Online Course: Business in Eastern Europe and Turkey

1. To learn to do business in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Turkey and Ukraine
2. To analyse the business opportunities in the region
3. To know how to negotiate in the Eastern Europe Markets and Turkey
4. To analyse the regional economic integration processes and the free trade agreements (FTA) related to the Eastern Europe region
5. To analyse foreign trade (Import, Export) and foreign direct investment in the region
6. To design a business plan for the Eastern Europe Markets

Course intended for all those wanting to specialise in all the topics related to foreign trade and Business in the Eastern Europe Markets and Turkey.

This course contains exercises that are evaluated, which the student must work out and pass to obtain the Diploma of the Professional Course: “Foreign Trade and Business in the Eastern Europe Markets and Turkey” issued by EENI Global Business School.

The Students who have taken this course can validate and register for a Master or Doctorate at EENI.

This course belongs to the following Higher Education Programs taught by EENI:

1. Masters: International Business, Muslim Countries, Europe
2. Masters and Doctorates in International Business for the Students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey, and Ukraine.
3. Doctorates: Islamic Business, European Business, World Trade

1- Economic Areas related to Eastern Europe and Turkey:

1. Orthodox Economic Area (Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine) (PDF)
2. Central Eurasian Economic Area of the Islamic Civilisation (Azerbaijan and Turkey) (PDF)
3. Major religions of the countries of the region: Orthodox Christianity and Islam

2- Doing Business in Armenia: one of the economies with the highest degree of economic freedom in the region

3- Doing Business in Azerbaijan: one of the countries with the highest economic growth in the world. The importance of oil.

4- Doing Business in Belarus: the Union State with Russia.

5- Doing Business in Georgia: strong economic growth and significant foreign investment (FDI).

6- Doing Business in Turkey: a strategic place between the Euro-Asian, European and Middle Eastern Markets

7- Doing Business in Ukraine: an emerging market despite the conflict with Russia

8- European Union Relations with Eastern Europe and Turkey

1. European Neighbourhood Policy
2. Eastern Partnership
3. Georgia-EU Association Agreement
4. Ukraine-EU Association Agreement
5. EU-South Caucasus
6. Black Sea Synergy
7. Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
8. Central European Initiative (CEI): Belarus and Ukraine
9. Turkey-European Union Customs Union
10. Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Turkey

9- Free trade agreements (FTA) in the region

1. Armenia has free trade agreements with Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
2. Azerbaijan has free trade agreements with Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and with the Eurasian Economic Union
3. Belarus has free trade agreements with Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan
4. Georgia has free trade agreements with the EFTA, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
5. Ukraine has free trade agreements Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the Kyrgyz Republic, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
6. Moreover the Georgia-Ukraine-Azerbaijan-Moldova Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
7. Turkey has trade agreements with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Morocco, Mauricio, Moldova, Montenegro, Palestine, Serbia, Tunisia and Syria

10- Economic Integration organisations related to the Eastern European Countries and Turkey

1. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Free-Trade Area between Armenia, Belarus and Ukraine
2. Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and Turkey
3. Eurasian Economic Union: The Customs Union between Armenia and Belarus
4. Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO): Azerbaijan and Turkey
5. Regional Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM): Free-Trade Area between Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine. Turkey is an observer country of the GUAM
6. Azerbaijan and Turkey are members of:
   1. Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
   2. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
   3. Trade Preferential System of the TPS-OIC
7. Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)

11- Economic Corridors

1. Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA)
2. Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey Transport Corridor (Lapis Lazuli)
3. Trans-Caspian Trade and Transit Corridor (Central Corridor)
4. Pan-European Corridor II (Russia-Belarus-Poland-Germany)
5. Pan-European Corridor IX (Finland-Russia-Greece)

12- Business Plan for the Eastern Europe Markets and Turkey.

The Course includes the Market Access Tool:

Other regional institutions related to the Eastern Europe Countries and Turkey

1. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
2. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
3. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
4. International Rail Transport Committee (CIT)
5. European Investment Bank
6. Africa-Turkey Partnership
7. Regional Cooperation Council (RCC)