TY - BOOK ID - 84658103 TI - Cross-Border Issues in Energy Trade in the CIS Countries AU - Shiells, Clinton. AU - Dodsworth, John. AU - Mathieu, Paul. PY - 2002 SN - 1462351220 1455261890 1451968957 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Investments: Energy KW - Exports and Imports KW - Macroeconomics KW - Industries: Energy KW - Empirical Studies of Trade KW - Economic Integration KW - Gas Utilities KW - Pipelines KW - Water Utilities KW - Energy: General KW - Trade: General KW - Energy and the Macroeconomy KW - Energy: Demand and Supply KW - Prices KW - Electric Utilities KW - Investment & securities KW - International economics KW - Petroleum, oil & gas industries KW - Oil KW - Exports KW - Energy sector KW - Energy prices KW - Electricity KW - Commodities KW - International trade KW - Economic sectors KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Energy industries KW - Electric utilities KW - Russian Federation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84658103 AB - This paper explores from a regional perspective the distorted nature of trade in energy products within the CIS countries. The persistence of pricing distortions, barter arrangements, and discriminatory access to pipelines, as well as failure to honor contracts, has disrupted and distorted energy exports to non-CIS countries, undermined energy sector reforms, and distorted investment decisions. The paper focuses on cross-border issues as an integral component of the wider problem of inefficient energy use within the CIS. Several policy recommendations are proposed, including measures to foster greater competition, reduce state involvement, and promote regional cooperation. ER -