Business Inform

8-19

Authors: Kyzym Mykola O., Matiushenko Ihor Yu., Berenda Serhii V., Yaroshenko Ihor V.

The article provides results of the study, the purpose of which was identification of ways of preservation of economic relations with the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia (CU) when executing the association agreement with the European Union (EU). It considers potential benefits for Ukraine from its joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO). It shows that there is asymmetry between old and new members of WTO in their obligations for opening markets. It underlines main directions of asymmetry between Ukraine and WTO. It proves that after Ukraine joined WTO there were significant reductions of tariff rates and liberalisation of access to the world markets for Ukrainian products, at the same time the domestic market of Ukraine became more open for imported products. The article conducts a comparative analysis of the tariff protection of Ukraine, Russian Federation and EU. It analyses changes in the structure of export and import of goods from Ukraine. It proves that the main gain of import supplies comes from CU countries after the country joined WTO. On the basis of the conducted study the article draws conclusions and offers recommendations on improvement of the current situation with respect to the structure of the Ukrainian export, foreign trade and customs sphere.

59-70

Authors: Kyzym M. O., Oliynyk A. D., Matyushenko I. Yu., Khaustova V. Ye., Omarov S. A., Moiseyenko Yu. M., Buntov I. Yu.

The article considers consequences of the membership of Ukraine in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for the engineering industry when co-operating with the EU and CU (Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia) countries. It shows that, after Ukraine joined WTO, tariff rates for Ukrainian products reduced in general and liberalisation of access to the world market took place. Along with it, the internal market of Ukraine became more open for imported products. The article analyses the structure of export from Ukraine after joining WTO in the context of individual types of products. The article identifies changes that took place in the market of engineering products after Ukraine joined WTO. The article shows that by main indicators of economic security the engineering industry of Ukraine cannot be considered as stable and also that, after joining WTO, main indicators of economic security of the engineering industry of Ukraine have not improved. It analyses the structure of export and import of Ukrainian engineering products to EU, CU and other countries. It proves that the most topical for the Ukrainian engineering industry is the issue of realisation of the import-replacement potential and increase of competitiveness of domestic products. It considers the state and changes, which took place after Ukraine joined WTO, in car building. It identifies main problems of domestic car building. It analyses measures of the state programme of Ukraine on economic development.