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Russia: President instructs the government to adopt additional restrictions for foreign investment and commercial transactions by entities from "unfriendly" states

Announcement

18 Apr 2025

In April 2025, the President of the Russian Federation ordered the government to adopt additional restrictions for foreign investment and commercial transactions by entities from "unfriendly" states by 15 May 2025.

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Number of interventions

2

0 certainly harmful

2 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

No implementation date

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 18 Apr 2025
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments

On 18 April 2025, the President of the Russian Federation issued instructions for the Russian government to adopt additional restrictions on certain transactions by entities from "unfrien...

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Announced: 18 Apr 2025
FDI: Entry and ownership rule
On 18 April 2025, the President of the Russian Federation issued instructions for the Russian government to adopt additional restrictions on foreign investment by entities from "unfriendly" states1. T...
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Related State Acts

Announced: 04 Aug 2026

Russia: Framework to cancel foreign investors' rights to exercise buy-back options for alienated Russian assets

Announced: 30 Oct 2024

Russia: Government further tightens the restrictions on divestment from the Russian market by companies from "unfriendly states"

Announced: 26 Sep 2023

Russia: The size of the "voluntary contribution" upon divestment is increased to 15% of the market value

Announced: 27 Mar 2023

Russia: Imposition of a mandatory payment upon divestment by the companies from "unfriendly" countries

Announced: 30 Dec 2022

Russia: Government imposes additional restrictions on divestment and capital repatriation by the firms from "unfriendly countries"

Announced: 15 Oct 2022

Russia: Restrictions on foreign investments in the Russian financial organisations from the "unfriendly" countries

Announced: 08 Sep 2022

Russia: Restriction for the investors from "unfriendly states" in the "establishment, modification or termination" of ownership of Russian LLCs

End prolongation: 31 Dec 2025

Russia: Restrictions on foreign investment and commercial transactions in the energy and financial sector

Announced: 04 May 2022

Russia: Authorisation of profit distribution among the shareholders from "unfriendly" countries in rubles

Announced: 01 Apr 2022

Russia: Authorisation to settle debts to companies from "unfriendly" countries in the transport sphere in rubles

Announced: 05 Mar 2022

Russia: Authorisation of debt repayment towards the creditors from "unfriendly" countries in rubles

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