Special Investment Contracts and Russian-German Economic Cooperation (first part)
The first part of the article analyzes the role of special investment contracts (SPIC) in Russian-German economic cooperation. Under the new industrial policy, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation first concluded pilot SPICs with German companies in various sectors of the industrial field. Due to the experience gained in 2015-2018 in preparation for the implementation of German lighthouse projects, by mid-2019 a new law was drafted (informally called SPIC 2.0). It came into force on August 13, 2019. The author comprehensively explores the peculiarities of German companies' participation in special investment contracts, which allows in the second part of the article to assess the impact of their new generation on the behavior of German investors in the medium term.