The article analyzes the trends in the development of the national economy in the framework of the Industry 4.0 concept, highlights modern end-to-end digital and postdigital technologies, shows possible threats to the economic interests of society, the state and the region, describes current problematic situations. The authors believe that preventing as well as repelling economic threats constantly requires complex solutions, some of which are proposed in the conclusions in the final part of the article.

The problem of creating conditions for investment in the national economy is still poorly understood. The purpose of this paper is to identify some patterns of investment in the Russian agricultural sector. We conclude that investment in fixed assets in this sector looks quite attractive now, because it provides productivity and profit growth.

The article defines the values of 8 indicators of the dynamics of living conditions as of 2014 and 2018 for the11 regions of the North-Western Federal District, necessary for research on this topic. According to these indicators, the methodology developed by the author was calculated for each of the regions indices of indicators of the dynamics of living conditions in the region and the generalized index of the dynamics of living conditions in the region. The analysis carried out on the values of all these indicators made it possible to assess the dynamics of living conditions in each of the regions, to conduct a comparative analysis, and to determine the regions-leaders and regions-outsiders. Based on the results of the study, appropriate conclusions were made about the dynamics of living conditions in each of the 11 regions of the Northwestern Federal District of Russia and the reasons for the different results in their change for the better.

The article analyzes the prerequisites that have determined the relevance at the present stage of Russia's development of separating the investment strategy of the region, as a strategic document, from the strategy of socio-economic development, as a strategic planning document provided for by current legislation. The compliance of the existing strategy of socio-economic development of the Kaliningrad region for the long term with the requirements of the ANO "ASI" standard is analyzed, the result is compared with the investment strategy of the Vologda region, the city of Moscow, as well as with the project of strategic development of the city of New York "OneNYC 2050" adopted by the Government of the State of New York. Based on the results of the study, conclusions are substantiated about the need to update the existing strategy of socio-economic development of the Kaliningrad region for the long term.

ESG is the next stage in the development of the economy, taking place along with the process of its digital transformation. This policy includes three components (environmental, social, governance) considered as markers of development success. The stability of both individual companies and the entire industry and the country's economy depends on how balanced these three components are. Modern fisheries are at the initial stage of implementing the principles of ESG, the results of which will largely determine the future of this industry.

The purpose of the article is to study the key areas of influence of the ESG policy on the current and future state of companies in the fishing industry. We consider revenue growth, cost reduction, administrative regulation, labor productivity growth and capital optimization as such areas. We conclude that implementing an ESG policy is not an easy task. However, its solution is a necessary condition for sustainable business development.

The article provides a comparative analysis of the budgetary systems of two municipalities of the Kaliningrad region - Zelenogradsk and Sovietsk city districts. A study of the revenue and expenditure side of local budgets is carried out through the prism of critical analysis, their features are revealed, and a set of measures for their optimization is proposed.

For a reasonable allocation of resources in Russia's foreign economic activity, it is advisable to analyze the main activities of the Eurasian Economic Commission of the EAEU. The article shows such an analysis through the application of a systemat approach and the ranking of activities using the method of paired comparisons. The results of the analysis are, in fact, a "road map" for prioritizing activities and a reasonable allocation of resources between them.