Slowdown of investment activity of small and mid-sized businesses in terms of crisis
The article considers the features of investment policy of small and mid-sized businesses in terms of crisis in Irkutsk Oblast. It analyses the dynamics of loan issue to subjects of small and mid-sized businesses in Lower Angara Region, the growth of troubled debts marked during 2015. It considers alternative variants of investment policy in form of leasing and microloans. The author notes that in terms of crisis against the background of the general economic slowdown the financial market players are expanding their tools in work with clients and offer favorable terms for attracting loan capital. The author makes a conclusion that the slowdown of investment activity rates considerably increases economic risks for subjects of small and mid-sized businesses and at the same time provides additional opportunities for developing such enterprises.