British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office published today new recommendations for foreign businesses in the context of sanctions against Russia. Among the recommended tools is the leave-russia.org database from KSE Institute 🇺🇦 : gov.uk/guidance/uk-sa…

77th issue of the KSE Institute regular digest on impact of foreign companies' exit on RF economy with focus on companies exited from Russia in 2Q2025 and since the beginning of the war + Financial Presence of Foreign Businesses in Russia in 2024: kse.ua/about-the-scho…

77th issue of the KSE Institute regular digest on impact of foreign companies' exit on RF economy with focus on companies exited from Russia in 2Q2025 and since the beginning of the war + Financial Presence of Foreign Businesses in Russia in 2024: kse.ua/about-the-scho…

SelfSanctions project Українська версія дайджесту доступна за посиланням: kse.ua/ua/about-the-s…

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1/7 💸 Over $60B in taxes paid to 🇷🇺 by int'l companies since 2022, funding Putin's war machine. A new report by B4Ukraine, KSE Institute 🇺🇦, & Squeezing Putin reveals how foreign firms continue to be a significant revenue source for the Kremlin. 📑 Full report:

2/7 💰 In 2024, foreign firms in Russia generated $201B in revenue & $19.5B in profit — the highest in 3 years. They paid $20B in taxes last year alone, enough to fund over 1M Russian soldiers.

3/7 🇺🇸 American companies led with $1.2B in taxes, followed by 🇩🇪 German firms at $594M. 🇪🇺 EU businesses earned $93.5B & paid $2.64B to the Kremlin. As Western brands exit, 🇨🇳 Chinese & 🇹🇷 Turkish firms are grabbing market share in auto & tech.

4/7 🏦 Financial sector: $1.28B in profit tax, with #Raiffeisenbank, UniCredit, & OTP Bank as key players. 🍫 FMCG giants like Mars, Nestle, Procter & Gamble, Leroy Merlin, & Metro generated $32.7B & paid $670M in taxes.

5/7 🚘 Automotive sector: $30.4B revenue, $571M taxes. 🍺 Food, bev, alcohol, & tobacco (incl. PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Co.) raked in $71.4B & paid $1.67B. Many firms are profiting big while Russia’s war continues.

6/7 🚫 Broken promises: PepsiCo opened a new plant in 2024, Mondelēz Intl dropped its “stand-alone” pledge, Mars, Incorporated invested in Moscow warehouses, #Raiffeisenbank stays the top foreign bank taxpayer, & The Coca-Cola Co. profits from Dobry Cola.

7/7 📉 Only 503 companies fully exited Russia by July 2025, per KSE Institute 🇺🇦. Meanwhile, 2,326 firms (55% of those present in 2022) still operate, & 1,377 have announced exits but remain active. Time to act, not just talk!

78th issue of the KSE Institute regular digest on impact of foreign companies' exit on RF economy with focus on companies exited from Russia in 3Q2025 and since the beginning of the war: kse.ua/about-the-scho…

1/7 ❌🇷🇺17 foreign companies fully liquidated or initiated the liquidation of their businesses in Russia in Q3 2025 — one of the highest figures since the start of the full-scale invasion. In total, 526 companies have now fully exited. Latest update from KSE Institute 🇺🇦’s

2/7 Between July–September, 23 foreign companies fully ceased operations in Russia — 13 completed liquidation, 4 initiated liquidation, 5 sold assets, and 1 faced asset seizure.

3/7 Those that completed liquidation include Dyson, Rockwell Automation, Rödl & Partner, Eppendorf, Orbia, Sony Mobile Communications, Croda International, JVC Kenwood, Allergan, Ambu, Good Lakk, Technoform, and Yukon Advanced Optics.

4/7 Ongoing liquidation processes: Embracer Group, Lisec, Louis Dreyfus Company, Orion Pharma. Sales of Russian assets: Alstom, Burger King, Fishman Group / Mirland Development, Hilding Anders AB, Hilti.

5/7 Russia also seized Air Liquide’s assets worth around $700 million and arrested Airwork Group from New Zealand, which operates in aviation and aircraft maintenance.

6/7 Updated figures from KSE Institute: 📉 526 companies (12.5%) — fully exited ⚙️ 1,377 (32.6%) — in process of leaving or downsizing 💼 2,315 (54.9%) — still operating in Russia, fueling its war economy.

7/7 Doing business in Russia fuels missiles and drones targeting civilians. Check which companies are still there ⤵️ 📊 Database: bit.ly/40kqfqm 📲 App (iOS): bit.ly/422VHdS