Like other jurisdictions, Russia has a set of requirements which may impact upon persons considering investing or investing into Russian businesses.

The end of 2008 was marked by two important events that took place within about a week from each other: on 22 and 30 December 2008 two federal laws were adopted and these led to considerable changes in the Federal Law "On mortgage"* (the Law").

The Russian corporate bonds market traces its history from 1999 when Lukoil and Gazprom launched their pilot bonds issues intended primarily for those foreign investors whose money was "locked" in Russia as a result of the 1998 default.

Russia has been continuously enjoying good macroeconomic conditions, and many opportunities lie within reach of domestic and foreign investors.

The Federal Law No. 173-FZ obliged organizations of the financial markets to identify their clients who are subject to the laws of foreign state on taxation of foreign accounts.

Turmoil in the global economy is exposing an increasing number of large projects to unprecedented productivity and financial pressures. Severe microeconomic issues can arise on projects...

Anti-corruption has been a hot topic in Russia for some time.

Below we provide a more detailed description of the key measures envisioned by the roadmap.

The Federal Law dated 12 March 2014 № 35-FZ introduces amendments to the provisions of the Parts 1, 2 and 4 of the Civil Code.

The articles in this Newsletter address the recent changes or proposed changes in Russian legislation that may have a significant impact on the way Russian companies are audited, distribute their profits and deal with situations where the amount of a company charter capital needs to be reduced.

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You can’t pick up the newspapers these days without reading about the difficulty that Russian companies are facing in raising capital. Commercial loans are hard to get and extremely expensive; some lenders charge 20% or more. Similarly, raising capital both within Russia and internationally has become much more difficult and expensive.

The Federal Law No. 224-FZ 'On Public Private Partnership, Municipal Private Partnership in the Russian Federation and Amendments to Some Regulatory Acts of the Russian Federation' was enactedon 13 July 2015.

The dispute Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) relates to multiple restrictions on traffic in transit from Ukraine through Russia to third countries.

Attracting additional private investments to the Russian economy and ensuring that state property is used effectively are the two main tasks to be solved at the current stage of the economic reforms being implemented in the country.

The term PPP is usually interpreted in multiple ways:

The Newsletter for this month contains several articles commenting on new legislation that has been or will be adopted by the Russian Parliament.

On December 15, 2020, in the first reading, the Russian State Duma approved amendments to Article 1360 of the Civil Code "Use of an Invention, Utility Model or Industrial Design in the Interests of...

In December 2017, the European Union ("EU") introduced what has been referred to as a "non-standard" methodology for the calculation of dumping margins for cases in which significant...

Russia tries to improve its investment climate through such instruments as agreements on protection and promotion of investments, levying excessive regulatory barriers, facilitating currency control regulation.