Vol 9, No 1 (2022)
Articles
Dynamics of the geographical and commodity structure of Brazil's foreign trade (1995 - 2020)
Abstract
The article studies the dynamics of regional and commodity structure of exports and imports of Brazil. The author revealed that over the period 1995-2020, Brazil became a serious player in the world market: it is among the first 30 leading countries in the world volume of exports and imports. During the research period, the volume of exports increased by 385%, imports - by 230%. China became the main trading partner (28% in exports), squeezing the United States; the export concentration index (as a share of the first five leading countries) increased from 45 to 53%. The article shows that the main changes in the commodity structure of foreign trade are a decrease in the share of imports for «machinery and transport equipment» and an increase in the share of exports for «non-food raw materials, except fuel». The author concludes that Brazil's participation in international associations not only allows the country to remain a partner of leading countries in solving a number of international, including socio-economic and political, problems, but also forces the leading countries to take into account the interests of Brazil.
The role of small and medium business in developing the economic potential of Afghanistan
Abstract
The article is devoted to the current topic of the role of small and medium-sized businesses in the development of the economic potential of Afghanistan. The author examined the conditions for doing small and medium-sized businesses in Afghanistan, determined its role in the development of the Afghan economy. The article analyzes the changes that Afghan entrepreneurs faced after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan. Possible prospects for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Afghanistan are considered.
Features of modern international economic cooperation: issues of theory and practice
Abstract
The article is devoted to identifying the features of modern international economic cooperation. The author characterizes the new features of international economic cooperation that emerged in the period from the end of the XX - beginning of the XXI centuries (in the post-global era). The author substantiates the point of view that the changes in the global economy that have been increasing since the end of the XX - beginning of the XXI centuries have caused the need to develop and implement new systems of regulation of international economic cooperation.
Analysis of high-tech international cooperation of the UAE on the example of the activities of the company Etisalat - Emirates Telecom Corp
Abstract
This article analyses the activities of Etisalat Telecommunications Company (UAE). Criteria for classifying a company as a transnational company (TNC) are being investigated. The company's internal and international activities are briefly described, the structure of its products (services provided) is presented. The level of nationalization of the company's activities was estimated, indicators were calculated: nationalization index, network expansion index, internationalization index, FDI ease index. An analysis of the distribution of the company's activities in different regions of the world (total number, sales of products, assets) was carried out. The peculiarities of the company's trans-nationalization and the impact of the epidemic on its foreign activities were revealed.
Theories of economic growth and the role of the innovation factor
Abstract
In the article, the author examines the theories of economic growth from the point of view of the use of factors of production and innovation as a factor of production. The author shows that the problems of economic growth have aroused close scientific interest for many centuries, as well as the analysis and classification of the main growth factors. In modern conditions, it is not so much quantitative as qualitative aspects of economic growth that are of particular importance, among which innovations play an important role. From the author's point of view, innovations that ensure the development of the digital economy will remain the leading factor of growth and stabilization of the economy in the long term.