Foreign investor completes first Russian market transaction via new Type-In accounts
The first exchange-traded transaction via Russia’s Type-In investment accounts introduced in 2025 has been completed by an undisclosed foreign investor, RBC reported. The deal was executed on the Moscow Exchange by investment company Fontvielle on behalf of the foreign client.
Until now, neither Russia’s finance ministry nor the central bank had reported the opening of any Type-In accounts or the completion of transactions through them, although the Moscow Exchange had been technically prepared to support such operations since December 2025, RBC noted.
President Vladimir Putin last year signed a decree granting foreign investors access to deposits in Russian banks, securities traded on organised markets and at initial offerings, as well as derivative instruments. The framework applies to new foreign capital entering Russia from abroad from July 1 2025 onwards. To facilitate such investments, Russia introduced the Type-In account framework. Investors using these accounts are also permitted to repatriate income generated from qualifying assets without restrictions.
In April 2026, deputy finance minister Alexei Moiseev said geopolitical instability had so far hindered the launch of the programme. He suggested foreign investors could begin returning to Russia if new military conflicts avoided elsewhere for at least a year.
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14.05.26