Industrial competitiveness of the Russian economy in the WTO accession

Abstract

In the ranking of global competitiveness (The Global Competitiveness Index 2012–2013) of the World  Economic Forum (WEF) in 2012, Russia ranked 67th out of 144 countries. As noted economists, most  weaknesses of the Russian economy - the imperfection of social and political institutions, reduced innovation capacity, low efficiency of the market for goods and services, underdeveloped financial markets. It was with this assessment of the Russian economy in 2012 the country joined the World Trade Organization.Improve the competitiveness of individual sectors of the Russian economy, as a condition, includingeconomic security, is becoming one of the most pressing and relevant question now.