2010 Foreign Trade Milestones: Sink Or Swim

In 2010 a number of foreign trade issues were making headlines in Ukraine. One of the most important was that for the first time in its history Ukraine initiated a WTO dispute settlement procedure before the WTO Dispute Settlement Body against discriminatory taxation in Armenia. Secondly, Ukraine signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with EFTA and took a step forward to sign the FTA with the European Union. Finally, Ukrainian authorities launched several landmark safeguard and antidumping investigations. This article focuses on these major developments in more detail.

Opening up Foreign Markets: Ukraine Takes case to WTO

After the WTO accession and making of a number of "painful" concessions, the Ukrainian Government became more active in using the opportunities of the WTO for the benefit of Ukrainian producers in foreign markets.