Investment strategy and development of the region’s infrastructure

The article discusses need and efficiency of investment strategy ’s creation of the region ’s infrastructure development (on the example of the Republic of Buryatia). There is a lack of financial resources to address the most complex territorial problems such as reconstruction of housing, road infrastructure, development of education and medicine at the state, regional and municipal levels in modern conditions. The assessment method based on the infrastructure’s integral index is developed to determine the level of infrastructure progress in the region. It is revealed that insufficient investment into infrastructure is the most significant constraint on the region's economic development, which requires maximum utilization of funds at the federal and regional target programs and federal targeted investment program, as well as funds of private investors in public-private partnership.