Current state and development trends of mutual trade between Russia and partner countries in North Africa

The relevance of the study is determined by the fact that against the background of severe restrictions imposed by the countries of Western Europe, which for a long time have been Russia's main partners in many areas, the country has an increased need to find new markets and reliable partners among the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. One of the most promising areas for further development of Russian foreign trade cooperation may be Africa, in particular partner countries in North Africa. Among the countries belonging to this region, there are already promising partners, such as Egypt or Algeria. However, in previous years, both in the scientific and business environment, this region was underestimated. The article discusses the prospects and problems of customs cooperation with partner countries of North Africa. The article presents the methodology of statistical data generation for the analysis of foreign trade of the Russian Federation. The main trends in the development of economic cooperation between Russia and the main countries in North Africa are identified.

mutual trade, methodology of statistical data generation, customs cooperation, partner countries, economic cooperation, foreign trade