EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 407.

1. Concept and essence of commodity exchange.

2. Features and mechanism of commodity exchange. Exchange goods.

3. Organization of stock exchange trading. Exchange's operations.

4. Concept and essence of auctions.

5. Features and differences of trade through auctions, the mechanism of work of auctions.

6. Auction goods. Organization of auction trade. Methods of the biddings at auctions.

7. Stock exchange and auction trading by agricultural goods.

8. Foodstuff in international trade: products of agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishery and sea trade, and also the semifinished products received on their basis and some final goods.

9. Markets of grain and products of their conversion.

10. The world prices in the markets of foodstuff.

11. Animal husbandry products.

12. Grain.

13. Markets of vegetables and fruit. Sugar.

14. Food flavoring goods: coffee, tea, cocoa, spices.

15. Markets of agricultural raw materials.

16. Rubber, forest goods, textile fibers.

17. Food and agricultural organization (FAO).

18. Market of ores and metals.

19. Primary goods: iron ore, ores of non-ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals.

20. Market of ferrous metals.

21. Market of non-ferrous metals.

22. Prime manufacturers and exporters of iron ore, ores of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Main consumers and importers of ores and metals.

23. Markets of precious metals. Manufactured goods - the iron made from iron ores and steel.

24. The world market of fuel: coal, coke and briquettes; oil, oil products and goods similar to them.

25. The world market of fuel: natural and artificial gas; electric power.

26. Features and problems of the modern markets of energy resources.

27. Organization of the countries of producers and oil exporters (OPEC). Main objectives and OPEC tasks.

28. Trade of manufactured goods. Consumer goods (nonfood) and means of production.

29. International trade of consumer electrogoods and consumer electronics. The largest producers and exporters of consumer electronics.

30. Production and export of vehicles, cars.

31. The main exporters of cars – Japan, the USA and Germany.

32. World markets of machines and equipment. Complete deliveries.

33. Integration processes in Europe: Customs union – 1946, EOUST-1952, Evrat - 1957.

34. Roman Agreements and EEC creation.

35. Maastricht agreement and EU creation.

36. European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

37. Foreign trade of countries of Western Europe.

38. Country and commodity structure of international trade in EU. Foreign trade in EU. Foreign trade of the countries which haven't entered EU.

39. The agreement between the USA, Canada and Mexico about the North American free trade area NAFTA: purposes, tasks, creation reasons.

40. Commodity structure of export and import in NAFTA.

41. Integration groups of developing countries and problem of their development.

42. Consolidation of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay signed the agreement providing creation of the total market — MERCOSUR (Mercado Comun del Sur — MERCOSUR). Purposes, tasks, prospects MERCOSUR.

43. Commodity structure of export and import to MERCOSUR.

44. Trade and economic cooperation in the CIS and in Central Asia.

45. Experience of integration processes for Kazakhstan in the sphere of international trade.

46. Factors of creation of the Customs union. Purposes, tasks of creation of the Customs union: Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus.

47. Stages of preparation and realization of customs union.

48. Single customs area, single external tariff.

49. Customs union: expenses and benefits for Kazakhstan.

50.Problems and prospects of formation and development of the Customs union.