Russia and Brazil: Recent Trade Policy

Authors

  • Alexandra KOVAL Universidade Estatal de Saint Petersburgo, Rússia
  • Alexis TORÍBIO DANTAS Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Keywords:

Russia, Brazil, trade policy, WTO, regional integration

Abstract

Russia and Brazil are countries with great economic potential and fast development in their participation in the international trading system. This article aims to present a comparative analysis of the recent development of trade in these countries, in addition to current trade policy mechanisms adopted. It is observed that the two countries have different characteristics in the two levels of analysis, but present significant points of potential convergence for the formation of future strategic alliances.

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Published

2013-12-09

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