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In 2020, China and India accounted for two-thirds of global coal consumption, while the European Union and the United States accounted for only 10%. Coal consumption in Southeast Asia has now surpassed the European Union and will soon surpass the United States. Now the global coal trend is mainly influenced by Asia. Changes in the demand for coal in China are closely related to economic growth, but in different periods of the development of China's industrialization, the degree of dependence of economic growth on ...

Changes in market demand inevitably lead to changes in the assortment policy of oil companies. It is necessary to change the production capacity at the enterprise and the sales policy, demand profitable types of products that will be in demand among consumers. The competitive strategy of oil refining companies is currently largely determined by the drop in total global demand for dark oil products and the high rates of development of petrochemicals. The focus of the paper is on analysis and development of assortme...

Theoretical studies of how resource-based economies develop change along with changes in approaches to studying sustainable development. There are opposite points of view on resource-based economies. On the one hand, abundant natural resources help countries grow rapidly and efficiently. On the other hand, the 1970s saw the emergence of the resource curse concept in which natural resources are seen as an obstacle to successful economic development. This paradox is explained in various ways, including macroeconomic...