Developing Gwadar Port in Contemporary Blue Economy

Gwadar Port was inaugurated on 20 March 2007 and on 31 Oct 2016 first CPEC convoy consisting 95 trucks reached Gwadar Port from China. On 17 April 2020 Afghan Transit Trade started through Gwadar port. Presently Gwadar Port is functioning with three berths however it will be operating with 150 berths by 2045. As a Transshipment Port Gwadar will not only be supporting the Persian Gulf Region ports but also the ports around Horn of Africa and Bay of Bengal. It is appreciated that geo-political and military developments in Indo-Pacific Region will further add to influence Gwadar Port in Blue Diplomacy; however the regional and extra regional competition in Indo-Pacific Region combined with expanding Eurasian Trade links implies to develop Gwadar Port into a regional transshipment hub between Singapore and Rotterdam in an early time frame.

Access to Digital Financial Services and Green Technology Advances: Regional Evidence from China

Using data of 265 Chinese cities from 2010 to 2017, we studied the impact of access to digital financial services on green technology advances in the context of regional competition. We found that access to digital financial services significantly promotes green technology advances within the region but inhibits those in other regions. We also found that modest regional competition can promote green technology advances, whereas excessive competition impairs the positive relationship between access to digital financial services and green technology advances. We identified a significantly positive spatial spillover effect for green technology advances.

Ukraine’s foreign trade with the EU from the perspective of consumption security

In the conditions of global and supra-regional competition, where customers are offered goods (services) that serve the same purpose but differ in quality, the problem of ensuring consumption security becomes increasingly relevant for Ukraine. On the one hand, it is a key factor that shapes demand, but on the other, it contributes to increasing the competitiveness of economic entities.

Competitions of Professional Skills as a Factor in the Development of Professional Competencies and Increasing the Motivation to Master the New Requirements of the Professional Standard “Teacher-Psychologist (Psychologist in the Field of Education)”

The article is devoted to the issues of improving the professional competencies of teachers-psychologists through the organization of their participation in regional competitions of professional skills. The article describes the experience of organizing professional skills competitions for specialists of psychological and pedagogical support in the Kaluga region. Consistent changes in the organizational and progressive changes of the regional competition of professional skills among teachers of the Kaluga region “I found my vocation in pedagogy...” are reflected. The expediency of approving and holding the regional contest “Mastery without Borders” is analyzed. The competition is held in order to identify talented teachers working with children with disabilities, to encourage the best teachers, to increase their status and prestige, to spread the experience of working with children with disabilities. Examples of competitive tasks are given. The positive dynamics of the development of professional competencies, increased motivation for creative professional activity, mastering the requirements of the professional standard “Teacher-psychologist (psychologist in the field of education)” among the contestants are reflected.