Vol 5, No 4 (2018)

The article presents the structuring of 80 working variables characterizing the innovative, socio-economic, ecological and economic potential of the Samara region for the period from 2000 to 2015. Two indicators are considered as resulting variables in this work: the relative volume of innovative goods (%) and the volume of innovative goods, works, services (mln.RUB). On the basis of correlation analysis, developed methodology and software for variable selection regression models of innovation, which ensures the absence of multicollinearity variables. The developed tool allows automatic control of the relationship between the working variables (from 0.7 to 0.95), to obtain a different set of selected working variables.

This article discusses the participation of consumers in the regulation of the electricity market demand Management can not only reduce the cost of electricity needs, but also contributes to its cheaper in the wholesale market, improve the reliability of the power system, reduce the need for additional generating capacity and, accordingly, reduce the level of carbon dioxide emissions. Interest in demand management has now grown significantly around the world, especially in countries emerging from the energy crisis and seeking to meet energy demand through efficient market mechanisms rather than through the construction of expensive generating capacity and grid infrastructure.

Article is devoted to comparison of spatial shifts in a global oil and gas complex and the Chevron company from 2000 for 2016. A quantitative assessment of spatial shifts in world oil production, gas production and oil processing and also their values for the studied company is given. On the basis of the received values are revealed as the general trends in development of the industries in general and the large company, in them working, and characteristic discrepancies to which the explanation is offered.

The article is devoted to the analysis of development of social programs of foreign companies and corporate social responsibility of Russian oil and gas companies. The social policy of these organizations was assessed on the basis of the data of the organization for economic cooperation and development, reports on sustainable development for 2014-2016, the input of which took into account the volume of financing of social projects, their main directions, individual projects. It was analyzed documents at the international and national levels, which was regulating the social responsibility of business. The factors which was constrained development of corporate social responsibility with reference to the Russian companies are defined.

In the article, the author examines the current situation associated with shadow banking for the example of Germany and the United Kingdom. The work provides timely analytical information on the shadow turnover in these countries. The author also gives a position on the analyzed indicators, which allow to determine the presence of shadow turnover at the level of any state. The author's aim is to study the shadow banking turnover that exists in Germany and Great Britain today, and also to find solutions to the elimination of such a turnover.

The article is devoted to the analysis of modern features of the location of pharmaceutical enterprises in the regions and cities of Russia. The main features and geographical factors of development of the modern pharmaceutical industry of the country are characterized. Groups of regions of the Russian Federation on concentration of profitable enterprises of the industry and its main centers are defined. An estimation of the change in the share of 20 leading enterprises in the gross profit of all profitable enterprises in the period 2015-2016 and their regional characteristics was carried out.

The cost of doing business in the East African Community (EAC) is very high compared to other regional blocks. The poor state of the regional transport infrastructure and the inefficient combination of modes of transport make a significant contribution to this unfavorable fact. The purpose of this article is to review the development of transport infrastructure in the EAC, especially road transport. It covered the main general transport plans in the region and the activities needed to create an integrated, efficient regional transport infrastructure network. Inland waterways are underutilized and need to be developed to enhance the contribution to transport and logistics in the region. In all cases, it is necessary to strengthen safety standards, especially road and air transport.

In the modern world of globalization the pharmaceutical market is dynamically developing sector of world economy. The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most difficult directions of business around the world. High rates of production and profit are characteristic of this branch. The relevance of a research is caused by need of a research of the pharmaceutical companies for improvement of welfare of the population. Innovative activity of the companies, high costs of research and development, aspiration of the large companies on interaction with partners and formation of structures of cluster type form a basis for competitive activity in the world market of pharmaceutical production.