Dissertation: introduction to economics, on the topic "Development of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia: current state, key problems and prospects".

Introduction:.

CHAPTER 1. MAIN TENDECINES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMY AND FOREIGN TRADE IN SPAIN.

1.1. Peculiarities of social and economic development of Spain in the context of the modern ■ world economy.

1.2. Spain in the system of international economic integration.

1.3. Economic interests of Spain in the process of EU enlargement.

CHAPTER 2. DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPANISH-RUSSIAN TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS AT THE PRESENT STAGE.

2.1. Key factors in the dynamics and structure of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia.

2.2. The main and promising areas of trade and economic cooperation between Spain and Russia.

2.2.1 Fuel and energy.6 D

2.2.2 Metallurgy.

2.2.3. Agriculture and food industry.

2.3. Cooperation between Spain and Russia in the field of tourism.

CHAPTER 3. FEATURES OF ACTIVITY AND PROBLEMS OF THE SPANISH COMPANIES IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET.

3.1. Large Spanish companies and their role in the modernization of the Russian economy.

3.2. Features of the work of small and medium-sized Spanish businesses in Russia.

3.3. The main directions and ways to improve the efficiency of the development of bilateral trade and economic cooperation (for the near future).

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Introduction to the thesis (part of the abstract) on the topic "Development of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia: current state, key problems and prospects"

Relevance of the topic. On the eve of the XXI century. Europe faced a difficult "task" of ensuring sustainable development dynamics at a new qualitative level in the context of internal transformation - and intensification of world economic competition: In the context of increasing globalization, these world economic processes are increasingly affecting the process of trade and economic relations in Europe (Western, Eastern , South) The deep involvement of the region in international trade, as well as the growing influence of global capital migration affects.

The 1990s, especially their second half, became a period of comprehensive and deep rationalization and sanitation of national economies both at the macro and micro levels, the beginning of reforming the economic models of European countries and, finally, a significant breakthrough in the process of regional integration. Qualitative changes in European economic policy and in relations between the state and private business can be attributed to the defining conditions for the socio-economic development of Europe.

All the main political forces of the EU countries, including Spain, will proceed from the following general principles and directions of transformation:

Stimulating the economic growth of national economies as the basis for social progress in the region;

Increasing the efficiency of production, due to the better use of technological and innovative potential, progressive changes in the sectoral structure of national economies, an increase in the share of knowledge-intensive, resource- and labor-saving industries, informatization of various areas;

Mitigation of the problem of unemployment, in particular, through the development of alternative forms of employment, reducing the length of the working week and lengthening paid holidays;

Restructuring the education sector in order to bring it closer to the needs of production; as well as the development of a system of continuous specialized retraining - personnel for - expanding employment - and increasing mobility in the labor market; raising the level of education and professional, training of an employee, his business culture will be perceived by the population as a necessary condition for maintaining jobs in the new production structure;

Modernization of social security systems with a wider participation of private capital and private initiatives in the social sphere, strengthening targeted support for those in need; the gradual formation of a single social order in the EU;

Development and expansion of the policy of "participation" of employees in the management of enterprises, their own and profits;

Development of mechanisms for protecting the environment, taking into account the growing pressure of environmental movements;

Bringing the results of integration to a specific person - ensuring real freedom of choice of profession, place of work and residence, movement within the entire Union, the right of EU citizens to elect and be elected to local and national legislative bodies in the country of residence (in the EU), regardless of citizenship;

Achieving quality of life parameters that meet the requirements of the 21st century, increasing free time for education, leisure and self-realization of a person.

The current state of the world economy at this stage of development is characterized by the processes of globalization, increased competition in the market for goods and services.

As in international politics, in the world economy, allied relations are developing between individual countries, which mean something more than just a trading partnership. The nature and depth of these relations are different, but the desire to intensify mutually beneficial economic cooperation and jointly resist competition and trade expansion from outside remains common.1

In the foreign economic relations of different countries, issues of cooperation in all areas are resolved through the preservation, deepening, and development of bilateral ties. One example of such "international cooperation" is the Spanish-Russian trade and economic relations, which have been especially actively developing over the past 8 years.

If in the 1990s there was practically no progress in trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia, then, starting from 2002, a certain expansion of economic ties can be observed.

Many experts believe that the general level of economic relations, as well as their positive impact on the national economic complexes of both countries, has the potential of opportunities that both Spain and Russia have.

A number of prerequisites that play an important role in the foreign economic relations of Spain! with Russia, determine the further intensive development of mutual cooperation, traditional business and historically established trade and economic ties, the most important prerequisite for which is a reliable contractual and legal basis.

It should be noted that during the global financial crisis, Spain suffered, like many other EU countries. Recently, various economic recovery programs have been successfully operating in Spain. According to many reputable experts; the country must quickly get out of the crisis. Tendencies to expand and strengthen trade and economic cooperation between Spain and Russia prevail in the country.

Thus, the development of economic relations between the two countries requires not only in-depth analysis, but in-depth scientific study

1 O.T. Bogomolov. World Economy in the Age of Globalization: Textbook - M.: Economics, 2007. - P. 135. of this issue, which actualizes the topic of this dissertation research.

Goals and objectives of the study. The purpose of the study is to analyze the "development of Spanish-Russian trade and economic relations in the current decade at the country * and corporate level, the scientific substantiation of measures aimed at expanding them. In this regard, the following research tasks are set in the work:

To identify the factors and features of the development of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia in the past and present, to conduct a comparative analysis in this area;

Highlight current trends in the development of Spanish-Russian trade and economic relations;

Analyze the main factors that determine the dynamics of and. the structure of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia in the energy, food and processing industries, and the tourism services sector;

Establish the reasons hindering the implementation of the achieved level of bilateral economic cooperation, reducing its effectiveness;

Develop specific recommendations for improving trade and economic relations between the two countries, based on an analysis of the prospects for their development and the policy of strategic partnership declared by the political leadership of Spain and Russia;

Justify the need to develop mechanisms to promote the development of Spanish large, medium and small businesses in the Russian market;

Show the dynamics of the role of Spain in strengthening cooperation with Russia in the framework of the development of the European Union.

