Special economic zones (SEZs) are being used to develop the more remote parts of Russia and countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), but there are concerns that bureaucracy and government intervention are stifling their growth.
Journal of International Arbitration publishes an article by Olga Vishnevskaya.
Die ukrainischen Reformbestrebungen bedingen eine Flut an neuen Gesetzen. Den eigenen Beamten mangelt es an Expertise, nun greift Kiew auf Rechtsanwaelte zurueck.
Experts: Tax changes have clear flaws. Ukraine is trying to create a simpler and fairer tax system that also encourages people to pay their share rather than evade taxes. But recent changes still fall short of the goal, according to some critics.
Alternative energy market faces unfavorable tariffs The energy market regulator reduced the green tariff - the amount paid for electricity produced from renewable sources - by SO percent on Feb. 27.
In February of this year CEE Legal Matters reported on the issuance by TransFin-M PC's of convertible bonds with a nominal value of RUB 3 billion, which Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners – the firm working with TransFin-M on the matter – described as "unique for the Russian market."
Ilya Nikiforov, Alexey Karchiomov and Svetlana Popova became the authors of the Russia chapter of the Getting the Deal Through – Arbitration 2015.
Belarus' National Agency of Investment and Privatisation (NAIP) is preparing to reissue privatisation tenders for the confectionery factory Konfa and the Minsk Margarine Plant (MMP), said Olga Rutkovskaya, head of the privatisation department at NAIP. The launch is expected in the middle of February, she said.
