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The increasing international political tensions and the growing use of economic sanctions in world markets have made it more important to compare the prospects for the development of major players in the global economy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential of the BRICS and G7 countries based on the attractiveness of their industries for other countries, including those from the Global South and East, which are still undecided about joining either group. To achieve this goal, the following objectives were set and achieved: to obtain statistically significant data on the capabilities of associations, taking into account the political and economic orientation of supranational organizations; to form and compare the financial and economic profiles of industry participants from BRICS, G7, and non-aligned countries; to assess the attractiveness and development potential of players in the BRICS and G7 markets. The methodology used has been based on regression analysis, comparative analysis, multidimensional analysis, and nonparametric testing of corporate financial statements from public companies in 2019 and 2020. The analysis of the images of the industry residents of BRICS, G7, and "neutral" countries has allowed to identify a trend toward increased polarization and growing differences between the BRICS and G7 members. The criteria for this trend are indicators of business margins, sales volumes, capital, and the volume of non-current assets. According to three out of four criteria, the overall image of an industry resident from BRICS is more attractive than that of from G7 due to multiple exceedances of the values of these criteria indicators. This serves as a clear example of the potential for undecided countries from the Global South and East to join this association and strengthens BRICS' authority and development.

To a large extent, the deep fluid regime plays a key role in seismicity, aseismic deformation of the lithosphere, and ore and oil genesis processes. An informative detailed analysis of the hydrogeology of shallow fault zones is presented in (Kocharyan and Shatunov, 2024), where it is noted that the nature of fluid dynamics of deep faults is poorly understood. In this article, the main attention is paid to the problems of describing deep fault zones, and a number of contradictions arising from this consideration are pointed out. It is shown that the challenges of such a description are largely eliminated by considering the processes of metamorphism and related anomalies in the physical properties of the Earth's interior. A further refinement of the proposition that earthquakes occurring at different depths have different physical mechanisms is presented.

Introduction. In recent years, the anthropocentric scientific paradigm has been actively developing and the experimental method of research in linguistics is becoming increasingly popular and relevant. This article is devoted to the experiment of studying the process of perception iconic lexis of the unfamiliar language. Scientific novelty of this study is determined both by the selected material and methods of presenting this material for consideration.Methodology and sources. The basis for the experiment was a survey for native English speakers who did not know the language of the target stimuli (Russian). To conduct the experiment, a corpus of verbs of motion was used (546 verbs, 2273 word usages). The corpus was selected from 12 novels of English literature of the 20-21st centuries, as well as contextual translations of these verbs into Russian. During the study, a group of respondents (106 people) of both genders, various social and age groups were offered 20 English contextual uses of phonetically motivated verbs of motion, which were pre-selected from the above-mentioned corpus of verbs. In each sentence, a verb of motion was highlighted, and also a sound recording of two Russian verbs was presented, which was a translation of the highlighted English verb and its synonym. The total number of responses was 2120.Results and discussion. Participants of the experiment were asked to choose one of two Russian words that corresponded to the highlighted English word in the best way. Respondents chose with great confidence 4 iconic verbs of motion out of 15 pairs of synonyms in which only one verb is phonetically motivated. In 3 cases, respondents more often preferred the non-iconic word. The remaining pairs of synonyms were divided approximately equally. The more developed syntax of the Russian language compared to English, which sometimes obscured the sound motivated basis of the word could be a possible reason for this. Conclusion. The results of the experiment show that the perception of phonetically motivated units of an unfamiliar language depends on many factors. Thus, native English speakers who do not speak Russian or who speak it at a minimal level do not perceive Russian iconic vocabulary in all cases. Simultaneously, statistically significant differences in the perception by people of different age groups and gender were not revealed during the experiment.

The article is devoted to the study of political identity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The author pays particular attention to the modern interpretation of the concept of 'Congolité' – Congolese identity, which is in many ways identical to the idea of national citizenship. The concept of 'Congolité' itself is considered in the article as a set of legal norms, as an instrument of electoral struggle and as a symbolic construct. The concept has acquired a new meaning in the context of the 2021 draft law, and its return to domestic politics is significant for understanding the mood of Congolese society. The author also tries to identify the main lines of the identity debate and concludes that one of its constants is the problem of the political-legal status of the Rwandafon minority (Banyarwanda / Banyamulenge), and another is regional-linguistic fragmentation, which is reinforced by economic-demographic specificity. Both of these factors have a significant impact on internal voting patterns. The discourse of autochthonous 'purity' is seen as exacerbating this fragmentation and as generating conflict in Congo's relations with states in the region, particularly Rwanda.

Relevance. The construction industry produces a third of global waste, much of it is not recycled, ending up in landfills and polluting the environment. Between 2000 and 2020, the volume of construction work has increased more than 12-fold. The flip side of the process is a proportional increase in waste. In the insulation materials market and in the construction industry in general, the relevance of the lean manufacturing concept is growing, as it can be used to reduce the amount of resources consumed and increase business efficiency.Purpose. This article considers the developed measures for implementation of the concept of lean production in the framework of strategic management of the enterprise at the plant of the market of thermal insulation materials.Objectives. Within the framework of the concept realization the excessive quality is reduced, the system of personnel training is implemented and the level of competitiveness of the enterprise is increased.Methodology. The object of the study is the plant of Belgorod region, the leader in labor productivity in the city of Belgorod. The works were carried out from 2021 to 2023.Results. Due to the implemented program labor productivity increased by 2,0%, the number of scrap was reduced from 1,7% to 0,8%, new strategies for the development of the company were developed due to the introduction of personnel training system.Conclusions. The program of increase of competitiveness of the enterprise of branch of heat-insulating materials on the basis of introduction of the concept of lean production at its projection on other companies given in the present article is perspective in the plan of increase of competitiveness of the Russian Federation in the world arena, in fact the economy of the country depends on efficiency of subjects functioning in it.

Relevance. The problems of sustainable development, the development of a resource-saving economy, and a closed-loop economy are becoming increasingly relevant for the Russian Federation, as a state whose economy accounts for a significant volume of its raw materials sector. The stable state of the extractive industry enterprises, the continuing internal and external demand for natural resources of our country reinforce the need to form and implement a balanced macro- and mesoeconomical resource conservation policy, financial and investment support for extractive and processing enterprises to implement environmental and environmental programs, as well as further development and improvement of economic tools for managing resource conservation processes.The purpose of the study is to determine the composition of the main economic tools for managing resourcesaving processes presented in modern Russian economics and found in the practice of individual business entities. The objectives are as follows: to investigate the theoretical foundations of the development of the main economic instruments for managing resource conservation processes; to determine the main directions of modern macroeconomic policy, implemented state programs of the Russian Federation of an environmental orientation; to propose a general description of economic instruments for managing resource conservation processes.The methodology is a combination of general scientific research methods – analysis, synthesis of received information, interpretation of data. The study uses data from the statistical observation of current (operational) environmental protection costs in the Russian Federation, posted on the official website of the Federal Statistics Service. Results. Some recommendations are proposed to expand the possibilities of using economic tools for managing resource conservation processes in the subjects of the Russian Federation.Conclusions. In modern Russian economics, in general, the composition of economic instruments for managing resource-saving processes has been formed. The main economic tool for managing resource-saving processes on the part of the state is government subsidies to the regions of Russia. Economic entities, primarily corporate businesses, also make a significant contribution to protective and environmental measures.