The incorporation of Abkhazia into the Russian empire had a positive effect on its social and economic development. Foreign trade of this Black Sea region, rich in natural resources, stimulated the internal manufacture, development of trade routes, construction of seaports, and active...

Continued contraction of the Russian foreign trade turnover is accompanied by adjustments both in commodity composition of trade and its regional pattern. Deteriorated terms of trade posted in H1 2015 became main determinant of the trade balance reduction against H1 2014. The Russian Federation...

In Q1 2015, Russian trade turnover was developing in the wake of the unfavourable global markets environment for natural resources, decline of economic growth rates, reduction of people's income and restrictive measures introduced by the Russian Federation regarding import of certain products....

In February 2015, Russian foreign trade continued posting the fall of main indices. Eurocommission considers that Russia remains among the leading countries which preserve different barriers that to a considerable extent hamper global trade

The specific situation at the current stage of development in the sphere of Russia's foreign trade (including exports) has been shaped by the influences of the following three key factors: low activity on world markets due to the continuing uncertainty in the global economy; stagnation in...

The pandemic has dealt a heavy blow to the world economy and global commodity markets. The COVID-19 containment measures have taken a toll on economic activity particularly in Q2 2020 when the majority of G20 countries demonstrated an unprecedented drop in real GDP. In relation to G20 as a...

In January-September 2020, exports of energy commodities and other minerals decreased by 36.5% (45% of the level seen in 2013) on the relevant period of the previous year. Non-oil and gas exports increased by 1.8% following a six-fold increase in gold sales. Without including gold exports,...

In April 2013, a decrease in the export with simultaneous growth in import was observed; due to the above the surplus of the trade balance of the Russian Federation dropped dramatically. In Russia's foreign trade turnover, the share of CIS states keeps decreasing. On June 25, at the meeting of the...