Webinar: Doing Business in Russia

Doing Business in Russia: Business and investment opportunities for Indian companies

Date TBD

Duration: approx. 1,5‑2 hours

Language: English

The online webinar will provide a practical overview of the Russian market for Indian companies, including investment opportunities, state support measures and key legal and regulatory issues relevant to market entry and ongoing operations.

Speakers, positions and topics:

Thomas Brand – Founder and Partner, Brand & Partner; German Attorney

• Opening remarks
• Russian business environment and key sectors for Indian companies
• Presentation of the new Brand & Partner India portal

Rollins John  - Director, Pharmaceuticals Exports Promotion Council of India 

• Opening remarks

Prem Sharma – Director, Sberbank India

• Payments between India and Russia in current conditions
• Available settlement routes and banking requirements
• Practical payment and compliance issues for Indian‑Russian transactions

Thomas Brand, Valeria Khmelevskaya, Gleb Stepanov – Lawyer, Tax Practice, Brand & Partner

• Market‑entry logic: trade vs. localization / production
• Route 1: trade with Russia through a Russian distributor or a Russian trading company
• Distributor check‑up: legal, tax and compliance review of a Russian distributor
• Tax, customs and currency‑control issues for trading operations
• Route 2: localization / production in Russia: investment incentives, SEZs, SPICs and other state support measures

Ekaterina Kabanova – Head of Corporate Practice, Brand & Partner

• Establishing and operating a Russian company
• Corporate law basics and practical legal formalities
• Contract execution and local documentation
• Visa, immigration and labor law considerations
• Trademark protection in Russia

Ruslan Nizamov – Partner of KBK Accounting

• Basics of Russian accounting and statutory reporting
• Primary documentation: invoices, acts and supporting documents
• Tax reporting, bookkeeping and payroll administration
• Practical compliance points for newly established Russian companies

Ashutosh Kumar Singh – Executive, India Desk, Brand & Partner

• India Desk support for Indian companies entering Russia
• Choice of law and jurisdiction
• Dispute resolution and arbitration

 Q&A moderation

• Q&A session – Questions of the participants