The Government has reduced to zero the amount of mandatory repatriation and sale of foreign currency earnings by Russian exporters. 

Foreign investors who invest in the Russian financial market under the new rules will be able to transfer funds abroad from In-type accounts. In relation to these investors (foreign persons acting in their interests), restrictions on the return of funds abroad that are recorded in In-type accounts with Russian brokers and trust managers are lifted.

From 2026, a universal transfer document will be used to confirm the shipment of goods, the performance of work or the provision of services. The formats of documents on the transfer of goods during trade operations and the transfer of results of work (services) will become invalid. 

The Russian Government has approved the list of software that must be pre-installed on electronic devices in 2026. The list now includes the Max digital platform, which will replace VK Messenger, present on the list since 2023.

From January 1, 2026, certain industry accounting standards approved by the Bank of Russia for non-credit financial institutions will cease to apply. The following fields to be concerned:

The Federal Accounting Standard "Income" has been approved. It will apply starting with the accounting (financial) statements for 2027. However, organisations may decide to apply the standard before the specified date.

From September 1, 2025, the fine for failure to give priority to an ambulance with a blue flashing light and a special signal turned simultaneously will be set as 7.5 to 10 thousand roubles, while the alternative punishment is provided in the form of deprivation of rights for a period of from six months to one year.

The Government has adjusted the rules for providing state guarantees to support the export of industrial products (goods, works, services). Such state guarantees will be provided in 2025 as well - to ensure the fulfilment of obligations of Russian exporters, the deadline for fulfilment of which falls after January 1, 2028.

The President instructed the Government to ensure a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 to 65-67% relative to the 1990 level, taking into account the maximum possible absorption capacity of forests and other natural ecological systems and subject to the sustainable and balanced socio-economic development of Russia, its non-discriminatory access to equipment and technologies necessary to reduce (prevent) emissions and (or) increase their absorption.

Until September 1, 2030, it is permitted to use the words "biodynamic", "biological", "ecological", "environmentally friendly", "green" or words with similar meanings, or their abbreviations, or the designations "eco", "bio" when individualising products and their manufacturers in the absence of confirmation of compliance with the requirements for organic products.

According to the decree of the President issued in July 2025, foreign investors have access to deposits in Russian credit institutions, securities both at organised trading in the unaddressed mode and at the initial placement, as well as instruments of the organised futures market. However, in order to acquire assets, a foreigner needs to open an "In" account. 

Amendments have been made to the Law on the specifics of regulating corporate relations in business entities that are economically significant organisations. 

The service for creating machine-readable electronic documents has been supplemented with a new feature. From now, users can sign electronic invoices and universal transfer documents with a mobile signature.

Information that the MAX messenger will be mandatory for signing electronic documents is not true. 

In particular, the Russian Ministry of Digital Development explained that this only concerns signing documents in Gosklyuch. Anyone who previously signed documents in other services using tokens and physical media can continue to do so. 

The law does not envisage that all documents for signing in Gosklyuch will necessarily be sent to MAX. It is implied that the infrastructure will be used. This may also be notifications about documents received in Gosklyuch. 

It is also not necessary to send applications from Gosuslugi for signature in Gosklyuch using MAX. The same applies to departmental documents. 

From August 1, 2025, subscribers of Russian telecom operators can opt out of receiving any SMS mailings, but from September 1, 2025 - also from cold calls. 

On July 25, 2025, the Bank of Russia decided to cut the key rate by 200 bps, to 18% per annum. 

Residents must submit the following information to the Bank of Russia: 

The Bank of Russia has approved the methodologies of two credit rating agencies for assigning non-credit ratings to ordinary shares. This is a new product on the market that represents the fair value assessment of companies. It will serve as an additional reference point for investors when taking investment decisions. 

On July 22, 2025, the State Duma adopted in the second and third readings amendments to the Law on the Specifics of Regulating Corporate Relations in Business Entities Classified as Economically Significant Organisations.

The fee for certifying real estate gift agreements between family members or close relatives has been reduced by 50%. This applies to spouses, parents and children (including adoptive parents and adopted children), grandparents and grandchildren, as well as full and half siblings.

On September 1, 2025, a law concerning financial and commodity benchmarks and their administrators comes into force. Benchmark administrators must be included into a special register. The procedure for maintaining this register has been established.