The club was established in France on the initiative of the Russian Trade Representation in France in 1996. President of the Club became the Trade Representative of Russia in France Mr. Yaroshenko VN Central Club office located in Paris. In Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nancy, Le Havre and Grenoble are located regional centers. Club members are the largest companies in France (currently more than 300) that have business ties with Russia and are interested in their further development. The members of the Russian-French Business Club are associate members of the European Club of trade and investment. Among them are such well-known companies such as: Renault, Peugeot, Gaz de France, France Telecom, Alcatel, Michelin, L'Oreal, Cartier, Yves Rocher, Uppsala, Danone, Moet Hennessy, banks: Crédit Lyonnais, Societe Generale, Eurobank and others. Among the Russian companies of the Club members are such companies as: VO "Obschemasheksport" VO "Mashinoimport", OJSC "Khimprom", JSC "Energogaz-Invest", JSC "Sovtransavto" and others.

information distribution system in France, the club is arranged in such a way that the new proposals of the Russian market will learn not only directly - Club members, but also their partners and counterparties. For example, among the members of the Club have large consulting companies, which distribute the Club offers to its customers. The total number of companies that can use the information on the club line - about 3 thousand in France and in several European and French-speaking African states.

This form of business organization has proven its effectiveness, and in some cases is more preferable and more familiar to French companies compared to direct contacts with Russian enterprises. Thanks in part to the activities of US dollars Club trade turnover between Russia and France, reached the amount of more than 6 billion a year, and the volume of accumulated direct investment in the Russian economy on the part of French companies -. More than 3 billion US dollars...