The WTO has revised downward the forecast of growth in the global trade volume. In January-July 2013, the foreign trade turnover of the Russian Federation decreased due to a drop in export supplies. From October 2, 2013, Rosselkhoznadzor introduced temporary restrictions on supplies to Russia of...

In June 2013, the Russian foreign trade key indicators saw an insignificant growth on a year-on-year basis. Growth in exports was determined by increase in physical volumes of exports against falling export prices, whereas growth in imports was governed by increase in import prices against...

In May 2013, a trend of reduction of the Russian trade surplus which started in June 2012 continued. The US, Turkey and Japan joined the claim against Russia filed by the European Union on July 2013 to the Court of the World Trade Organization. The Russian side intends to take every effort to...

In March 2013, a decrease in prices on the main commodities of the Russian export and slow-down of growth in the solvent demand as compared to March 2013 resulted in a reduction of the main indices of the Russian foreign trade. The Customs Union states have started to use more often the...

In November 2012, the negative dynamics of Russia's main foreign trade indices was observed, which situation reflects a drop both in domestic and external demand. Having become a full member of the World Trade Organization, Russia has started to utilize instruments developed by the WTO for...

In October 2012, growth in the Russian foreign trade turnover took place as a result of expansion of trade relations with far abroad states. In October 2012, the value of Russian import amounted to the record-high level in the entire period of observation. At the same time, the number of...

In March 2014, Russia's foreign trade turnover calculated on the basis of methods of the balance of payments amounted to $74bn which is 1.1% higher than the 2013 index. However, in general in the 1st quarter of 2014 the last year's trend of reduction of the Russian foreign trade turnover...

Is political compliance a precondition for healthy trade relations with China? The Chinese government frequently threatens that meetings between its trading partners' officials and the Dalai Lama will be met with animosity and ultimately harm trade ties with China. We run a gravity model of...

How big is China's aid to Africa? Does it complement or undermine the efforts of traditional donors? China releases little information, and outside estimates of the size and nature of Chinese aid vary widely. In an effort to overcome this problem, AidData, based at the College of William and...

Can governments still use trade to reward and punish partner countries? While WTO rules and the pressures of globalization restrict states' capacity to manipulate trade policies, politicization of trade is likely to occur where governments intervene in markets. We examine state ownership of...