The object of the research is trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia.

The subject of the study is the issues of foreign trade relations between Spain and Russia, which have an impact on the economic development of the two countries in the new world and socio-economic conditions; the main factors that influenced the scale, dynamics and forms of these relations in the period from 2002 to the present; prospects for economic cooperation in the industrial, scientific and technical, investment fields; the structure of imports to Russia from Spain, as well as Russian exports to Spain; prospects for further development of bilateral economic ties.

The degree of development of the topic. A number of important aspects of Spain's economic relations with Russia are touched upon in studies like. from Russian Spanish economists, for example Avilova A.V., Vernikova B.JL, Davydov V.M., Danilevich I.V., Ermolyeva E.G., Kalinina E.Yu., Ponedelko G.N., Prokhorenko I.L. , Semenova V.A., Sidorenko T.V., Sinelytsikova I.G., Teperman V.A., Henkina S.M., Shvets E.A., Shkolyara N.A., Yakovlev P.P., and Spanish scientists working in this scientific field, such as: V. Albero, D. Anisi, C. Arenillas, A. Barrera de Irimo, J. M. Campa Fernández, R. Carande, J. Cordero, G. Fernández Diez, A. Flores de Lemus, E. Fuentes Quintana, L. de Guindos Jurado, Ch. Izquierdo, P. Jues, A. Martínez Estévez, A. Sanchez, V. Tayar, A. Ullastres.

However, these works did not directly consider the task of analyzing the prospects for the development of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia, and the conclusions and recommendations contained in them currently require clarification and development, taking into account the nporpècca of bilateral trade and economic ties.

Despite the importance and relevance of the development of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia, the level of scientific elaboration of this topic seems to be insufficient.

Scientific study of the development of Spanish-Russian economic relations is limited to the level of macro-circulation - in the leading research economic institutions of Spain and Russia, since this corresponds to the functions of public administration in both countries. However, detailing and summarizing the positive experience of international economic cooperation is the prerogative of industry and private research structures, which, judging by the publications, have not yet considered these issues in sufficient depth and diversification.

The theoretical and methodological basis of the dissertation are the works of Russian and foreign scientists (Jadish Bhagwati) on the problems of the world economy, international economic relations and foreign economic relations of Russia, in particular Spanish-Russian relations and processes within the EU. In preparing the study, the works of Russian scientists were used: Bogomolov O.T., Batizi E.E., Bykov A.N., Voloshin V.I., Polyakova V.V., Smitienko B.M., Spartak A.N. and etc.

The information base of this study was “such documents as: Trade Agreement between the Government of the USSR and the Government of Spain (dated October 27, 1990); Agreement on economic and industrial cooperation (11.04.1994); Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion on income and capital (16.12.1998); Agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters (14.06.2000); Memorandum of Mutual Assistance on Industrial and Technological Cooperation (10.05.1999); Declaration on strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Spain (01.03.2009); Memorandum of Understanding in the field of energy (01.03.2009); Cooperation Agreement between the Russian company OAO Gazprom and the Spanish Gas Natural (01.03.2009); Memorandum of Understanding between OJSC NES Alliance and Técnicas Reunidas (03/01/2009); Memorandum of intent on cooperation between INTER RAO UES and Iberdrola (01.03.2009); Memorandum of understanding; between the state corporation "Development Bank" and foreign economic; activities” (Vnesheconombank) and the State Insurance Agency of Spain “SEBSE” (01.03.2009); Agreement: in the field of tourism (01.03.2009); Protocol on the development of cooperation between JSC "Russian Railways", the Administration of the railway? ADIF infrastructure and RENFE OPERADORA (01.03.2009); Memorandum of Cooperation between OTSHRO BAMOUAT, RZD OJSC and Transmashholding CJSC (03/01/2009) and others, statistical and analytical Russian, Spanish and international materials, reports and forecasts of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade of Spain, the Institute of Foreign Trade of Spain, the Ministry economic development of Russia, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia^ reviews of banks in Russia and Spain^ a number of industry organizations, companies, as well as periodicals; printing in Russian, Spanish and English.

The dissertation uses publications of specialists from the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, materials from the websites of the Trade and Economic Representation of Spain in Russia, as well as the Trade Representation of Russia in Spain, the Institute for Foreign Trade of Spain, the Ministry of Economic Development-Russia .

The scientific novelty of the study consists in identifying the key factors and prerequisites for the formation of long-term and sustainable Spanish-Russian trade and economic relations and developing scientific recommendations regarding the prospects for the development of these relations in the context of the ongoing political, economic and monetary stabilization and post-crisis development of both countries.

The author is in the present. dissertation solves the following research tasks: on the basis of a comparative analysis of the problems of the socio-economic development of Spain and Russia, to show the prerequisites for the growth of their mutual trade and economic cooperation, taking into account Spain's belonging to the European economic space, as a member of the EU;

To identify the factors hindering the development of cooperation between Spain and Russia in the field of foreign policy and foreign trade, taking into account the consequences of the global financial crisis; to establish objective and subjective reasons that counteract the political and economic rapprochement between Spain and Russia in the Francoist, post-Francian periods and at the present stage;

Consider the possibilities of Spanish mediation for the development of relations between Russia and the EU;

Substantiate the main directions of the strategy of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia in the context of European Union policy;

The solution of these problems was carried out on the basis of scientific methodology, including system analysis, retrospective and comparative analysis, statistical generalization, synthetic approach, methods of deduction and induction, etc.

