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  December 10, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia, Netherlands Disagree Over Double Tax Treaty Changes

  Having concluded successful renegotiations with Cyprus, Malta and Luxembourg over Double Tax Treaty agreements, Russia is finding the Netherlands a harder nut to crack in amending the terms. The result may be a suspension of the DTA altogether. Russia has been amending these treaties to clamp down on what Moscow sees as overly friendly tax[…..]
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  December 8, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  Moscow, Beijing Sign Cooperation Agreement

  Moscow-Beijing annual trade worth US$20 billion Cities connected via Trans-Siberian railway Agreement to develop city infrastructures, health programs and expand trade 
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  December 3, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Begins Global Ramp Up Of Covid-19 Sputnik V Vaccine

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Mass vaccinations commence this month in Russia Manufacturing partnerships with other countries Sovereign Wealth Funds Overseas manufacturing from January 2021 Production scale issues over sheer size of populations   The Russian ‘Sputnik V‘ Covid-19 vaccine has entered into mass production and will be available for Russian nationals from the middle of December.[…..]
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  December 2, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia, Luxembourg Amend Tax Treaty

  Russia and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg have agreed an addendum to the 1993 tax convention between the two countries. The Ministry of Finance confirmed that the conventional withholding tax rate on dividends and interest will be raised to 15%, with some exceptions.
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  December 1, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  Digital Ruble: Potential Use For International Money Transfers

  Russia’s Central Bank is assessing the potential use for a Digital Ruble with Olga Skorobogatova, the bank’s First Deputy Chairperson of the Bank of Russia Olga Skorobogatova stating that  the digital ruble could be used in the future for international money transfers.
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  November 30, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia To Offer Permanent Residence Visas To Foreigners For US$130,000

  Foreign nationals are being made more welcome to live and work in Russia with the Russian Economic Ministry planning to introduce a golden visa scheme, offering foreigners a permanent residency permit in exchange for investing in the Russian economy. Draft legislation drawn up by the Economic Ministry seeks to attract foreign investors by offering residency rights[…..]
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  November 26, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  Why Investors Should be Looking To The Russian Arctic For Opportunities

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Northern Sea Passage Route is opening up the Arctic  Huge time and cost savings on China-EU shipping  Massive Arctic Free Trade Zone announced Significant tax and financial incentives   Free land use available 
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  November 25, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  Arktika Nuclear Powered Icebreaker Clears Northern Sea Passage Route

  Successful sea trials have huge cost and time saving implications for EU-China Shipping   Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  The Arktika nuclear-powered icebreaker, which entered service on October 21, escorted the first vessel along the Northern Sea Passage, the Russian nuclear icebreaker fleet operator, Atomflot, confirmed this week.
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  November 24, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  China’s Hawaii Looks To Russian Nationals For Investment & Tourism

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Numerous tax incentives for foreign investors in Hainan Island  Russian bank to open in Haikou Medical tourism, finance and trade are all developing sectors   
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  November 23, 2020 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia’s Arctic “Lend A Hectare” Scheme: Free Land Use For Foreign Investors

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Follows similar scheme in Russia’s Far East which attracted 40,000 residents Acquisition of 1 hectare of free land  Foreigners may apply from early 2022