KRTK Világgazdasági Intézet
Centre for Economic and Regional Studies
Institute of World Economics
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(2019 Global Go To Think Tank Report, University of Pennsylvania)

Project title: Trade with Asia - An opportunity for Visegrad Countries?

Supporter

The project is supported by the „Small Grant” program of the International Visegrad Fund, www.visegradfund.org

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Duration

November 2012 – April 2013

  

Coordinator

Institute of World Economics RCERS, HAS

  

Short description

The research would thoroughly analyse the foreign trade patterns of the four Visegrad countries with Asia. tendencies of the last decade would be examined regarding the product and geographical structure of exports and imports. The research would analyse the relative and changing role of EU in trade, problems and chances for new other market shares, using Eurostat data for comparison. A conference would be organised, national and international publications will share the results

  

Events

Starting workshop: Prague, 6-7 November, 2012, Europeum Institute


Conference: Budapest, 25-26 April, 2013, IWE

 

Short report

First versions of the country studies concerning trade with Asia are ready, and under discussion.

Interviews were made for the Hungarian study with

 

  • Ministry of Economy about Eastern Opening policy 
  • Sűdy and Co company about the Japanese market 
  • A small firm producing feather-bedclothes about their Korean exports 

 

Date of the conference that presents the research results: 26 April, 2012.

 

Research study: "The development of Hungarian Foreign Trade with Asia"

 

The slides of presentations at the conference:

 

Short introduction of the research project

Trade and economic relations with Arab countries

China as the new economic superpower and Chinese – Hungarian relations

Hungarian foreign trade with Asia before and during the crisis

Czech Republic and Asia – Trade Development, or Much Ado About Nothing?

Making deals with Eastern Tigers: Poland’s Approach

The Development of Slovak foreign trade with Asia

Doing Business with Eastern Tigers: Trends, Features and Prospects for Poland's Trade with Asia  

 

 

Publications of the project

The development of Hungarian Foreign Trade with Asia (working paper)

The development of Hungarian Foreign Trade with Asia (blogpost)

The development of Hungarian Foreign Trade with Asia (blogpost)

Features of foreign trade between the Czech Republic and Asia 

A multik döntése is befolyásolhatja a sikerességet

Development of Slovak foreign trade with Asia 2000-2011 (working paper)

 

Éltető Andrea, Völgyi Katalin "Keleti nyitás" a számok tükrében - külkereskedelem Ázsiával. Külgazdaság  LVII.:(7-8) pp. 67-104. (2013)

Éltető Andrea, Völgyi Katalin: Integrated in the global value chains – trade developments between Hungary and Asia. Eastern  Journal  of  European Studies 4:(1) pp. 57-79. (2013) 




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