The main points to be defended are:

The place and role of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia in the development of the economies of these countries, which makes it possible to reasonably determine the ways of qualitative improvement and growth of their cooperation in various fields;

The reasons hindering the implementation of the achieved level of bilateral economic cooperation, reducing its effectiveness, and specific recommendations developed by the author for further improvement of trade and economic relations" between the two countries, based on an analysis of the prospects for their development and the policy of strategic partnership declared by the political leadership of Spain and Russia ;

The need to develop mechanisms to promote the development of Spanish large, medium and small businesses in the Russian market (basic and additional, special measures);

Importance of modernization of the fuel and energy complex, the metallurgical industry of Russia.

The scientific and practical significance of the work is:

In identifying the features of the socio-economic development of Spain in the context of the requirements of the modern world economy; in determining the role of Spain in the system of international economic integration;

In conducting an analysis of the dynamics of the growth of the role of Spain in the EU in the process of the development of the European Union, strengthening its cooperation with Russia;

In highlighting the main trends in the development of Spanish-Russian trade and economic relations;

In the analysis of the main factors determining the dynamics and structure of the Spanish-Russian trade and economic relations in the energy, food industry, and tourism services sectors;

In clarifying the place and role of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia in the development of the economies of these countries;

In determining the reasons hindering the implementation of the achieved level of bilateral economic cooperation; in developing recommendations for improving trade and economic relations between the two countries, based on an analysis of the prospects for their development and the policy of strategic partnership declared by the political leadership of Spain and Russia;

In substantiating the need to develop, mechanisms to promote the development of Spanish large, medium and small businesses in the Russian market.

The work complements and develops existing research in the given field. The practical significance of the work lies in the study of the development of Spanish-Russian trade and economic cooperation, which makes it possible to enhance the practical results of trade and economic cooperation between both countries in specific industries and areas of activity. The work may be of interest to both civil servants and commercial structures, industry unions and analysts in the development of foreign economic cooperation between Spain and Russia. The materials of this work are also focused on their use in the preparation of relevant sections of training courses in the universities of Spain and Russia.

Approbation of the research results.

Various aspects of the work were reflected in two articles in journals recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission, the results of the research were presented by the author at the 13th All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Actual Problems of Management - 2008", the 23rd All-Russian Scientific Conference of Young Scientists and Students "Reforms in Russia and management problems - 2008".

The volume of publications on the topic is 1.95 p.l.

The structure and scope of the dissertation work is determined by the goals and objectives set. The dissertation consists of an introduction, 3 chapters, 9 paragraphs, a conclusion, a list of references and an appendix. The work has 172 pages, 24 tables, 8 figs.

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Dissertation conclusion on the topic "World Economy", Eduardo Canales

CONCLUSION

By the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, international relations have been seriously transformed. In the relations of the leading world powers, there has been a transition” from confrontation to cooperation, including trade and economic cooperation.

In the proposed work, an attempt was made to highlight such phenomena as the mutual integration of Spain and Russia in the trade and economic space.

The performed studies allowed us to draw a conclusion and formulate recommendations:

The global financial crisis has affected economic stability in many countries of the world, including Russia and Spain. Despite this, Russia was able to overcome the main difficulties of this period, which cannot be said about Spain, because. the existing programs to rescue various Spanish sectors of the economy (construction market, automotive industry, financial sector) do not cope with their function. Unemployment remains a common problem for all sectors of the Spanish economy, so it was necessary to create and implement additional stronger programs to save the Spanish economy. The result of the actions of the additional package of anti-crisis measures can be seen only at the end of 2011.

As for relations between Spain and Russia, it is important to emphasize that over the past years they have developed quite successfully, although the issue of a visa-free regime between the two countries, as well as issues related to the energy sector, has not yet been resolved. The study notes that, thanks to the joint work of the two countries, positive results have been achieved, which in the future can be improved and expanded. However, this is only possible if, both at the macro and micro levels, the states continue to improve and strengthen the legal framework for cooperation and act in strict accordance with the fundamental principles of international trade and economic agreements. Thanks to this, many issues will be resolved that will improve and develop trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia.

In this study; the author develops the thesis that the development of the Spanish; and the Russian economy is impossible without its consistent integration into the system of international economic relations, including the European Union.

The dissertation examines in his work a set of legislative norms that guarantee and ensure legislative interests in the field of trade and economic cooperation between Spain and Russia in accordance with the standards of the European Union and the WTO.

The paper emphasizes that the development of cooperation not only between large, but medium and small businesses is essential for maintaining and expanding such relations between the two states. That is why it is necessary to closely link and coordinate fundamental documents such as treaties, memorandums, agreements; as well as the exchange of statistical data that regulate the trade and economic relations of both countries.

The paper also notes that the statistical data of the two countries do not match, which negatively affects the forecasting and planning of business trade and economic relations, therefore, closer contacts are needed between the General Customs Administration of Spain and the Federal Customs Service of Russia, as well as the National Institute of Statistics of Spain and the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia. The exchange of data by the above state structures contributes to obtaining reliable information.

In the dissertation, much attention is also paid to the need to develop and modernize Russia's worn-out gas and oil infrastructures. It is emphasized that in; this Russia will be able to provide effective assistance, Spanish companies that are ready not only to import Russian; gas and oil, but also to invest in the fuel and energy complex. Russia. In addition, Spain: ready to invest in renewable energy sources in Russia, as well as to offer. Russia to act” as a partner-investor in other countries. This will allow the two countries to develop new technologies more efficiently and at a faster pace and earn stable profits.

