This article describes and analyzes the main factors affecting the changing conditions of the global market of High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), as well as the sales dynamics and changes in assortment on HALE UAV market and the impact of low maintainability of UAV design elements, made from innovative composite materials, on the sphere of their application.

The author considers features of functioning of organs of government (board of directors and management) in joint-stock company. It is possible to present company director not only in the form of organs which is born by fiduciary duties of due care before the company and its shareholders of the company, but also as agents who render services to shareholders. The author suggests to consider organs of government in two directions (as corporate organ which are allocated by powers and are a company integral part and as agents who render services to shareholders) as such review allows shareholders to expect the true purposes of a director and not to admit destruction of shareholder value.

Increasing public investment in the Russian Federation to facilitate economic growth in the current situation is impossible, therefore the problem of improving their efficiency becomes increasingly important. The above issue has become the subject of many studies showing that public investments effectiveness varies considerably from country to country. It is affected by various factors: structural changes in the economy, sectoral funding distribution, applied mechanisms of planning, management and stimulation. Moreover, analyzing some countries’ experience of economic growth stimulation through public investment it is necessary to take into account their economic and historical situation, the resource base, as well as political attitudes. According to the theory, public investments do not always contribute to the economy dynamic development. At the same time, empirical studies prove that public capital invested in such sectors as transport, communication and education is effective as a whole. An important task is the analysis of mechanisms of priority investment projects state support, existing in the world practice, and their revision with regard to conditions and needs of the Russian Federation.

The article stresses the urgency of developing methodology for increasing strategic management effectiveness of energy retailing companies. The paper presents a review of the existing methodologies for strategic planning of energy retail companies and analyzes their use potential in modern world. The adapted methodology of strategy development for energy retail organizations based on operational peculiarities proposes at the phase of checking the goals conformity to determine congruency of the selected objectives and main strategy directions in conformity with the sector (electricity) goals, the main directions of the value growth concept, the principles of quality management system. At the stage of strategy choosing from three the most probable options — external growth, internal growth, saving — it is recommended to determine the optimal strategy taking into account the main directions (objectives): cost increase, quality and reliability.

The article discusses the mechanism of food resources strategic management in the region as an integral part of its economic security. The paper presents the dynamics of forming the main food resources in the Republic of Mordovia.

The article examines methodological approach to shaping the Federal Space Program (FSP) in relation to socio-economic problems. According to the authors, the proposed approach can be further extended to all other areas of the FSP, as well as to the state program “Space activities of Russia” as a whole.

The article presents elaboration of methodology for organizational capacity research, including direction, principles and aspects of such research. It defines investigation methods and recommended measuring instruments. The paper substantiates application of the indicators method, defines requirements for indicators and proposes a way of their selection. It highlights the advantages and the sphere of the proposed methodology application.

The article dwells on inflation processes in Russia. The main factors, which have significantly affected it, are identified and analyzed. The factors themselves are considered from monetary and non-monetary points of view. Particular attention is paid to non-monetary factors of inflation being its main source.

In today’s world a profit of certain companies is constantly changing, their mergers or acquisitions are very often. But is it possible to predict these indicators’ behavior or at least to explain how they work behindhand? The answer to this question is related to the capital concentration and centralization concepts and to the corresponding theoretical apparatus developed by Karl Marx. But how does this apparatus work in real life, are all its prerequisites to be performed, are there any factors that it does not consider? Or maybe this whole theory is worth no more than the paper on which it was written? The answers to all these questions constitute the contents of this essay. Thus, the paper considers practical application of Marx’s theoretical theses on capital concentration and centralization.

The article analyzes problems of Russia’s participation in international economic relations. It dwells on different aspects of Russian external economic policy and the experience of several countries, including oil exporters, in supporting their national economy. The paper analyzes rouble devaluation occurring in 2013–2014.