The article is devoted to the development of mechanisms for monetary policy aimed at accelerated economic growth in Russia. It proves the need for a differentiated approach to determining the conditions of access to financial resources for different categories of participants in economic relations. To finance investment projects, it was proposed to use the target project emission mechanism using escrow accounts. Particular attention is paid to the exclusion of risks of inflation. Thus, the target project issue mechanism allows creating an additional non-inflationary project and investment money channel in the economy, developing an approach underlying the modern multi-channel transmission mechanism of the monetary policy of the Bank of Russia.

The current problems and prospects of development of the world market of energy resources are considered. On the basis of the «Energy Strategy of Russia for the period up to 2030», the prospects for its implementation were analyzed in terms of energy resources transportation: from the standpoint of the traditional SWOT analysis (with emphasis on external market opportunities, external threats, internal strengths and internal weaknesses that hinder the increase in energy efficiency during their transportation); from the standpoint of the BCG matrix, from the standpoint of the McKinsey DPM matrix model, from the standpoint of the supply strategy (procurement) model for the P. Kralich matrix (with emphasis on strategic, basic, non-critical and problematic energy resources being transported).

This article describes the key aspects of improving the international competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses. The main solutions are grouped into six key groups: structural, resource, technical, managerial, market and functional. It is also separately considered to increase competitiveness through subcontracting - the interaction of small and medium-sized enterprises with large organizations.

Sustainable development of companies becomes especially important in a crisis economic environment, as companies seeking not only to survive, but also to overcome the crisis with the least losses, should always be ready to resist negative changes in the economy. At first glance, the concept of «sustainable development» seems contradictory, therefore, in this article, the concepts of «development» and «sustainability of the organization» are considered separately. With the help of the expert-grade method, a comparative analysis of the definitions of sustainability, economic and financial sustainability of economic entities was carried out, and the main components inherent in these definitions were highlighted. Several definitions of sustainable development of the organization were also considered and thereupon two approaches to the understanding of the term were highlighted. One approach involves taking into account only the production and economic components of the organizational performance, and the second is based on the connection with the economic, social and environmental component.

Managing financial sustainability is one of the key mechanisms of enterprise crisis management. The article discusses the features of managing the financial sustainability of small businesses that are characteristic of economic entities of a given legal form. The analysis of the peculiarities of ensuring the financial sustainability of small enterprises in Russia in modern conditions is carried out and directions for improving the mechanism for managing the financial sustainability of small business organizations are proposed.

The article presents the main trends in the development of the glass industry and the market for glass products over the past few years. Analyzed the qualitative and quantitative features of the changes that have occurred in the market for the production and consumption of glass in Russia, as well as the factors contributing to them. The impact of the amendments to 214-FZ on shared construction on the construction market and the glass market is considered, and the reasons for the difficulties of exporting Russian glass producers to the external market are analyzed.