On 28 February, 1 March and 5 March 2022, the Russian President signed Decrees on special economic measures in connection with so-called "unfriendly" (as such term is used in the Decrees) actions by the USA and the foreign...more
3/14/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Debtors ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Bank Accounts ,
Foreign Currency ,
Foreign Persons ,
Imports ,
Joint Stock Companies ,
Loan Agreements ,
Presidential Decrees ,
Russia ,
Share Buybacks ,
Vladimir Putin
Like the rest of the world, air passenger transport in the Russian Federation and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries experienced a serious impact at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet air traffic...more
This summary is intended to help clients navigate the large number of legal measures taken expeditiously by the Russian authorities in connection with the spread of COVID-19. The summary is not exhaustive. It includes only...more
6/2/2020
/ Banking Sector ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Exports ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Imports ,
Insolvency ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Moratorium ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Quarantine ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Russia ,
Social Distancing ,
State of Emergency ,
Subsidies ,
Tax Relief ,
Temporary Regulations ,
Trade Policy ,
Workplace Safety
This summary is intended to help navigate a large number of legal measures taken by the Russian authorities in connection with COVID-19. The review is not exhaustive. We plan to periodically update this document as new...more
5/8/2020
/ Constitutional Amendment ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debit Cards ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medical Devices ,
Paid Leave ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Relief Measures ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Distancing ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Tax Relief
At a time of vast capital outflows (withdrawals from emerging markets in the period 21 January – 24 March were reported by the Institute of International Finance at $83 billion), commodity price falls and wider global market...more
Below we list the measures introduced by Russian state authorities in response to and in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
High Alert Regime -
All regions of Russia, including Moscow and the Moscow Region, have...more
3/27/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Government Lockdown ,
Medical Devices ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Quarantine ,
Remote Working ,
Russia ,
School Closures ,
Tax Deferral ,
Travel Restrictions