Alexander Pakhomov

Issues Regarding Eaeu Members’ Participation In The Wto Activity

Issues related to the use of the WTO instruments and mechanisms by CIS member states including the EAEU members remain one of the least studied problems regarding a comprehensive analysis not in Russia alone but also in other countries of the post-Soviet space. Activity in the WTO needs to be studied in two aspects: first – as an impact factor on the implementa on of the national foreign economic policy and second – as a legal basis for crea on of integra on processes including within the CIS and EAEU.

Employing Program-Target Methods in the Foreign Sector of the Russian Economy

According to economic theories, the application of program-target methods (PTMs)1 of governance and regulation at the industrial level, including the foreign sector of the economy, allows target objectives to be achieved at faster pace, with higher probability and cost-effectively.

The Impact of Politicaly Motivated Trade Sanctions on Russia's Foreign Trade Sector

The specifi c situation at the current stage of development in the sphere of Russia’s foreign trade (including exports) has been shaped by the infl uences of the following three key factors: low activity on world markets due to the continuing uncertainty in the global economy; stagnation in Russia’s national economy and its major sectors; and the introduction of political sanctions and restrictions in the sphere of trade and economic exchange.

INNOVATIVE EXPORTS PROMOTION IN RUSSIA: ROLE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION

Diversification of innovation-based foreign economic relations has become significant with global economic transition to the sixth technological mode. At the current stage, expansion of export of high-technology products (goods, services, technologies) is a key element to socio-economic development and a factor of international competitiveness of the state.

International Experience in Export Promotion

Over recent years Russia has actually become a monoculture exporter: three types of energy resources (crude oil, oil products and natural gas) ensure about 60% of the overall export volume. In the circumstances of such high export concentration over a small group of commodities, Russia’s room for maneuver regarding foreign economic ties becomes significantly narrower and its vulnerability with respect to negative changes towards global fluctuations is growing significantly.