Russian Federation: Definition of Foreign Investor Relaxed for Purposes of Investment in Strategic Companies

Announcement

31 May 2018

In May 2018, the Russian Government changed the definition of "foreign investor" for the purposes of approval of foreign investment into companies and sectors deemed strategic by the Government.

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Number of interventions

0 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

12 Jun 2018

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 31 May 2018

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