Billionaire and ex-head of the Judo Federation of the Russian Federation Anisimov received Croatian citizenship

The former president of the Russian Judo Federation and the owner of the development company Coalco International Vasily Anisimov received Croatian citizenship. This was reported Forbes referring to the notice that the billionaire filed with the UK Companies House on June 2.

On September 26, Mr. Anisimov applied for a change of residence to Switzerland. The document states that he moved to the country on June 2. The entrepreneur notified the UK about the change of citizenship and residence, because he is a co-owner of the British company Degevol UK LTD, according to open data Registration Chamber. According to the agency, Mr. Anisimov owns more than 50%, but less than 75% of the company. Forbes reports that Degevol owns 40% of the Stepnogorsk mining and chemical plant in Kazakhstan, which mines uranium and molybdenum.

Since March 2010, the billionaire has been president of the Judo Federation of the Russian Federation. In September it replaced Sergey Soloveychk. Mr. Anisimov explained his resignation from the post by family circumstances. October 12 Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Entrepreneur with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree.

Erdni Kagaltynov