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1 Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies www.wiiw.ac.at WKÖ Forum „Silk Road Reloaded“ Austrian Chamber of Commerce, 1st December 2015 Peter Havlik The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA The Silk Road: Challenges for the European Union and Eurasia 2 Topics covered Two competing integrations: European Union and Eurasian Economic Union Let in China, get the Silk Road Regional trade and FDI patterns: rising China, falling Russia Changing pivot to China – everywhere Impact on Austria Conclusions and Silk Road challenges

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Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche

The Vienna Institute forInternational EconomicStudies

www.wiiw.ac.at

WKÖ Forum „Silk Road Reloaded“

Austrian Chamber of Commerce, 1st December 2015

Peter Havlik

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, IIASA

The Silk Road: Challenges forthe European Union and Eurasia

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Topics covered

� Two competing integrations: European Union andEurasian Economic Union

� Let in China, get the Silk Road

� Regional trade and FDI patterns: rising China, fallingRussia

� Changing pivot to China – everywhere

� Impact on Austria

� Conclusions and Silk Road challenges

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Integration and disintegration: the EU vs CIS/EAEU (I)

� European Union (EU) remains attractive and is expanding,

notwithstanding numerous problems and crises

- After 60 years of evolution, the EU currently has 28 memberstates (Croatia joined in July 2013), with 510 millioninhabitants and aggregate GDP of €14.000 billion

- Eurozone currently has 19 member states (Lithuania joined in January 2015)

� A number of SEE/FSU countries are candidates or aspire for EU

membership (e.g. Serbia, Turkey, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine…)

� Yet some current EU members may leave (e.g. UK, Greece) or

split (Spain/Catalonia)

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Integration and disintegration: the EU vs CIS/EAEU (II )

� Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991

� CIS has currently 10 member states (Georgia left in August 2008, Ukraine in 2014), with 240 million inhabitants and aggregate GDP of close to € 2.000 billion

� A number of alternative integration endeavers on the post-Sovietspace, mostly Russian-led and largely dysfuctional, exist (BY-RU-KZ Customs Union, SES, EurAz, GUAM, etc.)

� Customs Union and, since January 2015, the Eurasian EconomicUnion (EAEU) comprising RU, KZ, BY, AR and KG are the mostimportant

� EAEU is modelled on the EU example („four freedoms“, economicpolicy coordination, etc) in the perspective.

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Sources: wiiw Database incorporating national and Eu rostat statistics; own estimates.

Economic dimension: Real GDP in the enlarged EU, in % of total (at PPP, year 2015)

21%

14%

12%9%

14%

13%

17%

Germany France Italy Spain NMS-11 5 Candidates other EU-28

Germany andFrance accounttogether for 35% ofenlarged EU economy

11 New Member States and 5 Candidatesaccount for 30% ofenlarged EU GDP

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Sources: wiiw Database incorporating national and CI SSTAT statistics; own estimates.

Economic dimension: GDP in the CIS/EAEU, in % of total

9%

76%

5%3%

7%

Kazakhstan Russia Ukraine Belarus other 8 CIS

Russia dominates by

far the CIS/EAEU

economy

Ukraine would bring

just a bit more

balance

Rest of CIS/EAEU

have little economic

weight

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Sources: wiiw Database incorporating national, CISSTAT and Eurostat statistics; own estimates.

GDP in Eurasia (Lisbon-Vladivostok), in % of total, at ER (Eurasia = enlarged EU plus CIS/EAEU); estimate 2014

1%

8%

1%

1%

15%

10%

6%

54%

4%

Kazakhstan Russia Ukraine Belarus other CIS

Germany France NMS-11 Other EU28 5 EU Candidates

The EAEU

represents

just a

fraction

(about

12%) of

Eurasian

economy

The EU is bigger

(GDP €14000 bn)

and much richer

than CIS/EAEU

Average real per

capita GDP is

€27900 in the EU,

compared with

€10000 in the CIS

(RU: €18700, KZ:

€18600, BY:

€13200, UA: €6000)

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Sources: wiiw Database incorporating national, CISSTAT and Eurostat statistics; own estimates.

