This article aims to identify patterns in the trade of selected European Union countries over the recent period. 20 countries are under scrutiny, 10 old member states of the EU and 10 new member states. The main goal is to find evidence with regard to whether and to what extent the trade channel...

This paper discusses the importance of economic diplomacy for a small open economy in the case of Slovenia. Additionally, it also discusses the importance of foreign trade and foreign trade promotion for growth and development of a small open economy, in the same case. Nowadays, economic...

In terms of market economies increasingly complex competitive environment reflects a prerequisite in ensuring transparent competition. This paper proposes an overview of the main meanings and characteristics of the competition, from a perspective of a viable and stable economic environment....

Only those companies which succeed in building lasting relationships with online customers are those who customers are confident in and transact online securely. Furthermore, successful companies are those who pay attention to customer satisfaction, who are trying to understand customer needs...

When we think about the online commerce market, the first question that arises is, how do the players on this market manage to attract potential customers and convince them to buy online repeatedly. With the development of Internet, the online presence can not be ignored, whether a site is...

Trade represents the cornerstone of modern civilization. The globalization expanded the exposing degree of the companies to international competition; the markets have been liberalized and the remarkable progresses in the field of communications technology generated the integration of the...

From the perspective of trade integration, the real challenge for Romania is not increasing trade with the developed economies of the European Union, but rather that of deepening integration by reducing trade structural divergences. Without a structural modernization of trade, Romanian economy...

This article brings into question the increasing importance of creativity as a factor for regional development. For this purpose, it is briefly discussed the fine connection between culture, creativity and regional development and how creativity can increase the development of a region and...

International trade in services more and more is recognized as a sector with a lot of opportunities to be expanded in the international level market. Lithuania as one of countries which is perceived already as an emerging one has a lot of challenges to think about ways and means how to expand...

The events of December 1989 represented the trigger which determined the future evolution of Romania from an economic and political point of view. Among the first reform measures, adopted after the fall of communism, were also those regarding Romania’s commercial policy. Being aware of the...