DOI: 10.33917/mic-6.89.2019.5-13

The paper considers the largest Russian transnational corporations and the possibilities of consolidating their status as global economic leaders. The positions of Russian companies in international ratings are analyzed: Fortune Global 500, The World’s Largest Public Companies (according to Forbs magazine), Top-100 non-financial MNCs from developing countries and countries with economies in transition, ranked by the size of foreign assets and a number of other foreign ratings. The features of the activities of the companies represented in the ratings are established, measures are proposed to strengthen the positions of Russian companies in the global economy.

DOI: 10.33917/mic-3.92.2020.5-11

The article discusses the functioning of oligopolistic companies in the global economy, analyzes their ability to modify the external environment in their own interests: lobbying laws favorable to companies; providing better working conditions and attracting state support measures in comparison with other subjects of market relations; dominant influence on counterparties; the formation of upward and downward global value chains. Particular attention is paid to ways to modify the external environment of companies that are leaders in the digital field.