FEATURES OF ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN AGRICULTURE OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES

DOI 10.32651/2112-91

Issue № 12, 2021, article № 16, pages 91-96

Section: Foreign news

Language: Russian

Original language title: ОСОБЕННОСТИ ПРИВЛЕЧЕНИЯ ИНВЕСТИЦИЙ В МАЛЫЕ И СРЕДНИЕ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЯ В СЕЛЬСКОМ ХОЗЯЙСТВЕ ЗАРУБЕЖНЫХ СТРАН

Keywords: FINANCING, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, INVESTMENT, FOREIGN EXPERIENCE, SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises, including in the agricultural sector, play a significant role in the sustainable development of the economy and contribute to economic growth. However, one of the main problems facing these enterprises is the difficulty of obtaining financial resources in the form of a bank loan due to the lack of sufficient collateral and adequate risk management tools, as well as insufficient experience of financial institutions in managing agricultural loan portfolios. In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic, new challenges have arisen for these enterprises: interruptions in the supply chains of agricultural raw materials and food, high risks for investors, and a shortage of labour resources. The assessment of the main measures of financial support, as well as ways to attract investment in small and medium-sized enterprises in the agricultural sector of foreign countries is presented. The main measures include attracting public and private investments in agro-food small and medium-sized enterprises, financing digitalization, developing infrastructure and sales markets, reducing licensing costs, investment loans with long-term maturities, providing guarantees for working capital loans and credit lines, mechanisms to reduce the risks of financial services.

Authors: CHerkasova Olga Vladimirovna