Stop Doing
Business with Russia
Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit Completed
Initially stopped production at its St. Petersburg plant and stopped imports of vehicles; no statement about retail operations and services inside Russia. 23.09.2022: Toyota Motor decided to close its factory in Russia. But at the end of 2022 the Toyota concern was the first automaker to resume direct deliveries of spare parts to Russia. "We are talking about details that did not fall under the sanctions". Also, the Russian daughter of Toyota Motor (the official supplier of products in the Russian Federation) allowed its dealers to parallel import spare parts that are subject to restrictions, such as electronics. 07.2023: FEDERAL STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE "CENTRAL ORDER OF LABOR RED BANNER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTOMOBILE AND AUTOMOTORNY INSTITUTE "NAMI" becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder of JSC "TOYOTA TSUSE CORPORATION" has been deleted. The record about the founder of JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "TOYOTA BOSHOKU YUROP" was deleted. Toyota plant in St. Petersburg transferred to Aurus. Significantly (4x! times) decreased revenue in 2023 vs 2022. The dealer holding SP Business Car (94% of the company belongs to Toyota Motor) is again selling new cars of the Japanese brand. This follows from the announcements of the Moscow car dealership. Revenue stabilized in 2024 vs 2023.
Has Been Selling Russian Assets Since March, RF bonds and stocks down by 95% compared with a year prior
JBIC (govt bank) has suspended loans to a Russian natural-gas project in Siberia operated by Russian energy company Novatek.
Japanese expats working for MUFG Bank (Eurasia) have moved out of Russia to work outside of the country on a temporary basis