GDP in wider Eurasia (Lisbon-Vladivostok-Shanghai)(wider Eurasia = enlarged EU + CIS/EAEU + China; est 2014)

5%

11%

7%

6%

38%

3%

30%

Kazakhstan Russia Ukraine Belarusother CIS Germany France NMS-11rest EU28 5 EU Candidates China

The EAEU

represents

just a

fraction (less

than 10%) of

enlarged

Eurasian

economy

The EU is bigger

and much richer

than either EAEU

or China (both cca

€10000 per capita)

But China comes

close (€7800 bn)

and is rapidly

growing; it

accounts for 1/3 of

enlarged Eurasian

economy

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� There seems to be little (economic) justification for Russia prompting Ukraine to join the Customs Union;

� Economic dominances have serious implications for integration success and sustainability (viz Germany-EU and Russia-EEU);

� Estimates of Customs Union, EU accession, EU Single Market, DCFTA, EU-USA Free Trade Agreements, effects differ widely;

� Long-run effects estimates are always bigger than short-run !

� Effects of non-tariff barriers are always more important than plain customs duties reductions !

� Estimation methods, data sources and model assumptions matter a lot in evaluations/interpretations of integration effects!

� See selected references attached for additional reading.

Effects of Eurasian integration

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Russia’s main trading partners in the EU, 2014 in % of total EU trade with Russia

Source: wiiw Annual Database, ROSSTAT

.

PL6.3%

FI4.5%

FR6.7%

DE28.4%

IT9.2%

NL6.4%

UK4.0%

CZ4.0%

BE4.0%

AT3.9%

rest-EU22.1%

EU exports: EUR 103.3 billion (2.2% of total EU exports)

PL9.4%

FI4.7%

FR5.4%

DE20.0%

IT8.9%

NL13.8%

HU3.0%

BE5.8%

SK2.6%

LT3.2%

UK4.1%

SE3.5%

rest-EU15.6%

EU imports: EUR 181.8 billion (4.0% of total EU imports)

Memo: US imports: EUR 8 bn

(4.1% of total RU exports)

Memo: US exports: EUR 13.9 bn

(6.5% of total RU imports)

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Trade flows EU - Eurasia (export shares, 2013)

Source: adapted from UN ECE (2015)

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EU28 imports: shares of eastern regions in total

Note: Asia: China, Japan, India, South Korea; CIS: 12 FSU republicsSource: Eurostat Comext database; wiiw calculations

China: EUR 303 billion

Russia: EUR 182 billion

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

2005 2010 2014

Asia of which China CIS of which Russia

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0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

1995 2005 2010 2014

Asia of which China CIS of which Russia

China: EUR

5 billion

Russia:

EUR 2.2

billion

China: mechanical and electrical machinery,

reactors (55%)

Russia: oil and gas (80%??? of the total)

Austrian imports: shares of eastern regions in total

Note: Asia: China, Japan, India, South Korea; CIS: 12 FSU republics. 70% ofAustrian imports from Russia not specified due to confidentiality (oil&gas).Source: Eurostat Comext database; wiiw calculations

14

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

1995 2005 2010 2014

Asia of which China CIS of which Russia

China: EUR 3 bn

Russia: EUR 4 bn

Austrian exports: shares of eastern regions in total

Note: Asia: China, Japan, India, South Korea; CIS: 12 FSU republicsSource: Eurostat Comext database; wiiw calculations

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Russia ‘stuck in transition’ already before Ukraine crisis escalated� Energy exports revenues and growth sustainability

- Increased pressures on energy supply diversification (both in the EU and RU)

- Sectoral sanctions bite, no longer largely symbolic

- Investment climate suffers, imports and FDI down, capital flight up

� Diversification and modernisation of the economy under threat- Growing reform pressures owing to lower oil price and sanctions?

- Yet modernisation definitely more difficult without more FDI!

� Stability of the ruling elite threatened ?- Putin’s ratings grow, Russia’s ratings fall, rouble and MICEX fluctuate

- Yet this may change with more hardship …

� Integration on the post-Soviet space derailed/fails?- Crimea and Donbas not really helpful for Putin’s Eurasian integration project

- New design/reset of EU neighbourhood policies?

- Pivot to China ?

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Source: wiiw Database incorporating national and Eurostat statistics.

