This article outlines a possible analytical framework employing recent and relevant World Trade Organization (“WTO”) jurisprudence for evaluating whether technical regulations such as the European Union's (“EU's”) European Community's (“EC's”) regulatory regime for the Registration,...

In his State of the Union speech, President Obama announced that the United States will launch talks on a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union. This initiative is big news, and potentially a game-changer for trade liberalization. For years now,...

Preliminary results for 2015 have shown no substantial structural changes in both imports and non-energy exports. The import structure is most stable: the percentage share of chemical industry products, which are used basically as by-product in the domestic manufacturing industry, has seen some...

Objective – The purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of the Free Trade Zone (‘FTZ') in the Riau Islands Province (Batam, Bintan and Karimun) on specific products, i.e. cigarettes.Methodology/Technique – To investigate the demand for cigarettes in the FTZ area, this study...

We document key features of the deepening economic relationship between Brazil and China. This is evident from sharply increased bilateral trade and foreign direct investment flows and also from enhanced cohesion of negotiating positions in international fora. Data presented show bilateral trade...

Rethinking developing country status at the World Trade Organization (WTO) is essential for the institution's modernization and survival. The Trump administration has recognized this challenge and is seeking changes to the flexibilities provided to developing countries. Referred to as “special...

In the first four months of 2017, Russian fuel and non-fuel exports increased. Dynamics of exports of minerals and low-processed goods were driven by changing export prices. Imports grew significantly, too. The data of the past few years do not show any correlation between volumes of exports of...

On August 22, 2012, the Russian Federation joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as dispute settlement mechanisms designed to resolve WTO trade disputes and governed by the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU). Hence Russia has since...

In early 2017, international financial organizations adjusted their short- and medium-term forecasts. The World Bank report Global Economic Prospects[1], released in January 2017, and estimated global growth in 2016 at a post-crisis low of 2.3%. It was noted that growth in emerging markets and...