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Russian Federation: Investment Officials Given Right to Initiate Reviews of Foreign Investors' Transactions with Strategic Russian Companies

Announcement

18 Jul 2017

On 18 July 2017, the Russian President signed amendments into the investment legislation, giving the investment policy officials the right to require a review of any transaction between a foreign investor and a Russian company, if such transaction is important for national security and defense. 

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

30 Jul 2017

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Updated: 18 Jul 2017
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