29376 40028 38289 31185

1097815205 14492

13530

71947

10105489183

62206

41322

5650551226

42074

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

450000

2010 2013 2014 2015*

USA China Ukraine EAEU EU28 ROW

Imports

15324 26818 28221 25191

2228329252 26109 24258

160210

213352194730

154256

74796

101186

103966

90812

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

400000

450000

2010 2013 2014 2015*

USA China Ukraine EAEU EU28 ROW

Exports

Russian foreign trade by partner regions (EUR mn): overall surplus (ccaEUR 150 billion in 2015) yet a deficit with China (EUR 6 billion) and a sharp drop in trade with the EU (imports: -30% in 2015)

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CN17.8%

DE11.5%

UA3.8%

JP3.8%

US6.5%FR

3.8%IT4.4%

BY4.1%

KZ2.5%

KO3.2%

RoW38.6%

RU imports (EUR 232 billion)

Russia’s main trading partners, 2014, in % of total

Source: wiiw Annual Database, national statistics.

NL13.3%

CN7.5%

DE7.5%

IT7.2%

TR4.9%

UA3.4%BY

4.0%PL

3.2%

JP4.0%

KO3.7%

RoW40.9%

RU exports (EUR 375 billion)

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Austria2.1%

Bahamas5.6%

Bermudas5.4%

Virgin Islands4.6%

Germany3.4%

Cyprus33.9%Luxembourg

7.5%

Netherlands13.8%

Ireland5.1%

United Kingdom4.0%

China0.8%

USA3.3%

RoW13.0%

Sources: wiiw FDI Database incorporating national statistics (CBR); own estimates.

Russian inward FDI stocks: USD 566.5 billion, end-2013

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Austria2.2%Bahamas

5.9%Bermudas4.1%

Virgin Islands4.0%

Germany3.3%

Cyprus28.3%

Luxembourg10.9%

Netherlands13.8%

Ireland7.4%

United Kingdom2.9%

China0.8% USA

2.4%

RoW13.3%

Drop by USD 93

bn in 2014 !

Sources: wiiw FDI Database incorporating national statistics (CBR); own estimates.

Russian inward FDI stocks fell by USD 212 bnwithin one year (to USD 353.4 billion, end-2014)

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Sources: wiiw Database incorporating national statistics (CBR); own estimates.

Russian outward FDI stocks: USD 479.5 billion, end-2013

Austria5.3% Bahamas

1.3%

Switzerland2.5%

Virgin Islands15.6%

Germany2.0%

Cyprus31.5%

Italy1.0%

Netherlands13.8%

United Kingdom1.7%

USA4.4%

Turkey1.1%Ukraine

1.3%

RoW22.8%

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Sources: wiiw Database incorporating national statistics (CBR); own estimates.

Russian outward FDI stocks fell by USD 91 bn within one year (to USD 388.4 billion, end-2014)

Austria9.2%

Belarus1.2%

Luxenbourg3.1%

Virgin Islands10.7%

Germany3.0%

Cyprus27.1%

Spain1.6%

Netherlands13.8%United Kingdom

2.0%

USA3.3%

Turkey1.7%

Ukraine0.5%

RoW28.0%

Drop by USD 91

bn in 2014 !

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Estimated losses due to reduced exports to Russia, 2014-2015

-15000

-12000

-9000

-6000

-3000

0

-10

-9

-8

-7

-6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1

0

AT BG CZ DE EE FI FR GR HR HU IT LT LV NL PL RO SE SI SK BY KZ TR UA

2014 in EUR mn (rhs)

2015 in EUR mn (rhs)

in % of GDP, cumulated 2014-2015 (lhs)

Note: Year 2015 estimated on the basis of the Russian Customs Statistics for the IH2015.

Sources: Eurostat, national statistics; wiiw estimates.

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23

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Exports: oil, gas, metals and wood(cca EUR 20 bn)

Imports: machinery, electricalequipment, vehicles, plastics, consumer goods (cca EUR 31 bn)

Russian trade with China, 2015

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0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000

nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and…

vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-…

pharmaceutical products

plastics and articles thereof

optical, photographic, cinematographic,…

essential oils and resinoids, perfumery, cosmetic…

paper and paperboard, articles of paper pulp, of…

beverages, spirits and vinegar

aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

miscellaneous chemical products

tanning or dyeing extracts, tannins and their…

furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports,…

dairy produce, birds' eggs, natural honey, edible…

articles of iron or steel

soap, organic surface-active agents, washing…

miscellaneous edible preparations

8487

3039

9033

4822

8838

3294

0473

3421

Russian Federation: Major EU-China import gaps, 2014

Source : wiiw calculations based on Russian customs statistics

Top imports from the EU minus imports from China, 2014 (total import gap: USD 70 bn)

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EU-China-Russia export specialisation asymmetry: implications for the Eurasian Silk Road (I)

� The EU (as well as Austria and Germany) exports specialise mainly on machinery, vehicles, aircraft and pharmaceuticals to both China and Russia (more than 50% of total EU exports);

� More than 50% of EU (and Austrian) imports from China are electrical and mechanical machinery;

� There is much evidence for a lot of EU-China intra-industry trade;

� In contrast, at least 75% of imports from Russia (both of the EU, Austria and China) are mineral fuels, additional 4% metals (iron, steel and aluminium), wood and fertilizers;

� Russian exports lack the diversity – energy prevails overall.

