Foreign trade activity of the Bryansk region

The market factor has the most direct impact on the social and economic development of the region. The scientific article is devoted to assessing the state of foreign trade activity of the Bryansk region for the period 2015-2021. It presents the dynamics of foreign trade turnover, exports and imports, their structure by participating countries and goods; the favorable conditions of foreign trade, the openness of the economy of the Bryansk region for foreign economic relations are assessed; the activities of the regional Export Support Center is characterized; a list of enterprises implementing export-oriented investment projects is provided; the directions of promotion of export development, including for the long term are shown. The foreign trade turnover of the Bryansk region in 2015-2021 increased by almost 16.0% due to a more significant increase in the export supplies. The foreign trade cooperation is carried out with 84 countries, but the main partner is the Republic of Belarus (46.4% of exports and 54.1% of imports in 2021). The basis of export-import trade is machinery, equipment and vehicles, food products and agricultural raw materials, chemical products, wood, metals. The turnover of foreign trade with the CIS countries is 1.8 times higher than the turnover with non-CIS countries. In the analyzed period, there was a negative trade balance with a ratio of imports and exports of goods of 1.9: 1. The negative result of the ratio of trade balance and foreign trade turnover indicates an imbalance in foreign trade in the Bryansk region. The external regional market is not open enough for international exchange and the problem of self-sufficiency of consumers of the region with goods of their own production has not been completely solved. The activities of the regional Export Support Center are aimed at promoting Russian brands and products to the foreign market. Key words: Bryansk region, foreign trade turnover, export quota, import quota, trade balance, Export Support Center.