Russia is interested in diversifying its exports to Spain, in increasing high-tech goods in it, therefore, the work pays great attention to the issue of the structure of mutual trade.

Much attention is paid to the issue of corruption in Russia, which, as emphasized in the study, has a negative impact on the investment of Spanish companies in Russian projects. Most Spanish companies do not want to take risks and still believe that it is dangerous to directly invest in Russia, as there is instability in the political system and in the economy. Small and medium-sized businesses are the most vulnerable, so it is necessary to create conditions for their entry into the Russian market. Only in this case (if it is possible to neutralize corruption circles) will trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia develop successfully.

An important problem remains the issue of improving the tax, customs and sanitary requirements for Spanish products supplied to Russia, as well as Russian products that are imported to Spain; The author talks about the need to relax the above requirements, which will have a positive impact on bilateral trade and economic relations.

Based on condition analysis; and the potential for cooperation between large, medium and small businesses in Spain and Russia, it is concluded that there are favorable opportunities for further deepening and expanding trade and economic relations.

The study also allows us to conclude that the achievements in the field of trade and economic relations between Spain and Russia in recent years and the emerging progress in the economies of both countries allow us to hope for further intensification and development of these ties in the future.

In order to intensify this process, make it more dynamic and developing, it is necessary to take into account and eliminate all the above problems that have accumulated in the political and economic realities of Spanish-Russian relations, primarily trade and economic ones.

We hope that this work will help everyone who deals with these problems and participates in their solution.

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Trade relations between Russia and the European Union at the present stage

E. Canales

Foreign trade is one of the traditional forms of Russia's participation in the system of international economic relations. The Russian Federation has already gained some experience in the development and implementation of foreign trade policy, in the use of tariff and non-tariff methods of regulating foreign trade, despite the relatively small scale of export-import operations (in comparison with its potential in this area) .

2008 from 51st to 63rd place (i.e. 12 positions). Russia was also listed among the countries most affected by the global financial crisis.

It should also be noted that Russia's advantage is its large market size and relative macroeconomic stability, although the situation can change for the worse at any moment due to the fact that the main income for the Russian economy comes mainly from oil exports. In order to remain in the list of leading energy powers, Russia, in our opinion, needs a quick and effective modernization of the fuel and energy complex. The export of commodities that adjust to the dynamics of the world market will not be able to ensure high rates of economic growth in Russia. Based on the foregoing, Russia needs a transition from an export-raw material to an innovative type of development.

The main principles of Russia's foreign economic policy include the following: the conditionality of foreign economic policy by targets and priority areas of domestic economic

litiki; transfer of the economy to an innovative development path; actively ensuring the implementation of national interests in the foreign economic sphere, including support for exports and direct investments of Russian companies abroad, protection of the interests of Russian business in case of discrimination or violation of its rights; openness of the Russian economy; expanding opportunities for goods, services, capital and labor to access foreign markets on the basis of reciprocity and fair competition; predictability of conditions for attracting foreign capital to Russia; establishing clear and understandable restrictions for foreign investors in relation to areas of a strategic nature; Russia's specialization in the global economy based on the realization of comparative advantages both in traditional areas (energy, transport, processing of raw materials) and in the field of high technologies and the knowledge economy; geographical diversification of foreign economic relations, ensuring the consolidation of the positions of Russian exporters and investors in traditional markets, as well as the development of new markets in accordance with the priorities of long-term socio-economic development; active participation in solving global problems using the humanitarian, innovative and technological potential of Russia in assisting international development; expanding the participation of the business community in the development and implementation of foreign economic policy.

At the same time, we should not forget that the main goal of Russia in foreign economic policy is to achieve a leading position in the global economy through effective participation in the global division of labor and increasing the global competitiveness of its national economy.

Table 1

Dynamics of the foreign trade of the Russian Federation in 2001 - 2010, in billion dollars

Export Import Turnover

2001 101,6 53,7 155,3

2002 107,2 60,9 168,2

2003 135,9 76,0 211,9

2004 183,2 97,3 280,5

2005 245,2 125,1 370,3

2006 301,2 137,8 439,0

2007 352,4 199,7 552,1

2008 468,0 266,9 734,9

2009 301,6 167,3 469,0

It should be noted that in 2000-2008 the value of Russian exports and imports increased significantly. (See table 1). In 2008, Russia's share in world exports increased to 2.9% (9th place), while in world imports Russia accounted for 1.8% (16th place). In 2009, after the global financial crisis, Russia's foreign trade turnover returned to the level of 2006 and amounted to $469 billion, exports - $301.6 billion, and imports - $167.4 billion. The foreign trade balance reached $134.2 billion .

The European Union is currently Russia's main trading partner. Although during 2002 - 2008, the volume of trade in goods between Russia and the EU was constantly expanding, in 2009 it decreased. The trade turnover between Russia and the EU decreased from $382.1 billion to $236 billion. The reduction in mutual trade occurred not only because of the global financial crisis, but also in connection with the fall in prices for raw materials - energy carriers. At the same time, it should be noted that the share of the EU in the Russian trade turnover amounted to 50.3%, in which exports accounted for 75% and imports for 25% (see Table 2).

Table 2 shows that since 2002, imports increased from $21.9 billion to $116 billion in 2008, and in 2009 it decreased to $75.3 billion. As for exports, it also increased in

this period from 54.8 billion dollars to 265 billion dollars, and in 2009 it decreased to 160.7 billion dollars. Thus, we see that the trade deficit of the EU with Russia increased in 2000 from 41 billion euros to 73 billion euros in 2008, and then decreased to 50 billion euros in 2009.

