Conference 'Evolution of International Trading System: Prospects and Challenges'
In the modern globalized world, trade plays an increasingly important role for state interactions. In the 21st century, international trading system faces new challenges such as slowdown of the global economy, murky protectionism in trade policy and development of regional integration, difficulty of global governance and complexity of the WTO negotiations. These and many other questions on contemporary trends in international trade require more detailed study and provoke discussions among experts and young researchers.
The conference aims at exploring the following issues:
- Russia’s accession to the WTO
- National economies in global trading system
- Current trends in regional integration
- Global governance in the face of new challenges
- Trade and development
- New global energy order
- Financial dimension of international trade
- Modern imperatives of international business.
Program of the conference:
11 October 2012 - Plenary session and panels
12 October 2012 - Doctoral tutorials for Russian and international Ph.D. students
Official languages of the conference are Russian and English.
Conference venue: Faculty of Economics, St.Petersburg State University, St.Petersburg, Tavricheskaya str. 21
Organization of the Conference is supported by the Baltic Center of International Studies.
The Conference is financially supported by St. Petersburg State University.
