha, Building 1, Moscow 131000

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 783 2727

Website: South Korean (Republic of Korea) Embassy

Spanish Embassy

Address: 50/8 Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa, Moscow 121069

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 202 2161 or +7 (8) 495 202 2180

Website: Spanish Embassy

Business Centers

Most major hotels and several independent executive centers have business facilities, including the following:

Regus (Moscow Embankment Tower)

Address: 18 Krasnopresnenskaya Naberezhnaya, Block C, Moscow 123317

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 967 7676

Website: Regus (Moscow Embankment Tower)

Riverside Towers Business Center

Address: 52 Kosmodamianskaya Nab., Building 1, 115054 Moscow

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 258 6868

Website: Riverside Towers Business Center

Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya Hotel

Address: 2 Europe Square, Moscow 121059

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 941 8815 or +7 (8) 495 941 8200

Website: Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya Hotel

Conference & Exhibition Centers

Expocentre

Address: 14 Krasnopresnenskaya Nab., Moscow 123100

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 255 3799 or +7 (8) 495 255 3946

Website: Expocentre

Sokolnki Culture & Exhibition Centre

Address: 7 Building 1, 5th Luchevoi Prosek, Moscow 107113

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 995 0595

Website: Sokolnki Culture & Exhibition Centre

World Trade Center Moscow

Address: Entrance No. 4, 12 Krasnopresnnskaya Nab., Moscow 123610

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 253 1140 or +7 (8) 495 253 8117

Website: World Trade Center Moscow

Translation Services

InfoTran

Address: 20/2 Bersenevskaya Naberezhnaya, 2nd Entrance, Office 534, Moscow 109072

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 772 8437

Website: InfoTran

Courier/Messenger Services

DHL

Address: 18 Kutuzovskiy Ave., Moscow 121155

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 956 1000

Website: DHL

FedEx

Address:17 Gogolevskii Blvd., 119019 Moscow

Telephone: +7 (8) 495 788 8881

Website: FedEx