The past eight years witnessed China's phenomenal growth and integration into the world economy, expedited by its … accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. The accession greatly accelerated China's domestic reforms. By the end … of 2007, China was ranked the second largest exporter and third largest trader in the world after its exports grew at …

Accession for Development in Russia and the CIS. The key policy conclusions of each of the chapters are highlighted in this … described here is available on the website www.worldbank.org/trade/russia-wto. This paper first explains the potential … first part treats trade policy (with applications to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States [CIS]). The second …

)-e.g., Russia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Armenia- where Georgia enjoys duty-free access, followed by Turkey (20 percent), and the EU …

combines regional reviews and analyses with country level analyses of China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Second, it …

measures undertaken in recent years to promote growth in the nonoil and gas sector. Russia's export base has narrowed … various dimensions of Russia's trade performance, including export diversification, sophistication, and survival. A detailed …. Section four analyzes the competition environment in Russia, by presenting analyses of price-cost margins, state ownership …

Russia's exports became further dominated by petroleum and natural gas over the last decade. The sector experienced … double-digit annual export growth in the last decade and represented almost 65 percent of Russia's exports value in 2009 a … in Russia's trade performance. Moreover, Russia's revealed comparative advantage seems concentrated in the 'periphery' of …