President Vladimir Putin on Sunday appointed his former “business tsar” as his particular consultant to worldwide organizations, a place beforehand held by veteran reformer Anatoly Chubais earlier than he left Russia two years in the past in opposition to the warfare.
Boris Titov, who served as Russia’s enterprise ombudsman from 2012, announced his resignation within the fall of 2022, citing the two-term restrict and the demanding nature of the job.
“Ten years in such a challenging role is too much,” he stated on the time. “We have created an institution and have done a lot to protect businesspeople, both for individuals and for [business] as a whole.”
As Russia’s particular consultant to worldwide organizations, Titov replaces Chubais, who resigned and left Russia in March 2022.
During his tenure as enterprise ombudsman, Titov created his so-called “London List” of rich Russians who had fled the nation below prison investigation however have been prepared to return residence and repatriate their wealth if authorities wouldn’t pursue fees. At least one of many returnees was arrested and jailed after arriving in Russia.
Titov, who used to move the enterprise affiliation Delovaya Rossiya, ran for president in 2018 together with his pro-business get together, ending sixth place with simply 0.76% of the vote.
