Investment plays a crucial role in the country's economy. In an effort to attract the maximum amount of funds, the government creates all the conditions for deposits, ensures the safety of capital, and favorably presents opportunities for financial growth. If in the past, in the pre-revolutionary period of the life of our state, entrepreneurship and production were at a fairly high level, and foreign investment in Russia was impressive, today, despite the apparent economic development, the share of income from abroad is not large enough.
Foreign investment is investment in the industry of another country for the purpose of making a profit. They can be presented in any form: financial, material, intellectual or informational. Despite the fact that today foreign investments in Russia make up only a small percentage of GDP, their role in the development of the economy is more significant than domestic financing. First of all, because together with the capital of foreign corporations, the state receives not only modernproduction technologies, but highly qualified management personnel who bring new methods in the field of management and marketing.
Currently, foreign investment in Russia is represented by investors from countries such as:
• Cyprus 21%;
• Netherlands 20%;
• Luxembourg 18%;
• UK 8%;
• GDR - 7%;
• USA - 4%;
• Ireland - 2.4%;
• France - 2.4%;
• Switzerland - 2%;
• Other countries – 15.2%.
At the same time, the vast majority of investment funds are capital previously exported from Russia, that is, in fact, these are domestic finances making such an intricate path. A large share of direct investment is directed to four main regions: Moscow and St. Petersburg, including regional territories. The rest of portfolio foreign investments settle in Sakhalin and Arkhangelsk. Most often, foreign businessmen invest in the mining industry, placing bets on oil and gas.
According to the data of Rosstat, over the past 2012, foreign companies invested $115 billion in the Russian economy, which is 15% less than in 2011. At the same time, the outflow of Russian capital in 2012 was more than 34 billion dollars, which is more than 32 billion in 2011. There is a trend. Experts predict that in 2013 foreign support for the Russian economy will also decrease. Rosstat specialists explain their forecast by joining the WTO, which led to an increase inthe volume of imports. The only obstacle to the entry of foreign capital into Russia is the existing investment climate. In the world ranking, we occupy only 120th place. Today's foreign investments in Russia practically do not play any large-scale role in the development of the country's economy; their share is too small. As long as the main item of expenditure of the state budget is related to anti-corruption activities, which naturally makes us an unreliable partner for doing business, the situation will not change.
