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Transformation of external economic policy of Russian Federation: A turn toward BRICS
Role of BRICS countries in external economic policy of Russia.
The BRICS cooperation plays an increasing role for the foreign economic strategy of the Russian Federation. There is a certain potential in strengthening Russian trade ties with the BRICS countries, but at the same time the authors underline an…
Dispute settlement in the WTO: experience of the EU and Russia
The article discusses the experience of Russia's participation in trade disputes within the World Trade Organization. This experience is compared with the extensive practice of the European Union, which rather successfully defends its interests…
Latin American countries and the European Union in the WTO: Peculiarities of interaction
The European Union nowadays is a significant trade partner for the Latin America countries. The structure of trade between the EU and Latin America, on the one hand, explains the opportunities for strengthening the cooperation from the perspective…
Service Trade Liberalization in Oman: International Commitments and Trade Performance
The service sector constitutes an important and a growing sector of the global economy as well as in the Arab region. In Oman, the service sector accounts for the highest share in the sectoral composition of the GDP and constitutes a crucial…
Food and Agricultural Trade in the GCC: An opportunity for South Asia?
The purpose of the present study is to assess the export potential of food and agricultural items from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. We investigated the pattern of…
Deeper Integration or Wider Integration?: The Case of the Gulf Cooperation Council
We empirically evaluate whether fostering trade partnership within the region is a better economic course of action for the Gulf Cooperation Council than engaging into preferential trade arrangements with well-established trade blocs outside the…
Oman’s Fish Exports to the EU: Do SPS Measures Matter?
Oman’s fish exports to the EU have been experiencing a declining trend since mid-2000s. This paper investigates whether the SPS measures adopted by the EU affect Oman’s fish exports to European markets. The results obtained from the dynamic…
The use of futures prices and options by Oman to manage wheat import price variability
The objective of this paper is to evaluate whether using financial instruments such as commodity hedging using futures and options would help Oman to improve risk management in wheat imports. Around 61% of wheat imports by Oman during the period…
Exploratory Study on the Impact of Food and Fuel Prices on Poverty in Food Import Dependent and Oil Exporting Economies: The Case of Sultanate of Oman
The drastic drop in fuel prices and the resulting fiscal constraints have compelled oil exporting countries to phase down fuel subsidies. This study with use of a simulation model developed by the World Bank has estimated the impact of increase in…