Russian Economy, agriculture, industry, energy

1. Introduction to the Russian economy
   1. Historical background
2. Russia and the BRICS Countries
3. Russian Privatization Process
4. Russian Economy today
5. Russian Natural Resources
6. Agriculture Sector in Russia
7. Russian Energy Sector
8. International Trade of Russia
9. Russian Customs
10. Customs Union among Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan
11. International Relations of Russia: APEC, Eurasian Economic Union, Commonwealth of Independent States, SCO, and Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
12. Trade Agreements with Armenia and Serbia
13. Case Study:
    1. Automotive Industry in Russia
    2. Gas Group

Russian Businessman:

1. Vladimir Potanin
2. Yelena Baturina
3. Alexander Lebedev

1. China-Russia Logistics Corridor
2. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia, North Korea)
3. North-South Corridor (India-Russia)
4. Silk Road
5. Almaty-Bishkek Logistics Corridor
6. China-Central-West Asia Logistics Corridor
7. Pan-European Transport Corridor II (Russia-Germany)
8. Pan-European Transport Corridor IX (Finland-Greece)

The Subject “Russian Economy and Foreign Trade” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Ports of Russia, Leo Tolstoy...

Languages: ( Russie Rusia).

1. Subject Credits “Russian Economy”: 2

1. The Russian Federation (Europe) has one of the most dynamically developing and attractive economies in the World
2. Russian GDP
   1. Agriculture 2.2%
   2. Industry: 36.8%
   3. Services: 61%
3. The Russian Federation is a middle revenue nation
4. Petroleum production in Russia is expected to grow 10.7% yearly to 646 billion cubic meters
5. Russia holds the second largest coal reserves in the World

Russia belongs to the Orthodox Economic Area.

Foreign enterprises or Businessman, wishing to do business in Russia, will study the Russian mentality. They should take into consideration the Russian idiosyncrasy, and learn to understand the Russian people.

Foreign Trade of Russia.

1. Russia can be a great platform to access the former Soviet Republics of Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan)
2. Russia is a natural link between Europe and Asia even borders the American continent
3. Top Russian export markets: Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, China, and Poland
4. Russia's main suppliers: China, Germany, Japan, Ukraine, and the United States
5. The Russian Federation is overly dependent on raw materials exports: petroleum, gas, and metals accounting for 80% of its exports, being too sensitive to international fluctuations in these commodities prices
6. Among the largest importers of the Russian gas are Germany, Turkey, Italy, and France
7. Russia is a member of the UN (permanent member of the Security Council), Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Community, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and APEC
8. The Customs Union between Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus came into force 2010 with the objective to foster the economic integration and remove all the customs borders between Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia (Union State Russia-Belarus)