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Russia adopts legislative amendments setting new buyback call option requirements for foreign “unfriendly” investors

SPIEF-2026 GR Highlights: Political Context and Key Regulatory Initiatives

Healthcare Agenda in BRICS: New Horizons for Businesses in Global South Markets

Hormuz Crisis: Strategic Implications for BRICS

Transformation of Public Policy on Promoting Healthy Lifestyle and Preventing Obesity in Russia

Russia Considering “Temporary Management” of Foreign IP Rights

Kazakhstan’s 2026 EAEU Chairmanship: Priorities and Implications for Business

Natasha Sheiko on building effective Government Relations in the MENA region

Mechanisms of Price Regulation in Russia

Increased Import Duty Rates on Goods From “Unfriendly” States in Russia

Redefining the SCO: Economic Pivot at the 2025 Summit

Shaping the Industry: Russia’s Gaming Market and the Forthcoming Legislation

Eastern Economic Forum 2025

Regulating AI in Russia: Key Trends and Stakeholders

BRICS Second Summit: Executive Summary

How BRICS Countries Are Responding to U.S. Tariff Pressure

U.S. Tariff Threats Against BRICS

The Quiet Chair: BRICS 2025 Agenda After Russia

SPIEF-2025: GR Takeaways

Prospects for Leadership Changes at Rosselkhoznadzor: What It Means for Agricultural Regulation and Business

New Rules, New Risks: Russia’s Draft Law on Foreign Asset Buybacks

Intricacies of Government Relations (GR) in the Sahel

Reshuffling in Belarus’ Government and National Bank

Prospective Regulatory Framework For Potential Comeback Of Foreign Investors To Russia

Revised Veto Rights in the Eurasian Economic Union

BRICS 2024: Agricultural Track within the BRICS Agenda

Localization Score Shake-Up in Russia

BRICS 2024: Climate Track within the BRICS Agenda

BRICS 2024: Financial and Cross-Border Payments Tracks

Government Decree on dividends and loans

BRICS Business Council

GR Takeaways from the BRICS 2024 Summit

Amendments to Counter-Sanctions Decrees No. 95 and No. 254 Paving the Way for Resumption of Dividend Payment Approvals

GR Takeaways from SCO 2024 Summit in Astana

Personnel changes in key agencies in Belarus

GR Takeaways from SPIEF-2024

New structure of the Government of Russia

Russian Presidential Decree Authorizing the Use of U.S. Property in Russia to Compensate for Damage Caused to the Russian Sovereign Assets

Eurasian Economic Commission Leadership Reshuffle

Increase of dividend withholding tax for foreign companies from unfriendly countries in Belarus

Facilitating the Approval Criteria for Intra-Group Transactions & Transactions Between Foreign Unfriendly Persons

Procedure and terms for issuing permits for the sale of assets in Belarus by foreign companies

Belarus Presidential Executive Order sanctions sale of assets by residents of unfriendly states

Voluntary contribution to the federal budget (exit tax)

Getting The Deal Through 2023: Government Relations in Russia

Getting The Deal Through 2023: Government Relations Eurasian Economic Union

Update: Foreign Investments Safety Alert, September 9

Update: Foreign Investments Safety Alert, July 19

Update: Foreign Investments Safety Alert

Analysis of the Post-Election Structural Changes in the Lower House of the Federal Assembly of Russia

Accelerated Integration in the Union State of Russia and Belarus

Restrictive Measures by Belarus Authorities Against Western Companies

Foreign Tech Platforms' "Onshoring" Legislation

Throttling of Twitter in Russia

The 6th All Belarusian People's Assembly: Key Takeaways

New structure of the Government of Russia

Russian Government Reshuffle

New Investment Policy Approaches in Russia

What next for Belarus?

Presidential Election Aftermath & the Political Crisis in Belarus

"Google tax" expansion across the post-Soviet countries

Russian Senate as a highly empowered stakeholder