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In 2014 Russian lawmakers amended RF Law No. 173-FZ by adoption of RF Law No. 218-FZ. Amongst other changes, Law 218-FZ removed the exemption from reporting for Russian resident individuals regarding their foreign bank accounts.

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.

This article discusses the recent amendments to a number of Russian laws (including the Securities Market Law, the Central Bank Law, the Private Pension Funds Law, etc.) that were signed into law on 25 November 2009 and will become effective on 1 January 2010.

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 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.

On 25 December 2018 the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ("Plenum") has adopted recommendations for the court practice on the execution and interpretation of agreements.

Investing in property is a profitable and dependable venture but rising interest rates and an unpredictable global economy are making investors apprehensive.

You can't pick up the newspapers these days without reading about the difficulty that Russian companies are facing in raising capital.

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.