Any existing state contributes to the global economy, which in turn provides opportunities for economic development and improving the welfare of the population. The purpose of the development of the foreign economic relations of the Russian Federation is its equal integration into economic relations of an international nature for using the benefits of the international division of labor. Russia's place in the global economy does not correspond to the long-term interests of the economy and its potential opportunities. It is necessary to develop a mechanism to support national producers, reduce the dependence of the Russian Federation on food imports and raw material exports.
At the end of the 20th century, Russia's place in the world economy in terms of total GDP development was 10 in the world, and it lagged about 10 times behind the United States. In 1999, the Russian Federation per capita in GDP lagged behind the United States 5.5 times.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the economic situation in terms of GDP has begun to change in favor of the Russian Federation. In 2006, Russia's GDP amounted to about 1,160.5 billion dollars, and in the United States - 10,800 billion dollars, that is, about 11% of the United States. There is a tendency to strengthen the position in the global economy. Currently, we occupy 6th place in the world in terms of industrial production, which is slightly more than 20% of the United States.
The Russian Federation is an exporter of oil, natural gas, and in this regard, Russia's place in the global economy is quite high. A number of countries seek to reduce energy dependence on the Russian Federation and import oil and natural gas from other countries.
The result of Russia's accession to the WTO should be its full participation in the world trade system, the achievement of the greatest advantages in the international division of labor, and the improvement of economic cooperation with foreign states.
Russia's place in the global economy is also determined by the export of labor to the global economic community. All citizens of Russia have a legal right to travel abroad to work. The positive aspects of the export of labor are: a decrease in unemployment, an increase in the cultural and professional level, and financial receipts from people who have gone abroad.
In order to streamline labor migration abroad, the Russian government has concluded a number of intergovernmental and interdepartmental agreements with Poland, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, China, Slovakia and the CIS. The main countries to which Russian citizens migrate: Poland, Germany, England, the USA, etc.
Almost every agreement contains quotas, according to which these states can work annually no more than 4 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation.
High competition from labor exporting countries makes it difficult for the Russian Federation to enter the international labor market. In addition to the quotas policy, foreign states pose other barriers to the labor force of other countries. However, despite the existing difficulties of developing the international market, the Russian Federation must make every effort to develop. An effective and systematic development requires a unified state concept for the export of labor. The entry of the Russian Federation into the international market is complicated by unfavorable market conditions.
Currently, the globalization of the global economy. All countries are involved in this process to one degree or another.
Current trends in the development of the global economy.
The modern world is striving for a synthesized new development model, which is characterized, in addition to qualitative updates to the technological base of production, the widespread introduction of resource and energy-saving technologies, the most important shifts in the content, structure and nature of the processes in production and consumption. The world community is gradually overcoming the bipolar model of international relations.