Brand Africa’s Top 100 Most Admired Brands in Africa report was conducted in 27 countries across the continent, analysing changes to the ranking over the last ten years, the impact of challenging economic conditions on African brands, and the steps that need to be taken in order for local brands to compete with the global giants dominating the market.

EY presents another news release, which is devoted to assessing the contribution of business to the development of regions of presence. It describes modern approaches to assessing the socio-economic impact of business, as well as the possibilities of using the results of such an assessment for effective communication with all stakeholders.

The Industrial Development Report 2018 was prepared by UNIDO and presented at the 17th Session of the UNIDO General Conference. The report studies demand as a driver for industrial growth and suggests policy tools focusing specifically on demand that can help attain inclusive and sustainable industrial development.

The article examines the country’s acute economic problems and substantiates the need of socio-economic development acceleration, discusses ways to achieve national development goals, and shows that national projects are important, but not the only mechanisms for achieving them. The urgent need for the formation of a full-fledged comprehensive Strategy for the socio-economic development of the country for the prospective period, as well as the available experience in developing strategic documents at the federal and regional levels, have been identified. Attention is paid to the experience of strategic development planning in St. Petersburg. The urgent need to create incentives for business development and the formation of a favorable investment climate has been identified. The article defines methods for enhancing the mechanisms for the implementation of national and regional development projects and programs, including specific methods for achieving the goals, such as conducting continuous monitoring of their achievement, using methods of foresight, regulatory guillotine, triple helix, etc.