A new law will take effect on July 1, 2023, enabling companies to cease operations in Russia according to a simplified procedure.

On may 25, 2022 will be held a joint free webinar on starting a business in Kazakhstan. The leading lawyers of two countries will tell you about the key corporate, tax, and other practical aspects of starting and doing business in Kazakhstan.

A bill that provides for criminal liability for compliance with the sanctions imposed against Russia and envisages a prison term of up to 10 years has been introduced to the Russian Parliament.

We offer a comprehensive and streamlined solution for setting-up and managing tax-free companies in Armenia, building tax efficient structures via those companies under over 48 double tax treaties signed by Armenia, and further providing support in opening bank accounts and conducting complex transactions.

Facing a devastating political and business situation, many are wondering what to do now and whether they should continue or end their operations in Russia.

Events are developing rapidly, and the President of Russia signed yesterday (February 28, 2022) a decree putting in place special economic measures in connection with the unfriendly actions of the United States of America and foreign states and international organizations that have joined them.

Amendments to St. Petersburg Government Decree No. 121 providing for anti-coronavirus measures were published on October 18, 2021. These amendments have introduced the following obligations.

Last Friday, Rossiya 24 TV channel aired an evening news report about the discontinuation of the Doing Business rating which used to be published by the World Bank every year.

A webinar on COVID-19: Legal Update was held on Tuesday April 28, 2020 for English-speaking members of the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce.

As you probably know, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been able to apply since April 01, 2020 a reduced rate of 15% for mandatory social insurance contributions (instead of 30%). Many think that Russian companies owned by foreign legal entities can under no circumstances be recognized as SMEs, but this is a misconception