Here are 12 companies that assist in helping the Russian economy operate.
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1/ @Nestle Nestle has six plants in Russia and they receive about $1.7B in profits from the country.
2/ @Shell Shell owns 27.5% of a liquid gas project in Russia that is operated by Gazprom. Gazprom is a state owned oil company with over $120B in sales.
3/ @exxonmobil Exxon has been in Russia for over 25 years and employs over 1,000 people in the country.
4/ @McDonalds The golden arches sees Russia as a big growth market. They are opening restaurants there at a rapid pace. Here is the 1st being opened in 1990.
5/ @MDLZ Mondelez is the leading chocolate maker in Russia. The also make Oreo and Cadbury.
6/ @Toyota Toyota operates a plant in St Petersburg Russia and employs over 2600 people throughout the country.
7/ @RollsRoyce Rolls Royce makes engines for planes made in Russia. They also get a significant amount of titanium for those engines from Russia as well.
8/ @bp_plc BP or British Petroleum is the largest foreign investor in Russia.
9/ @HaasF1Team The F1 team Haas is American owned. But their main sponsor Uralkali is a Russian fertilizer producer. Their top driver is also Russian.
10/ @renaultgroup Renault, a French car maker, has a partnership with Russian car maker Avtovaz. Together, they produce the Lada. Russias best selling car.
11/ @CocaCola As with most places in the world, Coca-Cola has bottling operations in Russia. They employ almost 7,000 people in the country.
12/ @VW Volkswagen has a significant presence in Russia. They currently operate a factory in Kaluga that employs over 4000 people.