Commonwealth of Independent States

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Syllabus of the Subject: Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS, Master).

Introduction to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Economic Profile of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
Economic and Customs Union of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Free-Trade Area of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CISFTA)
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)
Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road)

The aims of the Subject “Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)” are the following:

To understand the objectives and functions of the Commonwealth of Independent States
To know the economic profile of the Commonwealth of Independent States member countries
To evaluate the benefits for the member countries and the areas of cooperation
To understand the economic and customs union and the free-trade area (CIS-FTA) of the Commonwealth of Independent States

The Subject “Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)” is part of the following Online Higher Education Programs taught by EENI:

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Doctorates: European Business, Islamic Business, Asian Business, Global Trade
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Credits of the Subject “Commonwealth of Independent States”: 0.4

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Masters and Doctorates in International Business for the Students from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

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Description of the Subject: CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States).

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was created in 1991, by the heads of state of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Between December 8 - 21, the three original signatories were joined by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

The Headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States are in Minsk (Europe).

The member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan (*), Ukraine (*) and Uzbekistan.

(* associated states/not ratified).

The Free-Trade Area of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was created in 1994. In 2009, a new agreement created the CISFTA. Today, Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine are full members of the Free-Trade Area of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CISFTA).

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Region.

Area: 22 million square kilometres
Population: 282 million people
Vast mineral resources and raw materials: gas, Petrol, coal, potassium, manganese
Mineral resources
Water resources (second in the World)

When Georgia joined in 1993, all the former Republics of the USSR excluding the Baltic States had become members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (or Russian Commonwealth).

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The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) belongs to:

Russian Trade Agreements: APEC, ASEAN, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, EurAsEC, Eurasian Economic Union, European Union, Andean Community, BRICS Countries, Black Sea Economic Cooperation...

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