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

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04 Aug 2026

In August 2026, the Russian authorities enacted legislation restricting the rights of foreign investors associated with 'unfriendly' states to exercise buy-back options for Russian business assets they previously alienated.

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1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

04 Aug 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 04 Aug 2026
FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force

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On 4 August 2026, the President of Russia signed and published Federal Law No. 319-FZ, enabling Russian courts to extinguish foreign investors' contractual rights to buy back Russian business asset...

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