Russia’s Business Ombudsman Office offers entrepreneurs free mediation procedureBusiness Ombudsman Boris Titov intends to develop mediation procedures to be used in disputes between entrepreneurs, according to his statement at a round table with representatives of the Mediators Union of the International Association of Russian-Speaking Lawyers (IARL).18:07 29.04.2020
Moscow business ombudsman makes 48 proposals as to aid to businesses amid pandemicThe Office of the Moscow Business Rights Commissioner Tatiana Mineyeva has presented to the emergency operations center on economic issues of the Moscow government 48 proposals aimed to support various businesses.15:31 29.04.2020
Economic Development Ministry excludes bookmakers from list of systemic companiesRussia’s Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has removed organizations engaged in bookmaking activities from the list of systemic enterprises.17:40 27.04.2020
Putin signs law on tax benefits at time of coronavirus spreadRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed amendments to the Tax Code stipulating support measures for citizens, healthcare staff and businesses over the coronavirus pandemic into law.13:59 22.04.2020
Russia’s government to back loans businesses make to pay wages – State DumaRussia’s State Duma has passed in the third final reading a bill providing state guarantees to businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic, among them those concerning funds enterprises borrow to pay wages and salaries.17:24 17.04.2020
Ombudsman Titov urges change aid eligibility criteria of businesses affected by pandemicRussia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov proposed to change the current aid eligibility criteria for small and medium-sized businesses (SME) affected by the coronavirus pandemic based on the sphere of economic activities they are engaged in, when addressing an online meeting of regional business ombudsmen.18:36 16.04.2020
Attorneys must move through city without restrictions - Moscow business ombudsmanMoscow business ombudsman Tatiana Mineyeva has asked the economic issues crisis center to take steps ensuring businessmen with the unhindered access to legal assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, she seeks for free movement of attorneys.13:02 09.04.2020
Ombudsman Titov proposes to relieve small businesses from taxes for 3 yearsRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov believes that small businesses may be allowed not to pay taxes for three years as the respective shortfall in budgetary revenues can be compensated from other sources, whereas the measure is necessary at the time of pandemic.16:25 08.04.2020
Upwards of 90% Russian entrepreneurs affected by crisis – business ombudsmanUpwards of 90% entrepreneurs have been affected by the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and oil price downturn, according to Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov.13:44 08.04.2020
Business ombudsman seeks for allowances to Russians on indefinite leaveRussia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov believes businesses are to be allowed to put employees on indefinite leaves to be paid monthly statutory minimum wages by the state in order to save jobs.The ombudsman has formulated this initiative and a number of other measures aimed at changing the regulation of the economy in the time of the crisis he elaborated as a result of a massive survey of businesses across the country regions in his letter addressed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.10:24 07.04.2020
Russian Cabinet approves support measures for businesses suffering from coronavirus crisisThe Government of Russia on Monday approved support measures for companies and individual entrepreneurs involved in businesses worst-hit due to the coronavirus crisis.16:01 06.04.2020
Putin approves repayment holidays for citizens, business amid coronovirus crisisRussian President Vladimir Putin on Friday enacted a bill on repayment holidays for citizens, individual entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses drafted over the coronavirus epidemic into law.22:04 03.04.2020
Russian Cabinet’s powers at times mass diseases loom extendedRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill to vest the Cabinet of Ministers with new powers to prevent and respond to emergencies, among them threats of mass diseases outbreaks, into law.01:09 02.04.2020
Russia’s President signs amendments restricting prosecution of businesspersons into lawRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislative amendments limiting the application of a Criminal Code article defining sanctions for participation in or organization of criminal societies as concerns businesspersons as well as those mitigating punishments for forex-related crimes.18:23 01.04.2020
Business Ombudsman submits bill on economic crime jury trials to Russian Supreme CourtRussia’s Business Rights Commissioner Boris Titov has forwarded a bill empowering jurors to examine economic crimes cases to the Supreme Court’s Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev.17:50 24.03.2020
Businesses to be saved, not let go bankrupt: prospects of Business Recovery CenterA working group on drafting legislative proposals facilitating the establishment of a Business Recovery Center has held its first meeting in the framework of an initiative launched by member of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s Parliament, Maxim Kavdzharadze in 2019.11:59 05.03.2020
Criminal case of St. Petersburg Church of Scientology leaders reaches courtThe criminal case over illegal business operations and extremism the defendants in which are leaders of the Church of Scientology of St. Petersburg has reached court.14:16 12.02.2020
Number of applications lodged with Moscow Business Ombudsman rises twofold over yearThe number of complaints received by the office of the Moscow business rights commissioner has increased by 2.24 times in comparison with the figures registered in 2018, and made 4,257.16:37 07.02.2020
Family ordered to return $16.2 mln debt of late IT entrepreneur to U.S. businessmanThe Primorsky District Court of St. Petersburg has ordered a widow and a son of the late owner of NovIT Pro IT company Valery Pshenichny, to pay a $16.2 million debt to the U.S. businessman Marc Nickinson.18:04 04.02.2020
Fourteenth person on business ombudsman’s London List returns to RussiaMikhail Yershov, the fourteenth businessman entered on the so-called London List, has returned to Russia, the press service of business ombudsman Boris Titov reports.14:36 31.01.2020