For the EU, Russia is the third most important trading partner after the US and China (in 2009 it accounted for 6% of EU exports and 10% of EU imports). In recent years, there has been a decrease in the growth rate of Russian exports, which is primarily due to the lack of objective opportunities for increasing the volume of Russian energy supplies, specifically: the maximum saturation of transport systems and a decrease in energy production rates. Restrictive measures to prevent access to the EU domestic market for competitive Russian goods can also be classified as serious deterrents for the development of Russian exports to the EU. On the one hand, the value of exports grew mainly due to the increase in energy prices, on the other hand, the steadily high growth rates of European exports were due to an increase in solvent demand in the Russian market and the absence of serious barriers on the Russian side in trade in industrial products.

table 2

Mutual trade between Russia and the EU in 2002-2010, billion dollars

TURNOVER 76.7 96.7 128.5 182.3 238.1 283.1 382.2 236.0 333.5

EXPORT 54.8 69.9 94.2 138.3 176.7 195.9 265.8 160.7 219.5

IMPORT 21.9 26.8 34.3 44.0 61.4 87.2 116.5 75.3 114.0

BALANCE 32.9 43.2 59.9 94.3 115.2 108.7 149.3 85.4 105.5

Table note:

Before 05/01/2004 - EU-15, after 05/01/2004 - EU-25, after 01/01/2007 - EU-27.

Among the trade partners of Russia among the EU member states are Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy. The largest EU exporters to Russia in 2009 were Germany with $21.2bn, France $8.4bn, Italy $7.8bn, the Netherlands $3.5bn and Spain $2.2bn dollars, and the largest importing countries from Russia to the EU were the Netherlands with indicators of 36.2 billion dollars, Italy 25.0 billion dollars, Germany 18.7 billion dollars, France 8.7 billion dollars, as well as Spain $2.8 billion

It should be noted that in 2009 many EU countries noted a deficit in trade with Russia, the largest deficit was noted in the Netherlands (-9.5 billion euros), Italy (-5.6 billion), Poland (-5.5 billion) and France (-4.0 billion). The highest surpluses are in Austria (0.7 billion) and Denmark (0.6 billion) (see Table 3).

Approximately 75% of imports from Russia to the EU in

2009 were fuel and raw materials: crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products (mainly diesel fuel and fuel oil), hard coal, unprocessed nickel, about 85% accounted for exports from the EU to Russia of finished industrial and consumer goods, equipment, medicines , cars, aircraft and other products.

Thus, Eurostat data show that Russia's share in energy imports to the EU is: about 35% of oil and 46%

gas. Deliveries to the EU account for 67% of total Russian gas exports (see Table 4).

The volume of trade in services between Russia and the EU also decreased in 2009. The EU countries exported services to Russia worth 18.5 billion euros, while the volume of imports from Russia to the EU amounted to 10.9 billion. In 2009, compared to

In 2007 and 2008, the EU had a surplus in trade in services with Russia of 7.6 billion euros (see table 5).

In most types of services in 2009 there was a surplus: tourism (+2.4 billion euros), commercial (+2.1 billion euros), financial (+1.5 billion euros), as well as computer and information (+1 .1 billion euros). At the same time, only two types of services showed a deficit: in transport - 0.8 billion euros, in insurance services - 0.01 billion euros. Of the total trade in EU services with all non-EU countries, Russia accounts for more than 3%. The surplus of the EU trade in services with Russia amounted to 8 billion euros.

According to Eurostat, in 2009 EU foreign direct investment in other countries decreased by 25% (from 348 billion euros in 2008 to 263 billion euros in 2009), while foreign direct investment from other countries in the EU increased by 12%. % (from 199 billion euros to 222 billion euros). Despite the fact that the volume of investments has decreased from 121 billion euros in 2008 to 69 billion euros in 2009, the US remains the main recipient of investments from the EU. The volume of investments from the EU to Japan, Hong Kong

kong, Canada and Russia declined. At the same time, it is important to note that in 2009 the volume of investments in offshore financial institutions increased.

centers from 39 billion euros to 60 billion euros, of which Switzerland accounted for 75% and 11.5% for Brazil.

Table 3

Dynamics of Russia's foreign trade with EU countries in 2008-2009, billion dollars

2008 2009

Trade turnover Export Import Trade turnover Export Import

EU 382.4 265.8 116.5 236.0 160.7 75.3

Netherlands 61.7 56.9 4.8 39.8 36.2 3.5

Germany 67.2 33.1 34.1 39.9 18.7 21.2

Italy 53.0 42.0 11.0 32.9 25.0 7.8

France 22.2 12.2 10.0 17.1 8.7 8.4

Poland 27.2 20.2 7.0 16.7 12.5 4.2

Finland 22.3 15.7 6.6 13.1 9.1 3.9

United Kingdom 22.4 14.8 7.6 12.6 9.0 3.5

Spain 9.3 5.0 4.2 5.1 2.9 2.2

Austria 5.4 2.3 3.1 3.6 1.6 2.0

Greece 4.7 4.3 0.4 2.6 2.3 0.3

Other EU countries 87 59.3 27.7 52.6 34.7 18.3

Table 4

Trade in goods between Russia and the EU (by type of product) in 2000 and 2009, billion euros.

