The Features and Prospects for Attracting Foreign Investment to Ukraine in the Context of Ensuring Economic Security of the National Economy

Abstract

The article analyzes the features of attracting the foreign direct investment to the Ukrainian economy and assesses the main indicators of the degree of impact of investment on the economic security of the national economy. Conclusions have been drawn on the negative tendencies as to the flow of foreign direct investment to the Ukrainian economy during the period 2010-2016, with a significant decline in their volume in 2014-2015. It has been substantiated that the priority factors for attracting investments are the geographical location and the socio-economic development of regions. In studying the structure of foreign direct investment, conclusions have been drawn on the significant imbalances in their distribution by type of economic activity. On the basis of the carried out calculations, it has been specified that volume of private remittances is much higher than the volume of foreign direct investment. The article proposes the conceptual directions in national policies to improve the investment climate in Ukraine and substantiates the priority mechanisms for promoting foreign investment in the context of improving the economic security of national economy.

Keywords

• foreign direct investment
• economic security of the national economy
• investment attractiveness
• incentive mechanism
• equity capital
• foreign investment structure
• remittances