We examine the significance of Russian markets for Finnish business. After analysing Russia’s economic structures we evaluate and use econometrics to explain the development of Finnish exports there. If all re-exports are removed from export statistics, Russia’s share in Finnish goods...

Russia’s foreign trade key indicators plummeted in November 2014. The introduction of a “fiscal maneuver” in the oil and gas industry amid falling crude oil prices gave rise to substantial reduction in the crude oil export duty early in 2015. In an eff ort to set back such a price hike in...

The automotive industry is one of the most important sectors for Polish total exports and imports in terms of value, as well as the factor of trade intensity trade. The paper is aimed at verifying the hypothesis according to which the sector covered in this research does not strengthen the...

In September 2014, the Russian foreign trade turnover calculated on the basis of the methods of the balance of payments amounted to $64.6bn which is 12.4% lower than the respective index of the previous year. It is to be noted that the export of goods from Russia decreased by 13.4% to $38.8bn,...

The present paper aims to analyse the evolution of the trade balance of Romania with the European Union Member States during the 22 years of transition from a centralised system to a democratic economic and social system and an efficient market economy. Nearly 25 years after the events of 1989,...

The accession of Poland to the Euro Zone is a necessary, strategic condition, causing far-reaching consequences for the economy as a whole, but also for individual market participants. The purpose of this article is to show the nature of the commercial activity of small and medium size...

The main aim of this paper is to present the methodology of research, carried out in the framework of the project The role of foreign trade in the convergence process. Trading companies - opportunities and risks in the euro zone. The research was conducted in 2013 by a group of researchers...

Small and medium size enterprises operate in very different forms and types of activities in various international markets. Very strong competition, which occurs in the domestic market, as well as its small size, in case of small countries in particular and, consequently the saturation of the...

Fiscal profligacy, an erosion of competitiveness, and governance problems have undermined investor confidence and curtailed access to foreign financing in Zimbabwe. The new economic team has taken steps in devaluing the currency and raising the awareness of public opinion about the size of the...

Over the past decade the Turkish economy has witnessed many notable achievements. Foremost among these, of course, has been the sharp reduction in the rate of inflation, falling from 3-digit to single-digit figures comes from. Similar success stories include uninterrupted economic growth and...