Russia: Trade and Development 2004–2007

The objectives of the project were to strengthen capacity of national experts and academic institutions to train public and private sector professionals, civil society groups and the public at large in the aspects of international trade appropriate to Russia's WTO accession and increased integration into the global economy. More specifically, the overall context of the project was to support the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (MEDT), and other government agencies in furthering their efforts to see Russia more fully integrated into the international trading system through accession to the WTO and implementation of WTO-consistent policies. The project provided diversified capacity-building initiatives targeting government, private sector and civil society actors to achieve its objectives. An important component of this project examined the impact of trade on gender equality with the goal of supporting gender analysis research, policy advocacy skills and public awareness.