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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.

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.

Dun & Bradstreet - Worldwide directory with financial information on businesses

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

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