In September 2014, the RF Government approved a draft budget for 2015. In so doing it rejected the idea of increasing taxes and found an intermediate solution for the preservation of the funded component of labor pension without, however, making a fi nal decision as to its future. On the other...

In July, the following amendments were introduced in the legislation: amendments concerning the electronic signature; the effective date of the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation on issues of state registration of titles to real property was postponed; the per capita minimum...

In July 2014, against the backdrop of an escalating confl ict in Ukraine and the crash of a civilian passenger airliner in the active combat zone there, the OECD’s sanctions against Russia were severely toughened. A ban was imposed on the issuance of long-term loans (for periods over 90 days)...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia has offi cially published a list of enterprises operating in the Russian Defense Industry Complex (DIC), thereby making it possible to assess the key indicators of the DIC’s size which have changed insignifi cantly over the past six months. However,...

In August 2014, Russia’s authorities announced that the funded component of labor pensions would remain frozen in 2015 – something that they had previously adamantly denied. This decision is fraught with numerous negative long-term consequences, including the erosion of the impetus to be...

The following key amendments to the Russian regulatory framework were made in August 2014. Owners of living quarters will be legally bound to noti fy the Federal Migrati on Service of Russia of other individuals residing in the living quarters in legally established cases; under the Federal Law...

A new truce was arranged in Ukraine in February 2015, following a meeting involving the leaders of Russia, France and the German Chancellor. However, the very context of Minsk II Agreements repeats the numerous understatements of Minsk I Agreements and can be broken any time unless solid...

In February, the following main amendments were introduced into the legislation: a procedure for notification by the employer of conclusion of a contract with an individual who fi lled in certain public and municipal service positions was updated; holders of the right to outputs of intellectual...

In March, amendments were introduced in Part One of the RF Civil Code concerning norms in the fi eld of the law of obligations; the conditions of recognizing foreign citizens to be highly qualifi ed specialists were defi ned in more precise detail; the rules for changing, in 2015, by agreement...

In March 2015, the topmost headline-makers were various economic issues, including the ongoing discussion on the new draft budget for 2015–2017 and on the future course of Russia’s economic policy. However, the beginning of March was also marked by two very serious and purely political...