Criminal articles on fraud against businesspersons need to be abolished – lawyerAll criminal articles that relate to fraud in business should be canceled, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia (ALR) Vladimir Gruzdev has said addressing the 7th Eastern Economic Forum taking place in Russia’s Vladivostok.12:51 06.09.2022
Residents of unfriendly states banned from registering legal entities in DPR - decreeA decree of the State Defense Committee of the self-proclaimed Republic, prohibiting the registration of legal entities, the heads, founders or beneficiaries of which are residents of unfriendly states, has come into force.13:43 21.06.2022
Russian government extends moratorium on inspections of small businessesRussian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree extending a moratorium on scheduled inspections of small businesses.13:26 09.09.2021
House arrest of suspended Tomsk Mayor extended for 3 months in abuse of office caseThe Sovetsky Court in Tomsk on Wednesday extended house arrest of the suspended city’s Mayor Ivan Klyain charged with abuse of office and illegal participation in business activities until November 26.13:28 25.08.2021
Defense lawyers seek mitigation of restrictive measure against suspended Tomsk MayorAttorneys of the suspended Mayor of Tomsk Ivan Klyain charged with abuse of office and illegal participation in business activities have asked court to change the defendant’s measure of restraint from house arrest to a restraining order.12:13 25.08.2021
Russian Business Ombudsman praises effectiveness of business support amid pandemicThe economic support measures taken by the authorities have helped to save small and medium-sized businesses during the period of the pandemic and respective restrictions, according to Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov.11:13 13.07.2021
Cafes and restaurants with revenues below $28 mln exempted from VAT in RussiaPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill exempting cafes and restaurants earning annually less than 2 billion rubles ($28 million) from paying VAT into law.13:23 02.07.2021
Cafes and restaurants with revenues below $28 mln to be exempted from VAT in RussiaThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a draft law exempting cafes and restaurants earning annually less than 2 billion rubles ($28 million) from paying VAT.13:49 16.06.2021
State Duma adopts bill banning Russians from involvement in undesirable NGOs’ activitiesThe State Duma adopted a bill prohibiting Russian nationals from participating in the activities of foreign NGOs abroad which had been declared undesirable in Russia in the third and final reading on Wednesday.12:01 09.06.2021
Moscow Business Ombudsman to follow up cases of detained entrepreneursMoscow Business Rights Commissioner Tatiana Mineyeva and Deputy Moscow Prosecutor Sergey Savenkov are planning to visit businessmen awaiting trial in pretrial detention during the year.16:25 08.06.2021
Russia’s Central Bank lays bare companies with clandestine practice signsThe Central Bank of Russia has published the list containting over 1,800 organizations and Internet projects showing the signs of illegal activities, including Ponzi schemes, backstreet loan sharks and professional securities traders.11:22 02.06.2021
Expert committee of Russian Justice Ministry to evaluate problems in nonprofits activitiesThe Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation will create a special expert commission in the near future, which will evaluate problems arising in the activities of non-profit organizations (NPOs), Deputy Minister of Justice Oleg Sviridenko has said at the masterclass on the implementation of NPO legislation organized by the body at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPBILF) 9¾.17:26 18.05.2021
St. Petersburg Church of Scientology leader returned to detentionThe Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg leader Ivan Matsitsky charged with extremism and illegal business operations has been returned in detention.12:55 16.03.2021
Russia’s Business Ombudsman urges tax amnesty for businesses affected by pandemicThe Presidential Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov has submitted his proposals as to a new cycle of measures aimed at supporting of entrepreneurship to First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov.13:00 02.03.2021
Russia’s Prime Minister approves new business support programChairman of Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order concerning the conditions of a new privileged loan program for businesses from sectors which had mostly suffered during the coronavirus pandemic.11:59 01.03.2021
Suspended Mayor of Russia’s Tomsk faces abuse of office trialA court in Tomsk will consider an abuse of office case against the city’s suspended Mayor Ivan Klyain.11:42 26.02.2021
Unscrupulous providers of state social services to be blacklisted – Russia’s GovernmentEntrepreneurs and organizations providing social services to citizens at the expense of budgetary funds in bad faith are to be put on a special register; the respective procedures have been approved by Chairman of Russia’s Government Mikhail Mishustin.15:01 20.02.2021
Ombudsman Mineyeva to ask Moscow Mayor to extend support for businessesA proposal to extend support measures for entrepreneurs will be submitted to the Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin in a report of the city’s business ombudsman Tatiana Mineyeva.12:57 25.01.2021
One more case initiated against suspended Mayor of Russia’s TomskOne more criminal case has been opened against suspended Mayor of Russia’s Tomsk Ivan Klyain.11:44 18.01.2021
Business Ombudsman presents proposals on new aid to businesses to Russia’s PresidentRussia’s Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights Boris Titov has presented his proposals to extend and expand the set of measures aimed at the anti-crisis support of businesses to the President Vladimir Putin.17:38 28.12.2020