REPERE ALE EVOLUTIEI COMERTULUI EXTERIOR AL ROMANIEI (1950-1970)

At the end of Second World War the world and Europe had been divided into spheres of influence. Eastern Europe was included under the soviet dominance. The entire evolution of all the Eastern European countries was marked by this reality. The eastern bloc had its own way of development, based on the centrally planned economy, after the soviet model. The foreign trade of these countries, and of course of Romania, was influenced by the soviet tutelage. Most of the foreign trade was orientated toward COMECON markets and the Soviet Union decided what merchandise would be the object of trade