Summary: The article describes the main methods of state regulation of railway transport as a natural monopoly, namely the establishment of a special authority regulation, direct management of enterprises, competitive market access. It is determined that the main tool to curb railroad monopolies is increase competition by ensuring free entry into the market of rail transportation.

Key words: state regulation of railway transport, natural monopoly, competition.

Actual problems of modern science: Abstracts of XV International scientific-practical conference (St. Petersburg - Astana - Kyiv - Vienna, December 28, 2016)

Abstract. The concept of the professionally oriented foreign language competence and its components in the higher education are analyzed. Common requirements to knowledge and skills of the professionally oriented language competence and strategies of its enhancing in the higher education are defined.

Key words: professionally oriented foreign language competence, knowledge, skills, strategies, higher education.

Scientific debate: the issue of Economy and Finance, 03/31/2015 (Joint Conference on Financial and Economic scientific board)