Theme №11. Trade and economic cooperation in Europe

1. Integration processes in Europe: Customs union – 1946, EOUST-1952, Euroatom - 1957. Roman Agreements and EEC creation.

2. Maastricht agreement and EU creation. European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

3. Country and commodity structure of international trade in EU. Foreign trade in EU. Foreign trade of the countries which haven't entered EU.

Questions for discussion:

- What are the principles of integration processes in Europe?

- How trading balance make in Europe?

- What are the principles and purposes of Customs union – 1946?

- What are the principles and purposes of Euroatom - 1957?

- What are the principles and purposes of Maastricht agreement and EU creation?

- What are the principles and purposes of European Free Trade Association (EFTA)?

Theme №12. Trade and economic cooperation in America

1. The agreement between the USA, Canada and Mexico (NAFTA): purposes, tasks, creation reasons. Commodity structure of export and import in NAFTA.

2. Consolidation of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – MERCOSUR. Purposes, tasks, prospects MERCOSUR. Commodity structure of export and import to MERCOSUR.

Questions for discussion:

- What are rounds of negotiations within the NAFTA and what their results?

- What did conferences took place in a framework of the NAFTA and what their results?

- Do you know America’s regional trading agreements?

- What did understood as unfair foreign trading practice?

- What is an essence of disagreements of the developed and developing member countries of the MERCOSUR and the NAFTA?

- What are rounds of negotiations within the MERCOSUR and what their results?

Theme №13. Trade and economic cooperation in the Asian-Pacific region

1. Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN): purposes, tasks and creation factors. Commodity structure of export and import of ASEAN. Indicators of development of the countries of an ASEAN and APR.

2. Association of regional cooperation of the Southern Asia (SAARC): structure, purposes, tasks.

3. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): structure, purposes and tasks. Problems and prospects of trade and economic cooperation in APEC region.

Questions for discussion:

- What did conferences took place in a framework of the ASEAN and what their results?

- Do you know Asian regional trading agreements?

- What is an essence of disagreements of the developed and developing member countries of the ASEAN?

- What are purposes of creation and basic principles of the ASEAN, SAARC and APEC?

- What are rounds of negotiations within the ASEAN, SAARC and APEC and what their results?

- What are the tasks and ASEAN, SAARC and APEC structures?

- What is an essence of disagreements of the developed and developing member countries of the SAARC and APEC?

Theme №14. Foreign trade of Kazakhstan and wto

1. Dynamics of export and import of Republic of Kazakhstan. Paying balance of the country.

2. Goods turnover, balance of trading balance. Geographical and commodity structure of export. Geographical and commodity structure of import.

3. Foreign trade policy of Republic of Kazakhstan. Problems and tendencies of development of foreign trade of Kazakhstan.

4 . Introduction of Kazakhstan into the WTO: features, problems and prospects.

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?

- Tell the purposes, tasks and principles of a foreign trade policy of Republic of Kazakhstan.

- Tell 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.

- Tell 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?

- Tell the characteristics of development of EXPO-2017.