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About Natalya Volchkova

Senior researcher at the The Centre for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) at New Economic School (NES) in Moscow.Her research interests include growth in transitional economics, trade and development, financial -industrial groups.

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Tuesday 14th July

Russia needs WTO

Natalya Volchkova, 14 July 2009

The long-running issue of Russia's entry to the World Trade Organisation may finally be coming to a head. Last month Putin declared that Russia would apply only as part of a customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan. Then at the G8 Medvedev suggested Russia might still accede alone. This would be the right course of action, argues Natalya Volchkova. Putin's proposal is not remotely in Russia's interests