Russia authorizes bailiffs to collect financial information in CIS countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized bailiffs to collect information on Russians' employment, accounts, and income in Commonwealth of Independent States countries. This authorization ratifies an agreement allowing the Russian Federal Bailiff Service to request information about Russian citizens from bailiffs in other countries. The agreement covers details on employment, property, accounts, vehicles, shares in companies, and other assets.

The agreements mandate the disclosure of detailed financial and asset information for Russian citizens across participating nations. However, specific countries have imposed limitations; for instance, Belarus has agreed to disclose only the existence of bank accounts, and Kazakhstan has restricted the transfer of banking information.