Exchange of goods and services is the most important domain of economic cooperation between the Republic of Serbia with the world and is crucial for faster growth of gross domestic product (and thus expected economic growth rates and faster social development and rising living standards) in the coming period. Due to this, paper analyses the degree of involvement of the Republic of Serbia in total world exports, its most important foreign trade partners, the degree of openness of the economy and the share of exports in gross domestic product, analyzing the period from 2008 to 2017. The aim of this paper is to study specific relations between the Republic of Serbia and its most important foreign trade partners and their interdependence with the integration processes through multilateral and bilateral cooperation with the European Union, Eurasian Economic Union, World Trade Organization and Central European Free Trade Agreement. Based on the updated statistical research and analysis of the content of the basic determinants of bilateral agreements, recommendations were given for the future development of integration processes within the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union.

Apstrakt JEL: G15, H12 UvodPorez na finansijske transakcije prvi je predložio Džejms Tobin, američki ekonomista i dobitnik Novelove nagrade za ekonomiju 1981.godine. Naime, Tobin je 1972.godine predložio uvođenje jedinstvenog poreza na finansijske transakcije na globalnom nivou, tzv. Tobinov porez. Ovaj predlog početkom 70-tih godina XX veka nije prošao, ali je danas veoma popularan među ekonomistima. Svaki put kada se pojavi neki oblik finansijske ili valutne krize obnavlja se diskusija o tome da li je uvođenje Tobinovog poreza adekvatan odgovor na krizu.Posledice i pouke iz finansijske krize iz 2008.godine dominiraju u političkim i ekonomskim debata u mnogim zemljama širom sveta. Najveći deo rasprava tiče se odgovora politike u oblasti finansijske regulative i makroekonomske politike a u cilju stabilizacije ekonomije. Važna oblast koja izaziva zabrinutost jeste poreska politika i njena uloga u produbljivanju krize, ali i njen potencijal za ublažavanje rizika budućih kriza.

Modern international economic relations, among other things, are characterized by establishing bilateral and multilateral cooperation between countries in order to liberalize trade relations. The implementation of reached free trade agreements affects economic trends in the signatory countries, the intensification of their foreign trade as wll as the increase in the attractiveness of countries as investment destinations. From 2000 onwards, Serbia has signed several free trade agreements with European countries and the United States. Ten years ago, a free trade agreement was signed with the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to encourage the development of mutual trade and economic relations, accelerate economic development, improve living and working conditions, increase employment and establish fair competition between economic entities from Serbia and Kazakhstan. The subject of the mentioned trade relations are also agri-food products, whose production in Serbia is supported by an excellent raw material base, and has always been a part of national tradition and culture. The research subject of this paper is foreign trade of agricultural products between Serbia and Kazakhstan with regard to free trade agrrements. The research aim is to determine the differences in the movement of exports and imports between the mentioned countries in the period before and after the signing of the free trade agreement.

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The main goal of this paper is to make a survey of the current state of the economic relations between Bulgaria and Serbia and to outline some recommendations for their future development. The analytical framework is based on a desk research of the economic cooperation between both countries and a study of several European projects in which they participate. Statistical data and information from official documents of the governments of Bulgaria and Serbia, as well as documents of the European Union have been used. The author does not aim to make just a comparative analysis but rather to look for the points of intersection of the mutual interests of both countries. The findings of the research enable the evaluation of the depth of economic cooperation between Bulgaria and Serbia and give grounds for conclusions about the prospects for expanding of their economic ties.