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 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...

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 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...

In February 2014, the main indices of the Russian foreign trade dropped considerably. The European Union submitted to the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization a query as regards consultations with the Russian Federation as regards measures affecting the import of live pigs, pork and pork...

The key factor influencing the dynamics of foreign trade indicators in early 2014 was continuing ruble depreciation which had begun last year, resulting in an increase in exports with a simultaneous decrease in imports. The 'Trade and Investment Barriers Report, 2013', published by the European...

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 the...

In 2013, the last year's trend of stagnation of the main foreign trade indices prevailed. It is worth mentioning that while within 10 months of 2013 the import dynamics remained positive, the export dynamics hit the negative zone and, as a result of that, the trade balance surplus decreased