Methodological basis for assessing investment attractiveness of a region (based on materials of the Samara region)

Issues related to supporting investment process, which is the foundation of regional socioeconomic development, are currently highly relevant due to the search for new investment opportunities in the context of limited financial resources and changing conditions for traditional economic lending. Assessing the investment attractiveness of regions plays a key role in addressing this challenge, as this assessment is a foundation for managerial decisions by external investors. This research focuses on the scientific and practical basis of a methodology for assessing the investment attractiveness of regions as a key tool for increasing their socioeconomic potential. The objective of the paper is to describe the results of a study examining the methodological foundations for assessing the investment attractiveness of a region based on data from the Samara Region. Mathematical modeling serves as a methodological basis for the study, incorporating a regression analysis technique into the development of a model aimed at assessing the investment attractiveness of a region, creating the mathematical basis for achieving this goal. This author describes the content and applicability of a mathematical model for assessing the integrated indicator of a region’s investment attractiveness, which is synthesized from three group indices. Their calculation is based on a specific set of local statistical indicators that are most informative in characterizing the socioeconomic status of Russian regions. The results of this study can be used in investment decision-making and in developing investment strategies for regional development. The proposed methodological approach improves the objectivity of assessments that provide the basis for conclusions regarding the level of investment attractiveness of regions and ensures more robust decision-making by active investors (investment funds) that pool the financial resources of passive investors to invest in the development of a particular region. This, taken together, will contribute to further development of individual industries and economic sectors in the regions, increasing their export potential, and improving the socioeconomic status of the country’s regions.

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