Investing plays a crucial role in the country's economy. In an effort to attract the maximum amount of funds, the government creates all conditions for deposits, ensures the safety of capital, and 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 amounted to impressive volumes, today, despite the apparent economic development, the share of revenues from abroad is not large enough.
Foreign investment is an investment in the industry of another country in order to 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 modern production technologies, but also highly qualified managerial personnel who introduce new techniques in the field of management and marketing.
Currently, foreign investment in Russia is represented by investors of such countries as:
• Cyprus - 21%;
• Netherlands - 20%;
• Luxembourg - 18%;
• United Kingdom - 8%;
• GDR - 7%;
• USA - 4%;
• Ireland - 2.4%;
• France - 2.4%;
• Switzerland - 2%;
• Other countries - 15.2%.
Moreover, the overwhelming majority of investment funds is capital previously exported from Russia, that is, in essence, it is domestic finance that makes such an intricate path. A large share of direct investment goes to four main regions: Moscow and St. Petersburg, including regional territories. The remaining portfolio foreign investment settles in Sakhalin and Arkhangelsk. Most often, foreign businessmen invest in the mining industry, betting on oil and gas.
According to the Federal State Statistics Service, 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 2011. The trend is obvious. Experts predict that in 2013, foreign support for the Russian economy will also decrease. Rosstat experts explain their forecast by joining the WTO, which led to an increase in imports. The only obstacle to the entry of foreign capital into Russia is the existing investment climate. In the world ranking we occupy only 120 place. Today's foreign investments in Russia practically do not play any large-scale role in the development of the country's economy, since their share is too small. While the main item of state budget expenditures is related to anti-corruption actions, which naturally makes us an unreliable partner for doing business, the situation will not change.