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EU-China-Russia export specialisation asymmetry implications for the Eurasian Silk Road (II)

� Oil and gas pipelines from Russia to both East (China) and West (the EU) directions, the former yet to be constructed;

� Rail (containers) transit from and to China via Russia;

� Costs and other obstacles (e.g. Ukraine transit) hinder rail transport compared to air and sea;

� Chinese Silk Road Fund (USD 40 billion) and money from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (up to USD 100 billion) ?

� Russian investment resources scarce owing to sanctions and low oil prices.

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Source: adapted from UN ECE (2015)

From China to Spain with the cargo train …

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Source: Hunya (wiiw FDI Database, 2015)

Share of main investing countries in the capital investment pledged in greenfield projects, %, 2014

30

Largest Chinese projects in Russian manufacturing announced in 2014

Investing Company Parent Company Administrative Region Industry Sector Capital

Investment

EUR million

Jobs Created

Hawtai Motor Group Hawtai Motor Group Not Specified Automotive OEM 962.30 3000

Dongfeng Motor Dongfeng Motor Tatarstan Republic Automotive OEM 437.41 2931

Dongfeng Motor Dongfeng Motor Saratov Oblast Automotive OEM 87.48 586

Solar Systems Harbin Electric Tatarstan Republic Electronic

Components

106.71 1180

China Triumph

International

Engineering

China National

Building Material

Group (CNBM)

Ulyanovsk Oblast Industrial Machinery,

Equipment & Tools

2624.46 3000

Lifan International

(Trading)

Chongqing Lifan

Industry

Lipetsk Oblast Automotive OEM 262.45 1500

BAIC International Beijing Automotive

Industry Holding

Not Specified Automotive OEM 200.60 1415

Great Wall Motors

(GWM)

Great Wall Motors

(GWM)

Tula Oblast Automotive OEM 454.91 2500

New Hope Group

(NHG)

New Hope Group

(NHG)

Tatarstan Republic Food & Tobacco 437.41 1267

Source: Hunya (wiiw FDI Database, 2015)

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31Source : Keun-Wook Paik, IIASA Energy Workshop, 12 May 2015

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Source : adapted from Paik (2015)

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Sino-Russian Gas Cooperation (Paik, 2015)

� The historic Sino-Russian gas deal from May 21, 2014 laid the ground for large scale pipeline gas supplies from east Siberia;

� The triggering point of this gas deal was the Ukraine crisis, but China became the biggest beneficiary of this special deal;

� If the eastern route deal (38 bcm/y for 30 years) is combined with the Altai route deal (30 bcm/y), it will wipe out almost 50 mt/y of LNG market from China’s other suppliers;

� The Altai route will make Russia a Swing Supplier between European and Asian markets, yet its impact on the European market will be limited;

� The implications of Russian deals towards China’s gas expansion, the regional and global trading in the coming decades will be substantial;

� Japan and Korean dreams to reduce the Asian LNG premium will be supported by fierce competition between imported pipeline gas and LNG in China;

� Reduced Asian premium will help the expansion of gas use in China and reduce the coal share below 50% in China’s energy mix by 2030. This will be one of the most important contributions for the global climate change initiative;

� It is a real irony that Western sanctions against Russia indirectly help Sino-Russian gas deal’s substantial contribution to China’s energy revolution by reducing China’s coal dependency.

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Why Altai Gas MOU? (Paik, 2015)

� On November 9, 2014, at the APEC Summit in Beijing, both President Putin and President Xi Jinping had witnessed the signing of MOU between Gazprom and CNPC. What drove China to accept President Putin’s Altai initiative?