EU exports RF imports Balance

2000 2009 2000 2009 2000 2009

Primary products: 0.8 1.7 39.3 87.6 -38.5 -85.8

Energy resources 0.1 0.6 35.7 85.1 -35.6 -84.5

Other raw materials 0.7 1.1 3.6 2.5 -2.9 -1.3

Industrial goods: 21.1 62 14 13.3 7 48.6

Food and beverages 2.8 6.0 0.7 0.6 2.0 5.4

Chemicals 3.2 11.3 2.5 3.3 0.7 8.0

Machinery and vehicles 8.3 28.4 1.0 1.1 7.3 27.2

Other manufactured goods 6.8 16.3 9.8 8.3 -3.0 8.0

Other goods 0.6 1.7 10.1 14.2 -9.5 -12.5

Total 22.5 65.4 63.4 115.1 -41.0 -49.7

Table 5

Trade in services between the EU and Russia in 2007-2009, billion euros.

EU exports RF imports Balance

2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 200 7 2008 2009

Total 18.7 21.3 18.4 11.9 13.9 10.9 6.8 7,384 7,579

Transport 4.0 4.9 3.6 5.2 6.3 4.4 -1.1 -1.3 -0.8

Tourism 3.9 4.8 4.2 1.7 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.8 2.4

Other services 10.6 11.4 10.5 4.5 5.2 4.6 6.1 6.1 5.9

Communication services 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.06 0.1 0.1

Construction services 1.0 1.7 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.4

Insurance services 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.02 -0.03 -0.01

Financial services 1.6 1.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.4 1.5

Computer and information services 1.2 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.09 1.1 1.4 1.1

Royalties and license fees 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.08 0.05 0.03 0.3 0.3 0.3

Other commercial services 5.6 5.0 4.9 2.8 3.2 2.7 2.7 1.8 2.1

Individual services in the field of culture and recreation 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.06 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.06

Other public services 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.09 0.1 0.08

Total EU trade in services with the outside world 507.3 529.5 480.8 419.5 443.3 415.4 87.8 86.2 65.3

Share of Russia in total volume 3.7% 4.0% 3.8% 2.8% 3.1% 2.6%

For 2007 - 2009 there have been significant fluctuations in foreign direct investment flows between the EU and Russia. In 2007, EU foreign direct investment in Russia amounted to 17.2 billion euros, in 2008 they increased to 25.6 billion euros, and already in 2009

there was a major change, and the figures amounted to 1.0 billion euros. During this period, Russia's direct investment in the EU decreased by 4 times from 9.9 billion to 2.3 billion, and in 2009 there was an increase to 3.1 billion (See Table 6).

Table 6

Foreign direct investment flows between the EU and Russia in 2007-2009, billion euros.

2006 2007 2008 2009

Foreign direct investment from the EU to Russia 10.7 17.2 25.6 1

Direct investment from Russia to the EU 1.4 9.9 2.3 3.1

In January-September 2009, the volume of accumulated investments from the EU to Russia reached 213.1 billion dollars, which is 81.2% of the total amount of accumulated foreign investments in the Russian economy. The share of the European Union in the total volume of accumulated foreign direct investment in January-September 2009 is 81.1% (84.4 billion dollars).

The largest investors in Russia are mainly the EU countries. For example, in 2009, among the largest investors in terms of accumulated direct investment, one can single out such countries as: Cyprus ($31.2 billion), the Netherlands ($29.2 billion), Germany ($7.4 billion .), Great Britain (3.6 billion dollars), Austria (2.8 billion dollars). These countries directed their investments to industries such as wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing, transport and communications. About 60% of the total volume of Russian investments went to the EU countries. In January-September 2009, the volume of accumulated investments from Russia to the EU member states amounted to $39.3 billion. The volume of accumulated direct Russian investments in the EU for this period was $29.2 billion. Among the main EU countries that received from Russia in 2009, direct accumulated investments can be distinguished: the Netherlands (13.1 billion dollars), Cyprus (12.6 billion dollars), Great Britain (2.1 billion dollars), Luxembourg (0.5 billion dollars), Lithuania ($0.2 billion).

Despite the steady growth of EU FDI in Russia in recent years, the Russian investment climate still needs to be improved. Of course, in the current decade, due to the rise

MA of Economics and a number of institutional reforms (for example, in the tax sphere), some issues were removed from the agenda. On the other hand, the remaining problems began to be perceived even more sharply, primarily corruption, the importance of combating which is put in the first place by about 90% of investors. The current level of bribery is especially critical for the huge number of medium-sized European investors who are able to develop high-level specialized production in Russia.

When analyzing direct investments, one should not forget that the effect of a significant part of the projects of EU companies in Russia is not limited to the financial component, the role of which for the Russian economy in modern conditions may not be so great. As practice shows, with the help of European TNCs, several sectors of the Russian economy at once received a powerful impetus for development, expressed in technological modernization or the introduction of fundamentally new, effective management methods. At the same time, such an impulse was often determined not so much by the leadership of the EU investor, but by the increased competition associated with it, which stimulated Russian companies to improve their production, business strategies, etc. (this was especially pronounced in the areas of network trading and telephone communications). Apparently, this process will continue further, and there is hope that it will affect the Russian industry to a greater extent (in particular, the automotive industry and the electric power industry). Thus, it can be assumed that the most important market for goods and services

and the main source of foreign investment in the Russian economy, as well as the object of foreign investment by Russian companies, will remain European countries. In the future, this market will become more and more consolidated and will be able to represent the European Economic Area of ​​the EU countries with a high level of harmonization of economic legislation. It can be assumed that in the long term other European countries will join it.

Ten years ago, Russia, from an economic point of view, was of interest to the European Union as a supplier of energy resources and a potential market for European goods. Today, due to the increase in the income level of the population of the Russian Federation, the potential interest in the Russian market has transformed into a real one. Moreover, Russian industry is becoming a promising partner for European business; a number of major industrial cooperation projects are already being implemented.

