Theme №8. International trade policy and WTO activities

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 489.

Tasks:

1. Discussion of the questions;

2. Work with the glossary;

3. Questions for discussion:

- What are purposes of creation and basic principles of the WTO (GATT)?

- What are rounds of negotiations within the WTO and what their results?

- What are the tasks and WTO structures?

- What did conferences took place in a framework of the WTO and what their results?

- What are the benefits, problems and losses from the accession of Republic of Kazakhstan to the WTO?

- Do you know regional trading agreements?

- What did understood as unfair foreign trading practice?

- What is an essence of disagreements of the developed and developing member countries of the WTO?

- What is an essence of the main collected problems within the WTO?

- What is the advantage for Republic of Kazakhstan from a rule of conference of the WTO in Cancun (Mexico)?

4. Creation of structural and logical schemes and analyze:

- Illustrate the dynamics of foreign trade of Commonwealth of Independent States (GDP growth, GDP growth rate, international reserves, current account, trade balance) on the table and figure;

- Illustrate the dynamics of foreign trade of European countries (GDP growth, GDP growth rate, international reserves, current account, trade balance) on the table and figure;

- Illustrate the dynamics of foreign trade of Asian countries (GDP growth, GDP growth rate, international reserves, current account, trade balance) on the table and figure.

5.Essay writing on the theme:“The role of WTO in economy of Kazakhstan”

Form of activity: Studying reports of lectures and additional literature; answers to questions for discussion; discussion; solution of tasks; reports; creation of structural and logical scheme; work with the glossary.

Methodical recommendations:Preparation for performance of tasks should be began with studying of recommended literature. When studying this theme, it is important to study the economy of countries entering in WTO, as Russia, Republic of Belarus, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Germany, Czech Republic and others, their role, trade dynamics, economies structure and contents. It is necessary to show export and import, trade balance this countries and others.

Literature: 1-36.