Theme №10. Regulation of foreign economic activity

1. Character of the international economic relations. Economic integration.

2. Place and role of national economy in world economy.

3. Main directions of foreign economic activity.

Tasks:

1. Discussion of the questions;

2. Questions for discussion:

• What is the place of Republic of Kazakhstan in a gross product of a planet, world export of production of oil, gas, coal and others the goods?

• Call the purposes, tasks and principles of a foreign trade policy of Republic of Kazakhstan.

• Call the major results of liberalization of foreign trade of Republic of Kazakhstan.

• What are the competitive advantages of economy of Republic of Kazakhstan?

• Give the commodity structure of export and import of Republic of Kazakhstan.

• Give the geographical (continental) structure of export and import of Republic of Kazakhstan.

• Call the leading countries of exporters and importers of the Kazakhstan’s goods.

• What are source potential of Republic of Kazakhstan?

• How are using energy resources of Kazakhstan?

• Call the characteristics of development of EXPO-2017.

3. Synthesize of legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

• Strategy "Kazakhstan - 2050": New political policy of the taken place state";

• Concept of foreign policy of Republic of Kazakhstan for 2014-2020.

4. Exercises: Exercise 1. Define dynamics of trade balance growth of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

Exercise 2. Finish the scheme:

Republic of Kazakhstan and Regional Priorities according to Concept of foreign trade of Republic of Kazakhstan for 2014-2020

Exercise 3. Study the Concept of «EXPO-2017: Future energy»

Form of activity: practical work, discussion, independent activity, research activity.

Methodical recommendations: Preparation for performance of tasks should be began with studying of recommended literature. When studying this theme, it is necessary study essence of the international economic relations, process of the international division of labor and production specialization, main characteristics of the international economic relations, essence and purpose of economic integration, kits of economic integration: free trade zone, customs, economic, currency union.

Read about place and role of national economy in world economic space, problem of state regulation of a measure of inclusion of national economies in global world economy, world markets, international competition, open economy, foreign trade turnover, interrelation of open national economy and world economy, external economic strategy.

You shall understand main directions of foreign economic activity and instruments of their regulation, Kazakhstan in the world market, types of foreign economic relations: foreign trade, international investment, international production cooperation, international scientific and technical cooperation, monetary operations, credit operations, kits of foreign economic activity, functions of foreign economic activity, external economic complex.

Writing of the essay, drawing up comparative tables and structural and logical schemes and other tasks will help you to fix this theme.

Literature: 1-35.