Russia and the EU have coinciding long-term interests: ensuring political stability in the Greater Europe region and increasing the competitiveness of national economies in the global market. The strategic goals of Russia in the field of economic policy are the diversification of the economy and exports; transition from resource-oriented to innovative development; reducing the resource intensity of GDP; the end of the process of embedding in the system of the international division of labor and the beginning of the policy of participation in the formation of the rules of the world economic system as one of the key players. The EU aims to increase the competitiveness of its economy through innovative development and the reduction of labor costs (Lisbon Strategy); development of new markets for industrial products; ensuring the energy security of the economy.

The potential effectiveness of economic cooperation (and possibly partial integration) between Russia and the EU is due to the complementarity of the partners' resources. Among the competitive advantages of Russia should be attributed relatively cheap and qualified

trained workforce; natural resources, including recreational potential and the potential for the development of “ecological” agriculture; developed fundamental science and still remaining stock of scientific and technical developments; a transit position providing access to the Asia-Pacific region; capacious and already quite solvent national market, as well as access to the markets of the CIS countries.

The EU has such competitive resources as capital reserves; high technologies and mechanisms for the transformation of scientific and technical developments into cost-effective technologies; management skills and know-how; energy-saving technologies and economic mechanisms for stimulating energy saving; a high degree of influence on the formation of the global economic rules of the game. Pooling the resources of Russia and the EU can lead to a breakthrough in increasing the global competitiveness of the economies of both sides. Based on the foregoing, it can be assumed that the strategic partnership between Russia and the EU will take shape on the basis of energy, industrial, transport, scientific and technological cooperation. The partnership framework involves attracting the investment and technological potential of European countries, as well as removing barriers to the access of Russian goods and services to European markets. Moreover, Russia and the EU have been working for a long time to create a common economic space, which should be based on joint rules and regulatory systems, including administrative practice.

It is assumed that the organizational basis for cooperation will be the Strategic Partnership Agreement. Economic cooperation between Russia and the EU is still based on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), signed in 1994 and entered into force in 1997. The PCA ensures the MFN in the field of trade and contains a number of articles that, in fact, repeat verbatim the existing at that time, the GATT / WTO rules. The PCA also outlines about 20 areas of sectoral cooperation. However, being largely a framework agreement, the PCA uses “soft law” language, the implementation of which in

largely depends on the goodwill of the parties. In general, the agreement is seriously outdated. Moreover, if Russia joined the WTO, about a third of the "economic" articles of the PCA would lose all relevance.

The concept of four common spaces between Russia and the EU was developed in the early 2000s. in order to give a new impetus to relations. Four "road maps" were signed at the summit in Moscow on May 10, 2005. Within the framework of this article, the Common Economic Space (CES) is of the greatest interest. The goal of the EPA is very ambitious - the creation of an open and integrated market between Russia and the EU. The objective of the EPA is to create an environment that will enhance the capabilities of economic operators, promote trade and investment, facilitate the establishment and operation of companies on the basis of reciprocity, strengthen cooperation in the fields of energy, transport, agriculture, environmental protection, strengthen economic cooperation and reform process, strengthen the competitiveness of the EU and Russian economies. The road map lists areas where cooperation is of mutual interest, and outlines possible mechanisms and formats for partnership. As a non-legally binding document, it paves the way forward, but real progress depends on the political will of the parties and their ability to agree with each other. On the basis of the roadmap for the EPA, 12 sectoral dialogues have already been established and are functioning. These dialogues have proved to be an effective mechanism for the exchange of information, contributing to the strengthening of mutual trust, and within their framework a positive agenda is being formed.

The discrepancy between the PCA and the current state of relations between Russia and the EU required the development of a new basic agreement between Russia and the EU. Russia initiated consultations on this issue in 2005 and some time later received the agreement in principle from the EU. Work on the document, the working title of which is the Strategic Partnership Agreement (PSA), was delayed for more than a year due to the Polish veto; the start of negotiations was announced only at the Russia-EU summit in Khanty-Mansiysk in June

2008 The negotiation process will certainly be long and difficult. First, the concepts of the future agreement that Russia and the EU have and the vision of its main thematic blocks differ significantly. Secondly, given the wide range of opinions in the EU regarding Russia, it will be very difficult for the 27 EU member states to harmonize their positions. Finally, it should be noted that the EU has no experience of developing large-scale agreements with a strong, independent and claiming equal partner.

It should be noted the main factors complicating the prospects for economic cooperation between Russia and the EU. Among the obstacles in Russia, it is necessary to single out corruption, the level of which is steadily growing and which has already been transformed into a system-forming element. The second drawback is an inefficient judicial system, which today is not a means of protecting rights and legitimate interests, but a weapon in corporate wars. In such a situation, even good laws are ineffective, because they cannot be efficiently implemented and provided with judicial protection. The third factor is the nature of state intervention in the economy, including the practice of unjustified advantages for individual companies.

On the part of the EU, the most serious obstacle to the development of economic ties is the constant suspicion that the economic activity of Russian business is politically motivated. The second obstacle is the negative image of Russian business, often associated with crime, poor product quality, and low social responsibility. This perception, justified in the 1990s, is now not quite adequate, but it is often artificially supported by European companies in the interests of a preventive fight against potential competitors. The third complicating factor is the growing differences in the foreign policy positions of the EU countries, primarily the split between “old” and “new” Europe. Some institutional and technical aspects also make it difficult to develop large-scale relations with Russia.

As for Russia's accession to the WTO, this has been one of the key tasks of Russian diplomacy since the early 1990s. Adoption

decisions on Russia's accession to the WTO should be based on an assessment of the balance of positive and negative consequences of this step, which is determined by the specific conditions of accession. Accession to the WTO implies obtaining not only benefits, but also the assumption of obligations. On the one hand, equal conditions are being created for Russian business in the markets of foreign countries, and tools are emerging for eliminating discriminatory restrictions on the export of Russian goods and services. On the other hand, the Russian state guarantees compliance with the rules and norms of the WTO, which provide for the opening of the Russian market for foreign companies and a significant limitation of the possibilities of state support for Russian producers.

