Directions and Prospects of Investment in Russian Economy

Economic history has shown that foreign investment has a number of advantages over other factors of economic development. First, the international investment process provides an additional source of capital investment in commodity production (in the form of transfer of advanced technology, know-how, etc.) Second, the value of investment is not an estimate when assessing a country’s fiscal balance and external debt. Russia has now reached the level necessary for stable economic development and has become one of the most attractive countries in Europe. While some European countries have experienced a slight decline in output, foreign investors are focusing on investments in Russian Federation. In this regard, it is important to develop and provide effective mechanisms for investors from different countries. At the same time, the position of the Asian States in the world arena is increasing.

The authors of article analyze the two mentioned trends together, update the issues of investment cooperation as a basis for the development of the Russian economy in the long term, considering the statistics of investment of Japanese enterprises in Russian economy.