Regional Trade Integration in the CIS Area

IDRISOV, GEORGY and TAGANOV, BORIS (2013): Regional Trade Integration in the CIS Area.

Abstract

The article covers main stages of integration processes in the CIS area since its formation. We analyzed the specifics of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the CIS. We prepared an exhaustive list of expired and currently effective PTAs in the CIS area, taking into account the initial levels of exemptions and the dynamics of their cancellations. We analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively the economic aspects of PTAs. We discussed further integration agenda of the Russian Federation and a role of PTAs as a tool of international economic integration.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Trade, trade integration, preferential trade agreement, free trade agreement, customs union, regionalism, CIS
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F15 - Economic Integration; F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy > F51 - International Conflicts ; Negotiations ; Sanctions

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