TRADE POLICY OF BELARUS: HISTORICAL AND INTEGRATION FACTORS

S. Mazol

doi:10.14308/ite000356

S. Mazol Academy of Management under President of Belarus (Minsk)

Keywords: trade policy, economic integration, trade specialization, CIS countries

Abstract

The article describes basic factors influencing trade policy of Belarus. The factors include Belarus post-soviet specialization and its re-integration strategy with other CIS countries. The article discusses several possible ways of the trade policy development for the small open economy.

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