� A number of factors had affected China’s blessing on the MOU. First, in June 2014, president Xi called for China’s Energy revolution, which requires the reduction of China’s dependence on massive coal use. Maximising the gas use is the most effective and practical solution. No harm to open another option for a large scale pipeline gas supply with the competitive price;

� Chinese leadership was always uncomfortable about its growing dependence on sea tankers oil and gas supplies;

� The pipeline supplies will reduce China’s vulnerability to sea lane oil and gas supplies;

� To promote China’s ambitious “Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB)” Initiative effectively, China needs an indirect support from Russia as the SREB Initiative is completely bypassing Russia’s territory .

� China had to offer Russia something special to make sure no challenges or obstacles from Russia - the Altai project is ideal to serve the purpose.

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� Implications of the Russian-China gas deals will be substantial;

� The Sino-Russian gas deal from May 21, 2014 laid the ground for a large scale pipeline gas supplies from East Siberia;

� For Russia, the triggering point of the May 2014 gas deal was the Ukraine crisis and related sanctions, but China became the biggest beneficiary of this special deal;

� If the eastern route deal (38 bcm/y for 30 years) is combined with the Altai route deal (30 bcm/y), it will wipe out almost 50 mt/y of LNG market from China.

� The Altai route will make Russia to a Swing Supplier between European and Asian markets, yet its impact towards the European market will be limited.

Source : Keun-Wook Paik, IIASA Energy Workshop, 12 May 2015

Sino-Russian Gas Cooperation (I)

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� If the Altai MOU becomes legally binding, it will have a big impact on the LNG supplies from USA to China;

� Japan and Korea’s dreams to reduce the Asian LNG premium will be supported by fierce competition between imported Russian pipeline gas and LNG in China;

� Reduced Asian premium will help the expansion of gas use in China and to the decline of coal share below 50% in China’s energy mix by 2030;

� Paradoxically, the Western sanctions against Russia indirectly help Sino-Russian gas deals and will contribute to China’s reduction of coal

dependence (and pollution).

Source : Keun-Wook Paik, IIASA Energy Workshop, 12 May 2015

Sino-Russian Gas Cooperation (II)

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Scenario (II): Overall EU losses could add up to EUR 55 billion if goods and services exports to Russia drop by 50%

Source. Own estimates (Havlik, 2014).

-18000

-16000

-14000

-12000

-10000

-8000

-6000

-4000

-2000

0

Germany, followed by Italy, France, Great Britain andPoland would lose most in absolute terms.In terms of value added, Austria would lose EUR 1.5 bn

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Scenario (II) sectoral impacts: estimated loss of GDP (in %) if gross exports to Russia drop by 50%

Source. Own estimates (Havlik, 2014).

Baltics, SK, BG, PL, CZ, FI, HU more affected thanothers; Lithuania would lose up to 2% of GDP

-2.50

-2.00

-1.50

-1.00

-0.50

0.00

LT EE SK LV BG PL CZ SI HU FI DE RO SE AT IT CY BE NL DK LU IE MT GB FR ES P T GR

Agro/food Machinery Transport equipment Services All other

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Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

www.wiiw.ac.at

Impact of sanctions on the Russian economy

Decrease of funding from EU and US financial markets

Less FDI from the EU

Embargo on trade of oil drilling technology

The reduction of production cooperation

Higher inflation

EUR 115-150 bn up to 50-70 mntons of oil lost by 2030 (up to

EUR 25 bn at 70$ per bbl)

EUR 20-40 bnEUR 4-5 bn EUR 10 bn

Embargo on trade with dual-use technologies

EUR 15-20 bn

In extreme case, the impact of sanctions could add up to 8-10% of Russian GDP according to estimates of Moscow’s Institute of Economic Forecasting(Alexander Shirov, IIASA Workshop, 20 Nov. 2014).

Russian economy

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� The European Union and China dominate the wider Eurasian economy and marginalise Russia/EAEU;

� Russia has been ‘stuck in transition’ and needs the EU for modernisation imports, investment and export markets;

� Rising importance of EU-China trade; Russia on the decline;

� Trade asymmetries EU-Russia, EU-China and Russia-China;

� Silk Road, pipelines, rail, air and sea cargo challenges: capacity, costs and investment financing bottlenecks;

� Closer integration of the enlarged EU, Russia, EAEU, other Eastern Partnership countries and China could boost trade, investment and growth in a wider Eurasia;

� Yet geopolitics matter: a wider Eurasian integration – from Lisbon to Vladivostok and Shanghai – would relieve Ukraine and other Eastern Partnership countries from ‘impossible’ either/or choices.

Conclusions and Silk Road Challenges

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