The article discusses the types of project financing (concession, life cycle contract) as tools for effective interaction between the state and business. The results of the analysis of concession activity, the structure of concession projects in the Russian Federation by category are presented. The scheme of interaction between the participants is described, the advantages and disadvantages of life cycle contracts, as well as the priority directions of their use in the economy of modern Russia, are revealed.

In this article the authors consider the problematic aspects of determining the code designation of timber according to Common Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union, depending on the depth of its processing, the types of which can be classified according to the purpose of application and the technology of implementation. The problem of the emergence of a number of facts of inaccurate declaration of goods of timber industry complex on the background of tightening the political course of Russia in relation to the export of strategically important resources in the form of products of timber industry complex. The analysis of terms denoting the types of processing of goods of items 4403 and 4407 of HS EEU has been carried out, the criteria for the distinction of these types of processing have been highlighted. Attention is focused on the increasing trend of substituting the code of goods items that include roughly edged timber and lumber obtained by other methods of treatment (planing, peeling, grinding) The authors suggest a technique of introducing normative criteria, building on the dimensional characteristics of specific lumber to divide the types of wood processing of goods items 4403 and 4407 considering the practice of overseas customs authorities, aimed at eliminating the risk of mixing of goods included in the items 4403 and 4407 HS EEU.

This article covers the topic of the formation and development of e-government in modern Russia. The relevance of the work lies in the fact that the existing problems in the implementation and application of e-government requires urgent solutions built on the academic analysis and the study of world experience resulting from the increasing demand for e-government services. The purpose of the study is to identify the nature of the implementation of the new e-government technology in the activities of Russian public administration compared with foreign countries. The purpose of the study is to analyze the current state, trends, and problems of the development of Russian e-government based on the analysis of statistics of the e-government development index adopted by the United Nations and national statistical data. According to the research findings the Russian Federation has relatively good indicators of the development of e-government, but for several reasons, Russia still lags behind the advanced countries in the field of organizing online government. The research enables to analyze and study in detail the problems in the implementation and application of e-government, as well as to identify the most efficient technique to solve them.

The article presents the judicial practice in cases related to the classification of goods, which is the most ambiguous and inconsistent in the legal aspect of customs relations. Due to several circumstances related to changes in the legislative framework, economic policy to support business, and the mechanization of certain processes for the duties assigned to customs authorities, the adversarial nature of the parties in the processes for appealing classification decisions of customs authorities cannot be realized in its original conception. The author analyzes the statistics of complaints and appeals to the customs authorities, examines the judicial practice of appealing against customs decisions in cases related to the classification of food products, identifies the major issues that require priority solutions, and presents several proposals to eliminate these problems or to minimize their impact. The key factor in the success of appeals against classification decisions of customs authorities has been pointed out, the reasons that led to its formation are described. The results of the research expand the expertise in aspect of the consideration of disputes between the subjects of customs legal relations related to the appealing decisions of customs authorities on the classification of food products, allow to extend the methodology on the research issue in terms of the features of the procedural order of litigations in cases of appealing classification decisions of customs authorities.

The paper considers the issue of the need to criminalize non-reporting of a crime as well as identifies the problematic aspects related to the legislative regulation of the crime under article 2056 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Out the research into the above areas the author relies on the results of the retrospective analysis of domestic criminal legislation and refers to foreign criminal law experience in the relevant field.

Both the state and the society as a whole are interested in solving the housing issue.  The  great demand for providing the solution to the issue can be accounted for by  the number of “needy” people, who  are also the representatives of student youth, but the offer does not correspond to the existing circumstances. How does the State build a policy within the framework of the housing problem caused by a set of factors faced by the representatives of student youth: employment, salary level, price level and others? The article considers some options for addressing the housing issue not only with the support of the State, but also via the employment of other available strategies. According to the results of the research it was revealed that  the tools of the State support are focused on a limited proportion of people of this age cohort, and the existing conditions for purchasing housing in the banking services market do not reflect the actual  financial capacity of students. Thus, the solution of the housing issue of this age group becomes the competence of their parents, who are not entitled to take advantage of preferential conditions, which evokes  new difficulties in solving the problem.

The article examinesthe currentRussianinterpretations concerningthe theory of strategizing. Since the comprehension of any theoretical phenomenontends to start withthe study of itsunderlyingconcept, the article examines some modern approaches to defining the categories of “strategy” and “strategizing”. Theanalysis of the works on the theoretical aspects of strategizing at various levelsenables one to draw the conclusionthat the theory under consideration is a young science, its paradigm has not yet been fully comprehended theoretically and has not been worked out methodologically, which confirms the relevance of further researchintothis area.

The article deals with the introduction and the employment of innovative technologies in the process of exploration, production and primary processing of hydrocarbon raw materials. The relevance of the research topic can be accounted for by the inevitability of the digital transformation of the industry in the context of growing demand, the reduction of light oil reserves and the increase in the share of renewable energy sources in the fuel and energy balance.

The purpose of this article is to study the process of implementing the digital transformation of the Russian oil and gas industry, the prospects for its development and the barriers hindering this process.

The article discusses the main directions of digital transformation of the oil and gas sector, the tools for its implementation, as well as the effectiveness of implemented digital solutions. The reasons that complicate the process of digital transformation of the oil and gas industry (a large number of complex production assets, huge amounts of data, etc.), as well as factors that contribute to the success of the digital transformation process, are identified. The author identifies the reasons complicating the process of digital transformation of the oil and gas industry (a large number of complex production assets, huge amounts of data, etc.), as well as the factors that contribute to the success of the digital transformation process.

In the context of the current development of international tourism, new tourist realities have emerged, one of them being industrial tourism. The article examines the concept, the current state and the prospects for the development of industrial tourism as one of emerging types of tourism. The authors analyzes the industrial tourism in Russia and Europe, identifies the major development issues and suggested some ways to solve them. The article determines the place of industrial tourism in the context of the development of regions of the Russian Federation. Particular attention is paid to industrial tourism in St. Petersburg.

The object of research in the article consists in the social relations arising during the process of moving jewelry across the customs border of the EAEU. The paper analyzes and determines the specific features of classification and identification of costume jewelry transported across the customs border of the EAEU. The problems faced by participants of foreign trade activities and customs authorities are identified, as well as ways to solve them are proposed.

The aim of the work is to assess the possibility of using law as a mechanism for preventing gambling addiction. The article presents statistical data describing the severity and prevalence of this problem. The greatest urgency of solving this issue in relation to children and adolescents is confirmed. The results of sociological studies related to the assessment of addiction to gambling, computer games and the Internet are presented. The regulatory framework governing gambling in the Russian Federation has been identified and systematized. The main mechanisms of socio-psychological prevention and legal regulation of gambling addiction are shown.