Russian business ombudsman proposes pardon for economic crime convictsRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov has suggested that entrepreneurs convicted of committing economic crimes of low-to-medium severity be pardoned.10:50 04.09.2019
Russia's Federation Council drafts bills to advance e-economyThe Federation Council members along with the government have drafted a package of bills to advance the digital economy.17:57 14.05.2019
Russian Supreme Court to review dispute involving company formerly related to BrowderThe Russian Supreme Court’s board for economic disputes will review a lower court’s ruling to recover assets from persons that were in control of Dalnaya Step, a company believed to be formerly under the control of William Browder’s Hermitage Capital Management.12:59 06.03.2018
Putin proposes to increase threshold for grave economic crimesRussian president Vladimir Putin believes that current threshold for grave economic crimes of 250,000 rubles ($3125) may be increased “about five times”.15:22 20.01.2016
Kyrgyzaltyn board chairman sentenced to three years in Centerra Gold caseDilger Japarov, former board chairman of Kyrgyzaltyn JSC, Kyrgyzstan's state-owned mining company, has been sentenced to three years in prison for complicity in illegal dividend payment worth $200 million to Centerra Gold.16:54 14.12.2015
Russian officials to manage subsidiaries of state corporationsRussia's Economy Ministry mulls easing curbs to allow officials of federal agencies to participate in managing subsidiaries of state corporations.12:38 05.11.2015
Russian national suspected of siphoning $1 mln by ‘purchasing’ fruit and vegetablesA criminal case has been opened against a Novosibirsk resident who allegedly transferred $1 million from Russia disguised as a payment under a produce purchase agreement.13:01 07.08.2015
Russian consumer rights regulator confiscates 45 tons of banned importsRussia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) confiscated about 45 metric tons of banned imports between August 8, 2014 and July 1, 2015.10:32 08.07.2015
Russian bankruptcies to rise in 2015, Supreme Court chairman warnsRussia's Supreme Court chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev expects bankruptcies to rise in the country this year because of economic hardships.14:35 13.03.2015
Salaries of top Russian officials, lawmakers to be cut by 10%An executive order signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin cutting by 10% salaries of presidential staff and top officials effects lawmakers of the lower house of parliament, the State Duma.16:34 06.03.2015
Russian Supreme Court dismisses suit over floating rubleRussia’s Supreme Court dismissed on Tuesday a suit challenging the decision of the Central Bank to abandon the rouble's trading corridor and allow the currency to float freely.16:31 17.02.2015
Russian Finance Ministry updates bill on Ponzi schemesRussia’s Finance Ministry has updated and submitted to the government a bill introducing criminal liability for organizing and advertising pyramid schemes.11:34 11.02.2015
Russian lawmakers to object ascending tax scaleThe State Duma Committee on Budgeting and Taxation will not uphold the bill on ascending tax scale in Russia that would required that wealthier Russians pay 28% of their annual income as income tax.13:24 10.02.2015
Russian parliament considers toughening penalty for tax scamsThe State Duma, the Russian parliament's lower house, is set to consider a bill toughening the penalty for employers that report lower employee earnings in order to reduce payable tax.14:37 09.02.2015
Russian parliament to consider temporary freeze of foreign currency mortgage paymentsVladimir Gutenev, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Industry, presented a bill that proposes a temporary freeze of foreign currency mortgage payments.12:47 06.02.2015
Putin lifts ban on commercials for pay TV channelsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill lifting the ban on commercials for pay cable and satellite television channels that broadcast 75 percent of Russian content into law.13:28 04.02.2015
Russian lawmaker wants Prosecutor General’s Office to oversee Central BankYevgeny Fyodorov, a United Russia lawmaker and member of the State Duma's Budget and Tax Committee has drafted a bill authorising the Prosecutor General’s Office to oversee the stability of the ruble as well as consistency of the Central Bank’s monetary policy.11:17 04.02.2015
Bill to ban private foreign currency loans reaches Russian parliamentMP Andrei Ozerov (A Just Russia) has submitted a bill to the State Duma to prohibit the issuance of foreign currency loans to private individuals.17:38 28.01.2015
Rosneft's case against sanctions sent to European Court of JusticeA case lodged by state-owned Russian oil company Rosneft which challenges sanctions imposed on it by the EU's European Council over Russia's actions in Ukraine was sent to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg by judges of London's High Court.10:37 28.01.2015
Russian parliament lifts ban on commercials for pay TV channelsThe Russian State Duma adopted a bill on Tuesday lifting the ban on commercials for pay cable and satellite television channels that broadcast 75 percent of Russian content.12:36 27.01.2015