Of Openess and Distance: Trade Developments in the Commonwealth of Independent States, 1993-2002
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WP; trade; CIS country; CIS trade; Commonwealth of Independent States; CIS; CIS economy; IMF trade restrictiveness index; CIS share; CIS metal export; Exports; Direction of trade; Imports; Trade balance; Trade policy; Central Asia;All these keywords.
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