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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Economics</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экономика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2329</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8986</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">27611</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2329-2021-29-3-554-566</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Economic integration and globalization</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Экономическая интеграция и глобализация</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Trade facilitation: definition and current significance for economic development of Russia</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Trade facilitation: понятие и актуальное значение для экономического развития России</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Nenadyshina</surname><given-names>Tatiana S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ненадышина</surname><given-names>Татьяна Сергеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>postgraduate student of the Department of International Trade and Foreign Trade of Russian Federation</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант кафедры международной торговли и внешней торговли РФ</p></bio><email>tatiana.nenadyshina@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Russian Foreign Trade Academy</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Всероссийская академия внешней торговли</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-10-05" publication-format="electronic"><day>05</day><month>10</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>29</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">New trends, strategies and structural changes in emerging markets</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Новые тренды, стратегии и структурные изменения в экономике стран с развивающимися рынками</issue-title><fpage>554</fpage><lpage>566</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2021-10-05"><day>05</day><month>10</month><year>2021</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2021, Nenadyshina T.S.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2021, Ненадышина Т.С.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Nenadyshina T.S.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Ненадышина Т.С.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/27611">https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/27611</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">At the present stage of the functioning of the multilateral trading system there is an increasing need to find new approaches to the development and facilitation of trade other than the reduction of tariff and non-tariff barriers. Trade facilitation is the field of activity of many international organizations, it is recognized as an effective tool for promoting economic development and capacity building both at the level of an individual state, and within integration associations and regions, which, due to their geographic location have close political and economic ties. The areas targeted by trade facilitation measures are diverse and have evolved over time. This has led to the fact that the concept of “trade facilitation” does not have a specific applied characteristic, as well as a generally accepted framework for the implementation of initiatives in this area, which undoubtedly deserves scientific attention. This approaches to interpretation of “trade facilitation” term in Russian practice are described. Also were hold the analyses of considering term definitions, which were defined by international organizations in accordance with their scope of work and those, which are proposed by scientists. The main approaches to understanding of considering term were exposed, that make possible to characterize the essence and main directions of trade facilitation measures implementation. The feasible economical profits of implementing initiations in field of trade facilitation in framework of international trade both from supply and demand are described. In addition, the main perspectives of trade facilitation measures for different participants of international trade were systematized. In conclusion, defined author’s approach for understanding of “trade facilitation term” concerning the interests of Russia in this sphere. The author identified the most relevant vectors for the implementation of measures to facilitate trade procedures, which reflect the current directions for the implementation of the economic policy of the Russian Federation, as well as ensure the creation and maintenance of a favorable business environment to stimulate the development of foreign economic activity and foreign trade.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">На современном этапе функционирования многосторонней торговой системы возрастает потребность в поиске новых подходов к развитию и содействию торговли, отличных от снижения тарифных и нетарифных барьеров. Упрощение процедур торговли является сферой деятельности многих международных организаций и признано эффективным инструментом содействия экономическому развитию и наращиванию потенциала как на уровне отдельно взятого государства, так и в рамках интеграционных объединений и регионов, которые ввиду географической близости имеют тесные политико-экономические связи. Сферы, на которые направлены меры по упрощению процедур торговли, разнообразны и изменялись с течением времени. Это привело к тому, что понятие trade facilitation не имеет конкретной прикладной характеристики и общепринятых рамок реализации инициатив в рассматриваемой сфере, что несомненно заслуживает научного внимания. Рассмотрены подходы к интерпретации понятия trade facilitation в российской практике, проведен анализ его дефиниций, которые были сформулированы международными организациями в соответствии со сферой их деятельности и предложены представителями научного сообщества. Выявлены основные подходы к трактовке рассматриваемого понятия, что позволило определить суть и основные направления реализации мер по упрощению процедур торговли. Приведено обоснование экономической выгоды от реализации инициатив в указанной сфере как со стороны спроса, так и со стороны предложения в рамках международной торговли, систематизированы выгоды от реализации мер по упрощению процедур торговали для различных субъектов международной торговли. В заключение сформулирован авторский подход к трактованию понятия «упрощение процедур торговли» с учетом интересов Российской Федерации в данной сфере. Определены наиболее актуальные векторы имплементации мер по упрощению процедур торговли, которые отражают актуальные направления реализации экономической политики Российской Федерации, а также обеспечивают создание и поддержание благоприятной бизнес-среды для стимулирования развития внешнеэкономической деятельности и внешней торговли в частности.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>trade facilitation</kwd><kwd>international trade</kwd><kwd>trade promotion</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>упрощение процедур торговли</kwd><kwd>международная торговля</kwd><kwd>содействие торговле</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Antonini, C., Beck, C., &amp; Larrinaga, C. (2020). Subpolitics and sustainability reporting boundaries. The case of working conditions in global supply chains. 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