INVESTMENT FACTOR AS THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE REGION

Abstract

The article is devoted to the research of the investments’ role in the formation of the region’s resource potential. Particular attention is paid to the role of budget and foreign investment as the main elements of the financial infrastructure of the region. The essence of investment potential and related to it concepts are considered. The factors that influence the region’s investment potential are investigated. The objects that need to be analyzed when evaluating the investment potential are determined as well as the sequence of their study. In the article the author proves that investment is one of the most influential factors contributing to the increase of region’s resource potential. Therefore financial instruments should act in the direction of external investments’ attraction and intensification of domestic investment.