Investment component in the economic security of the region: consequences of the pandemic

The article considers one of the most important components of the economic security of the region - investment. The relevance of studying this problem is due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which has left its negative imprint on the state of regional economic development. The study was carried out on the basis of statistical data for the Ivanovo region. A comprehensive assessment of the importance of the investment component in ensuring the economic security of the region is considered, on the one hand, as an engine of its development, and on the other, as a threat to this security. Investments not only activate the market environment, but also help to identify hidden shortcomings in the overall mechanism for ensuring the economic security of the region. The study is based on the results of a SWOT analysis of the development of the investment attractiveness of the Ivanovo region, presented in the Strategy of Socio-Economic Development until 2024. The analysis of statistical data on the volume of investment in the fixed capital of the region, as well as the costs of innovation, is carried out. The rating of investment risk is assessed as the probability of incomplete realization of the potential of the Ivanovo region due to the presence of negative conditions for investment activity in it. The conclusion is made about the general trends that exist in relation to the level of investment risk in our region, and the consequences that the pandenmia brought.