Special Economic Zones of the Border Region as Accelerant of Its Innovative - Investment Development

Abstract

In the article it is discussed the particularities of mechanism of the special economic zones (SEZ) based on using advantages of public and private partnership. At present the SEZ of technical implementation type are the most perspective. In this work the possibility of creating the economic zone on the territory of one of Russia border regions, that is Belgorod region, is studied within problem solution connected with raising its competitive ability.

Methodological approaches to the evaluation of innovative projects in the agribusiness

“…Criteria may include potential profit, degree of innovation, risks, required resources and other factors, • Using comparison methods: projects can be compared using various methods such as ROI (Return on Investment), NPV (Net Present Value), sensitivity analysis or Monte Carlo method. The choice of a specific method depends on the goals and characteristics of the projects, • Project prioritization: projects can be prioritized based on their strategic importance and the company's long-term goals in agriculture, • Analysis of the current state and comparison with the project of sub-sectors: analysis of how each of the projects correlates with the current situation and requests of the subsector, and determining the most effective ones [10][11][12]. Each of these approaches may use a number of methods to evaluate and compare projects.…”