FREE ECONOMIC ZONES IN THE STRATEGY OF INCREASING INVESTMENT PROCESSES IN REGIONS WITH A SPECIAL STATUS: METHODOLOGICAL ASPECT OF ENSURING ECONOMIC SECURITY
The article substantiates the need for the formation of free economic zones in regions with a special status at the methodological level. The history of the functioning of free economic zones is reflected; shows a global trend towards an increase in the number of free economic zones in the world (against the background of a downward trend in the activity of world investment processes), as well as the socio-economic effects of this process. The emphasis is made on the advantages of free economic zones as a modern effective mechanism for attracting foreign investment and, as a result, as a factor in ensuring the economic security of the state. The types and kindes of free economic zones have been systematized according to four criteria. The expediency of using free economic zones in relation to the conditions of the Donetsk People's Republic has been substantiated.