Investment potential of processing industry of Ukraine

The essence of investment potential of the processing industry of Ukraine is considered in the article. Taking info account this, the processing industry is important in the structure of our economy, the analysis of its investment potential is relevant. In the course of the research, the main factors forming the investment potential of the processing industry and the types of economic activity in its structure were substantiated. The share of direct foreign investments in the processing industry is compared with other types of activity and the economy as a whole. The dynamics of changes in the volume of foreign investments received over the years has been analyzed and the list of the largest countries investors of the processing industry has been formed. The specific weight of investments of each investor country is determined. The rating of types of economic activity, which receive the most investments, is formed. The share of investments of a particular country in terms of types of economic activity that are part of the structure of the processing industry is determined. According to the results of the research, the investment potential of the Ukrainian processing industry has been characterized and conclusions are made for necessity of its supporting at a high level. To this end, we have proposed a number of proposals: faster and more effective reform implementation; securing at the legislative level a stable condition for conducting investment activity; providing a proper mechanism for the withdrawal of profits abroad; improvement of credit policy; fight against corruption; solution of the military conflict in the East of Ukraine; regulation of land relations; creating an electronic information space for investors; development and introduction of modern innovative scientific and technical model of production; pursuing a policy aimed at sustained reduction of inflation and inflationary expectations, etc.