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Starting a business in Russia

Legal Forms of Companies

Open Joint Stock Company (OAO)
Number of partners: 1 partner or more
Capital (max/min): RUB 100,000
Shareholders and liability: Liability is limited to the amount of capital invested.
Closed Joint Stock Company (ZAO)
Number of partners: From 1 to 50 participants maximum.
Capital (max/min): RUB 10,000
Shareholders and liability: Liability is limited to the amount of capital invested.
Limited Liability Company (OOO)
Number of partners: From 1 to 50 participants maximum.
Capital (max/min): RUB 10,000
Shareholders and liability: Liability is limited to the amount of capital invested.
Limited Partnership
Number of partners: No minimum.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required.
Shareholders and liability: General partners have unlimited liability; sleeping partners have limited liability.
General (full) Partnership
Number of partners: No minimum.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required.
Shareholders and liability: Liability is unlimited.
 

Business Setup Procedures

Setting Up a Company Russia Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Procedures (number) 4.0 5.3
Time (days) 10.1 11.8

Source: Doing Business - Latest available data.

 
The Competent Organisation
The local tax office.
For Further Information
World Bank Group, Doing Business, provides information on procedures in order start a business in Russia.
 

Financial Information Directories

Dun & Bradstreet - Worldwide directory with financial information on businesses

Rustocks - Information in the Russian stock-market and domestic companies

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