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Scottish Development International
Agency overview
Formed2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Preceding agencies
  • Locate in Scotland
  • Scottish Trade International
JurisdictionScotland
Parent department
Websitehttps://www.sdi.co.uk/

Scottish Development International (SDI) is the international arm of the Scottish Government and Scotland's enterprise agencies, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.[1][2] The agency supports international investors in Scotland 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ McCulloch, Scott (27 June 2017). "Scottish Enterprise defends Scottish Development International's claim it 'brought in nearly 8,000 jobs'". Insider. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ^ Symon, Ken (18 September 2019). "Scottish Enterprise to create a one-stop shop for business support". Insider. Retrieved 15 December 2019.