Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Nadezhda Volovik Author-Name-First:Nadezhda Author-Name-Last: Volovik Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: RUSSIAN FOREIGN TRADE IN H1 2015 Abstract: Continued contraction of the Russian foreign trade turnover is accompanied by adjustments both in commodity composition of trade and its regional pattern. Deteriorated terms of trade posted in H1 2015 became main determinant of the trade balance reduction against H1 2014. The Russian Federation complies with the obligations taken when acceding the World Trade Organization: from 1 September 2015, import and export duties were cut on a number of goods. Classification-JEL: F10, F14, F15, F40 Keywords: Foreign trade, Russian economy Journal: Russian Economic Developments Year: 2015 Issue: 9 Month: September Pages: 27-29 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/577Volovik.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:577