Intensification of Investment Processes in Ukraine

Abstract

The article examines the current status of foreign investment development in the Ukrainian economy, highlighting the main positive changes in enhancing the efficiency of investment policy at the State level. Tendencies of direct investment (in forms of equity and debt instruments) in Ukrainian economy for the time period of 2010–2018 are analyzed. The reasons for the small amount of foreign investments invested in Ukrainian economy are provided. With the help of econometric models, a forecast concerning the attraction of direct investment (equity capital and debt instruments) in Ukraine and direction of investments in other world countries from Ukraine has been formed. The share of foreign direct investment in Ukraine’s GDP is calculated. The dynamics of direct investments from the European Union and the Russian Federation are analyzed. The structure of direct investment (equity) revenues in Ukraine on the part of the investor countries (the largest volumes) in 2018 is characterized. As result, the pivotal directions of growth in the investment attractiveness of Ukraine are allocated, this in summation will increase interest on the part of foreign investors and enhance the foreign direct investments into the national economy. The authors indicate some positive changes in the direct foreign investment in Ukraine and the need to make every effort at all administration levels of «the State-region-city-enterprise» to adopt an effective and efficient system of measures to strengthening Ukraine’s investment attractiveness at the international level.

Keywords

• direct investment
• equity
• debt instruments
• trend equation
• investment attractiveness