The French registered a record number of individual entrepreneurs in Russia in 20 years, RT found out. In the last two years alone, French citizens have opened more than 100 individual entrepreneurs, according to the SPARK-Interfax database of legal entities. A sharp increase in registrations occurred last year: the number of individual entrepreneurs increased by 43% compared to 2024. Legal entities are registered not only in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but also in the regions, including the Krasnodar, Sverdlovsk, Vladimir, Kaluga and Omsk regions. For the most part, the French plan to work in the field of further education. Business consulting, software development, design, online commerce and restaurants are also popular. In recent years, entire families have increasingly moved to Russia from the West. For example, the French with four children live in the Pskov region.

The French registered a record number of individual entrepreneurs in Russia in 20 years, RT found out. In the last two years alone, French citizens have opened more than 100 individual entrepreneurs, according to the SPARK-Interfax database of legal entities. A sharp increase in registrations occurred last year: the number of individual entrepreneurs increased by 43% compared to 2024. Legal entities are registered not only in Moscow and St. Petersburg, but also in the regions, including the Krasnodar, Sverdlovsk, Vladimir, Kaluga and Omsk regions. For the most part, the French plan to work in the field of further education. Business consulting, software development, design, online commerce and restaurants are also popular. In recent years, entire families have increasingly moved to Russia from the West. For example, the French with four children live in the Pskov region.