Trends and the Nature of Investment Activity in the Region in Modern Conditions (on the Example of the Transcarpathian Region)

The article examines the current state of Ukrainian tendencies and the nature of investment activity in the Transcarpathian region, because modern economic development can be considered rather unstable and ineffective. The problem of development and attraction of foreign investment resources of the Transcarpathian region is quite actual, as investments stimulate the inflow of funds into the economy and increase the financial and economic indicators of the functioning of the state. The purpose of the study is to highlight the main trends and the nature of investment activity in the region under the current conditions of development on the example of the Transcarpathian region. An important element of economic development is investment activity, which is a set of practical actions of citizens, legal entities and the state in terms of investment. The Transcarpathian region of the country plays an important role in shaping the new environment for the development of the investment foundation. The investment environment requires a significant inflow of foreign investment resources in order to increase the country's economic potential. The main advantages of development of investment activity in the Transcarpathian region as a factor of economic development of the region are considered in the conducted research. The Transcarpathian region is quite attractive for foreign investors, because it has many advantages. Although, it is necessary to take into account the territorial features of the investment activity of the region through analysis of the structure and dynamics of the features of investment activity in the Transcarpathian region. The transformational stage of the development and restructuring of Ukraine's economy requires the attraction of a significant amount of investment resources to the economy. The Transcarpathian region has a significant experience of working with foreign investors since it introduced a number of special Laws of Ukraine that enabled the development of investment activity. However, economic downturn and instability require updated ways to raise funds. The article outlines the main tendencies of distribution of capital investments by regions of Ukraine, sources of financing and types of assets in the Transcarpathian region in 2014- 2017, and presents a number of recommendations for improving the future trends of investment activity in the region. That is why, growth of volumes of investment receipts and their effective use will help to improve the economic development of the economy as a whole.