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...

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 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...