The Russian Government Commission on Control over Foreign Investments approved the terms and conditions of the bidding process carried out within the framework of the blocked investment exchange mechanism....more
The Russian president issued Decree No. 844 on November 8, establishing the framework for release of blocked shares held by foreigners in Russia and their exchange for assets of Russian investors blocked abroad....more
The Russian Ministry of Finance recently announced the development of a mechanism for releasing blocked foreign investments and exchanging them for Russian assets blocked abroad. If approved, the initial stage will apply to...more
Russian Decree No. 430 was signed on July 5, establishing a basic framework for the replacement of Eurobonds with Russian bonds. The Decree also confirms that debts owed to Russian participants of international syndicates of...more
The State Duma, Russia’s parliament lower chamber, adopted draft law No. 116264-8 on June 29, 2022, containing rules allowing the conversion of depository receipts into the underlying Russian shares without a need to go...more
Following previously adopted restrictions on payments of dividends in joint stock companies, Decree No. 254 requires that any dividend payment from a limited liability company to its foreign participant connected with an...more
The delisting of Russian issuers’ depositary receipts could potentially lead to a disproportional increase in sales of underlying shares in the Russian stock market and contribute to its volatility. In response to this...more
A new federal law in Russia prohibits Russian issuers from having their shares traded outside Russia via depositary receipts and requires issuers with existing programs to take delisting measures unless they receive a...more
Russia proposed a draft federal law on April 8 amending article 235 of the Russian Civil Code, which would allow the compulsory seizure of assets in cases stipulated by federal laws, and containing rules about such compulsory...more