Scottish Development International (SDI) is the international arm of the
Scottish Government and Scotland's enterprise agencies,
Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Enterprise is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government which encourages economic development, enterprise, innovation and investment in business. The body covers the eastern and central parts of Scotland whilst simil ...
,
Highlands and Islands Enterprise and
South of Scotland Enterprise.
The agency supports international investors in
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
to help set up and grow in Scotland as a gateway to wider European and global markets.
History
Scottish Development International was established in 2001 by merging the export promotion agency, Scottish Trade International (STI; 1991–2001) and the
foreign direct investment and
inward investment agency, Locate in Scotland (LiS; 1981–2001).
The agency currently has over 40 offices in around 20 countries across the globe.
References
External links
Scottish Development International website
2001 establishments in Scotland
Bodies of the Scottish Government
Foreign relations of Scotland
Government agencies established in 2001
Development agencies of Scotland
Export promotion agencies
Trade in Scotland
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