Problems of Innovation and Investment Development of Ukraine Today

The article justifies importance of innovation and investment activity as one of the ways of efficient development of the Ukrainian economy. It analyses specific features of innovation activity at the modern stage of development, which include low level of innovation activity of enterprises, out-of-date fixed assets, low specific weight of the sold innovation products in the general volume of industrial products, significant reduction of the volume of built and mastered new equipment, extremely small share of for the first time produced products in Ukraine, etc. The article analyses statistical data, which characterise innovation and investment activity under modern conditions of development. It reveals problems of carrying out innovation and investment activity in our country. It considers potential capabilities of our state, which should become the basis of successful development of innovation and investment activity in Ukraine.