Russian Business Forum

I am told that oil cntracts have to be registered with the Russian Energy Ministry to be legal. A change of ownership to the importer has to effect before an export license can be issued. Is that legally required?

The speaker of the lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, said on Monday a customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan would boost economic growth in the three countries and could raise their GDP by 14-15% by 2015.
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed a package of deals on November 27 to create a customs union with common tariffs, paving the way for a single economic space.
In line with the ...