Absurd Central Bank policies deepen Russia’s recession
The policy of the Russian Central Bank of maintaining the punitively high key lending rate is truly mind-boggling. First, they declared that they do it…
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Recycling Charge on Self-Propelled Vehicles and Their Trailers
The recycling charge, previously levied only for wheeled vehicles (chassis)[1], was extended to self-propelled vehicles and their trailers at the end of December 2015 under…
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Significant Changes to Thin Capitalization Rules
Thin capitalization rules as set forth in Article 269 of the Russian Tax Code were significantly amended on February 15, 2016. The introduced changes affect,…
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Doing Business in Russia; a Snapshot of Logistics Services
Two recent blog posts have presented an overview of the logistics environment in Russia with more detailed information on the efficiency of transport infrastructure and…
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Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent – Or, the topics that disappeared from the anti-Russian narrative
One of Ludwig Wittgenstein’s most famous philosophical aphorisms is “Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent”. Now, this is a saying that accurately…
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