The article overviews a complex theme of the Asian cooperation of the financial institutions aimed at building the Asian financial system as a whole. AIIB and NDB are the core of this process and their influence on the formation of the Asian finance is researched and pinpointed in this paper. The main findings of the article are: the key features of the Asian financial system and the tracks of its development; the impact of the AIIB and the ADB on the development of Asian economies and their role in the transformation of the financial interactions in Asia. The novelty of the article includes he method of assessment of the impact of the development of AIIB on the developing economies through the investments and the estimation of the role od AIIB and NDB in the development of Asia.

After the collapse of the USSR and the restoration of state independence the Republic of Azerbaijan implements foreign policy in accordance with national interests, and builds equal and mutually beneficial relations with the Russian Federation as its main strategic partner. The nature of these relations can be considered predictable, the success of which is reflected in the areas of political dialogue and security, military, technical and economic cooperation, as well as in ongoing humanitarian projects. The article provides a detailed analysis of each of these areas, as well as examines the prospects of projects implemented by Azerbaijan and Russia in the framework of "predictable partnership".

The article covers the recent tendencies on the energy markets of the EAEU countries and is aimed at developing better strategies for their development and integration. The article reveals the main problems of the current strategies and the issues in the economies of the EAEU countries in the energy sphere. The authors developed an inclusiveness index, allowing to estimate whether the strategy of integration of energy markets in efficient or not. The recommendations given in this article are of a complex character and mostly refer to the improvements in the integration strategies of the EAEU countries. The novelty and the scientific significance of the paper comprise the index development, the analysis of the strategic energy integration documents and the institutional analysis of energy market of EAEU.

The paper presents the results of the analysis of compressed natural gas marine transportation based on ecological and economic criteria, the most economical and ecologically friendly ways of natural gas transportation that are needed to take reasonable managerial decisions as well as to extend use of natural gas as clean fuel.