The essence of the category of investment attractiveness of the region

Investment attractiveness of the region - is one of the basic indicators describing the level of development of the region. The main purpose of regional authorities is to develop the region`s investment policies. The development of modern methods and approaches for evaluating the attractiveness of the region and the definition of priorities direction in the development of the region, is currently relevant. To define more precisely the evaluation of investment attractiveness is necessary to understand the concept. This article analyzes the commonly used definition of investment attractiveness of the region. Based on this analysis, the author`s definition of the term is proposed by him.