Monetary and financial integration of states: Eurasian regional perspective

Abstract

One of the main trends of international relations between states is the process of regional integration, which is typical for every region of the world. As a part of the process there is a tendency of integration in fi nancial sphere, particularly creation of monetary unions. Th e author analyses the main types of international monetary unions in the light of their usefulness for the developing Eurasian integration process. Th e paper also gives characteristics of the process of creation of international monetary union within the Eurasian Economic Union.