FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY

In the globalization of the world economy, international flows of investment and investment capital play no less important role than international trade in goods and services. Entry into the world economy without the participation of the national economy in the process of international movement of capital is simply impossible. The participation of the national economy in international investment exchange can contribute to the integration of the country's economy into the world economy, which, in addition to economic opportunities for increasing foreign trade turnover and attracting additional resources, also gives certain political advantages, strengthening the geopolitical influence of the state and its international economic ties. The relevance of the chosen topic is determined by the fact that the increase in the efficiency of economic development of any country is largely achieved through its deep inclusion in the process of the international division of labor, so the problem of attracting foreign investment requires special attention in the scope of the study of a unified financial strategy aimed, in particular, and the distribution of foreign capital entering the country, its orientation to the priority sectors of domestic industry. The purpose of the research is to study investment activity and the investment climate in Russia, as well as to identify the direction of improving investment policy in order to attract foreign investment. The object of the study is foreign investment, which Russia needs for stable economic growth. The subject of the study is directly the process of attracting foreign investment into the Russian economy, as well as a theoretical analysis of the main political and economic reasons associated with their investment in the Russian Federation.