Scottish Development International

Scottish Development International (SDI) is the international arm of the Scottish Government and Scotland's enterprise agencies, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The agency supports international investors in Scotland by offering significant financial incentives and other support to help set up and grow in Scotland as a gateway to wider European and global markets.

SDI support can help investors in Scotland:

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.

Scotland is a top European location for global companies and attracts more international investors than any UK region outside London.

In 2015, Scotland achieved its greatest number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects with a growth rate of 51%.

Over 2000 overseas companies, with a combined turnover of £100 billion are already located in Scotland, including Barclays, Blackrock, HERO BPO, JP Morgan, Mitsuibishi and Morgan Stanley.

Scotland's strengths include:

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