Factors Explaining Trade Growth among the Former Soviet Central Asian Countries in the Context of Recent Globalization Processes
Journal: Journal of Globalization Studies
Year: 2021

This paper examines the determinants of trade flows among the CIS countries after the signature of several free trade agreements in an attempt to create a trade bloc aimed at benefiting from the world globalization process. Furthermore, we test the extent to which the CIS countries' trade growth has been associated with Russian economic performance. Our findings suggest that free trade agreements have favoured the creation of trade amongst CIS countries. However, intra-regional trade has not soa