Download or read book The Customs Union Between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus written by Svetoslav Varadzhakov and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This article provides a background to the newly formed Customs Union between the three former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus in 2010 and relates this form of economic and political cooperation to the times of the Mongol Empire when trade from Europe to China flourished under a single institutional framework. We provide details on the customs code accepted by the three member states, especially Kazakhstan, and highlight economic, political and social benefits that this form of cooperation could bring to the participating states and their close neighbors and trade partners.