The effect of trade liberalisation on environmental conditions has yielded significant debate in the energy economics literature. Although research on the relationship between energy consumption, emissions and economic growth is not new in South Africa, no study specifically addresses the role...

From April 2012, the Russian foreign trade has been in stagnation. In the past few months, growth rates of both export and import fluctuated near the zero level. Russia turned down the EU’s request to the WTO to convene a panel of arbitrators to consider the issue of the existing mechanism of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to conduct a comparative analysis of the various issues faced by firms involved in foreign trade in Brunei Darussalam and Singapore. It tries to delineate the issues or concerns in export and import trade that are significant, but of either same or...

Since 2007 China has considerably reduced its external global imbalances. Its bilateral trade surpluses with the EU and the US have persisted because the rise of China’s import demand has mainly benefited its Asian neighbors and the resource rich countries. The rapid growth of China’s...

In December 2013, low growth rates were displayed by both Russia’s exports and imports. Nevertheless, in terms of value, the volume of foreign trade turnover hit its record high of the entire observation period. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) continues its work adjusting the rates of...

In November 2013, mixed dynamics of the main indices of the Russian foreign trade was registered. With reduction of import, the positive dynamics of export contributed to growth in the surplus of trade balance. The Government of the Russian Federation approved establishment of the Center for...

Peru experienced radical economic policy changes during the first half of the decade of 1990. An analysis of these new economic policies, especially those related to foreign trade are presented in this article. Between 1990 and 1994, the Peruvian government eliminated price controls and exchange...