Podvysotskiy Y. Financial investments as an instrument for economic development of a country

The dissertation uncovers the economic substance of financial investments. It suggests a methodological framework for measuring the impact of investments on economic growth. Founded peculiarities of investment process development in Ukraine. Generalized and systematized experience of countries with developed and developing economies in attracting investments, developed methodological framework for estimation of financial investments inflow. Improved approaches to defining investment rating of Ukraine’s regions, methods of forecasting medium-term financial investments and their impact on economic development, theses about priorities of regulation of financial investments over the medium term.