The consequences of Russia's accession to the WTO will affect not only the foreign economic and trade spheres; they will be reflected in the further development of all branches of industry and the economy as a whole. For different industries and activities, they will be different. Some sectors that can successfully develop without state support and protection of the domestic market (for example, metallurgy and the fuel and energy complex) will receive additional opportunities to promote their products to the foreign market. Others dependent on state support and in need of protection from foreign competitors (for example, mechanical engineering) may face a deterioration in their operating conditions due to reduced state support and the protection of the domestic market. It follows from this that the assessment of the balance of negative and positive consequences of Russia's accession to the WTO should be carried out differentially for each industry, depending on the ratio of benefits and concessions acquired by Russian producers under the planned terms of accession.

Accession to the WTO implies a change in Russian legislation, which must comply with the rules and regulations binding on all member states. According to experts, these changes concern more than 1,000 legislative and regulatory acts. And although, basically, the Russian legislation

The government has already been brought into line with WTO rules, and there remains a significant area of ​​uncertainty. Russia's accession to the WTO affects almost all the most pressing issues of the state's economic policy, which determine the country's development in the foreseeable future. Depending on the conditions for Russia's accession to the WTO, the parameters of the state's economic policy will be determined to stimulate economic growth, investment and innovation activity, protect the domestic market, support exports and other areas for increasing the competitiveness of Russian producers.

At present, the question of the expediency of Russia's accession to the WTO has moved from the political plane to the mainstream of practical negotiations. The main problem in this matter is the need to maximize benefits and minimize losses. What is important here is not the timing of the task, but obtaining a positive balanced result. Russia's accession to the WTO was postponed indefinitely in August 2008 due to the aggravation of the situation in the Caucasus. However, the events in the Caucasus are far from being the main problem for Russia's entry. Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization is also constantly delayed because of the need to prepare for the WTO so that the losses from accession are significantly reduced and the benefits increased. The accession to the WTO was complicated by the financial crisis that began in the world, which forced many countries to think not about free trade, but, on the contrary, about strict regulation of their economies.

In June 2009, at a meeting of the Interstate Council of the EurAsEC in Moscow, Russian Prime Minister V. Putin made an official statement about the termination of individual negotiations on Russia's accession to the WTO. At the same time, he announced that from January 1, 2010, Russia would participate in the WTO accession negotiations within the framework (on behalf of) of the unified Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. On October 21, 2009, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation I. Shuvalov announced that Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan would join the WTO simultaneously and on agreed terms. In April 2010 President of Russia

D. Medvedev, speaking with US President B. Obama, said that almost all controversial issues that hinder Russia's accession to the WTO have been resolved and a couple of months are enough to complete the preparation of all documents.

Russia's accession to the WTO will affect not only foreign economic and trade relations - it will affect all industries and the economy as a whole, and the consequences will be very different for different sectors and activities, so it is interesting for Russia to take into account all the advantages and losses to obtain a positive result.

But, despite the optimistic mood of the Russian leadership, the country will not be able to join until the end of 2010, as, in our opinion, new political obstacles will appear. For Russia, throughout the entire post-Soviet period, the European Union has always been the number one trade and economic partner; it is expected that he will retain this role until at least 2015-2020. For Russia, further expansion of trade with the EU is necessary, since this helps to maintain the existing base for the subsequent development of the entire complex of foreign economic relations of the Russian Federation. In this regard, Russia is ready to guarantee to meet all the existing energy needs of the European Union, because. is interested in strengthening strategic partnership relations. In turn, these interests are shared by the European Union. Obviously, the main position in the Russian export of fuel and raw materials (crude oil, gas, metal ores and metals that have undergone only primary processing, unprocessed wood) will remain for a long time to come. In this regard, in our opinion, it is necessary to weaken the dependence of the Russian economy on fuel and raw materials. For this, Russia needs to implement projects related to innovations in science, technical and technological modernization of production. It is also necessary to increase Russia's share in world markets in high-tech products.

Thus, without the use of adequate measures of the state economic policy to stimulate scientific and technical progress and the development of new

promising technologies, Russia's accession to the WTO may lead to the consolidation of the raw material orientation of the economy, the curtailment of Russian production of goods with high added value, the degradation of the structure of Russian industry and the loss of the existing potential for development in the most promising areas. Preserving and building this potential requires an active state policy, taking into account the restrictions imposed by binding WTO rules.

But despite the obstacles that arise, Russia's trade turnover with other countries, including the EU countries, is growing, the economic situation in the country is improving, and at the same time, Russia's foreign economic relations are developing and strengthening.

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Ural enterprises in Brno

Enterprises of the Sverdlovsk region will take part in the International exhibition of mechanical engineering "M8U", which will be held from 13 to 17 September 2010 in the Czech Republic, in the city of Brno. The proposal to participate in the event to the Governor of the Middle Urals A. Misharin was made by representatives of the business delegation of the Czech Republic during a meeting held in Yekaterinburg from June 7 to 10. The international exhibition of mechanical engineering "M8U" is held annually in the city of Brno and is considered the most important event for the entire region of Eastern and Central Europe.

Also, several enterprises of the Sverdlovsk region are preparing to launch joint projects with Czech partners. The Czech side reported on a number of projects that are planned to be implemented on the territory of the Sverdlovsk region. For example, the Czech company Vitkovice Cylinders intends to organize joint production with the Uraltekhgaz plant. Another project could be the creation of a new section of press equipment at the Sverdlovsk Mechanical Plant.

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