Russian stock market sees surge in dividend payments, boosting shareholder returns.
The article looks at how Russian companies decide to pay dividends to their shareholders. They studied 236 companies and found that since 2012, more companies are paying dividends, especially state-owned ones. Dividends have become an important factor in the total return on shares. The likelihood of a company paying dividends depends on its size, financial stability, and if the government owns part of it. However, this relationship is not always the same and can be influenced by other factors. The second part of the article will look at how the stock market performs and how companies decide on dividends.