Summary. Тhe article is devoted to the features of electronic trading as a specific type of activity. The types of entrepreneurial activity in the Internet are marked. The article analyzes the situation of e-trading in Ukraine. Advantages and problems of development of electronic commerce are distinguished.

Key words: е-commerce, e-banking, e-business, e-trading.

Summary: The author's approach to the assessment of the financial position of banks to identify crises and threats. An efficient financial instruments of crisis management of banks are offered.

Keywords: crisis, crisis management, finance, efficiency, risk.

Summary: In this article the comparative analysis of the level of development of Big Data technologies is provided in the sphere of insurance in the U.S. and in Russia, successful practices of use of innovative technologies of the U.S. are marked.  Russia can assimilate these practices for development of the insurance market.

Key words: Big Data technologies, insurance, the U.S., Russia.

Abstract. Foreign investment as an important factor of the countries' international economic development has been considered in the article. The condition of foreign direct investment (FDI) and changes in national investment policies in the world and Ukraine for 2001-2016 years has been analyzed. The main advantages achieved by attracting foreign direct investments have been determined. Further research questions in the area of foreign investment are to improve the legislative framework and a mechanism of risk insurance for foreign investors.

Keywords: foreign investment, foreign direct investment (FDI), investment climate, economics, economic growth, development, foreign trade activity.

Abstract. This research describes the technology of processing historical data through multilevel modeling of leading countries’ information economy indices. This helps avoid the need to agree the distribution of data with Gaussian law and obtain models with acceptable errors. The use of the obtained models makes it possible to use cliometric studies to forecast the consequences of planned decisions.

Keywords: information economy, cliometric, processing of historical data, multilevel modeling, error.

Summary: The elements of the risk management system and tools of risk management in relation to the most relevant for enterprises financial risks describes.

Key words: risk management system, currency risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk.

Abstract. The efficiency of investment resources attraction into agro industrial complex of Ukraine and Kiev oblast is analyzed. The rates of investment resources growth and agro industrial production values are studied and compared. The ways to improve the investment process regulation efficiency are developed for both state and regional levels. The main methods of investment process regulation, priority directions of state and non-state financing sources utilization are defined. Main factors slowing down the process of investment attraction are summarized.

Keywords. Resources, investment policy, investments, state regulation, investment process, state support.

Abstract. The internal environment of enterprises is analysed in the article. Using approach of the systems to the analysis of internal environment,  it is described it  as production potential.

Keywords: enterprise, internal environment, production potential, management, competitiveness.

Abstract.  The author investigates the stages of Ukraine's joining the European integration space and outlines the benefits of European integration for Ukraine. The article presents the classification of risks of European integration that generate threats to financial security of Ukraine. It has been stressed the need for effective economic and financial policies for ensuring financial security of the state was stressed.

Key words: European integration, financial security of the state, integration risks, globalization.

Annotation. In the article was investigated the features of a modern state and prospects of implementation of solar energy in households of Ukraine. It was analyzed the effective period for the operation of solar modules and average amount of electricity which regions of our country can receive from solar energy. It was shown facilities power that produce and sell electricity by "green" tariff. It was paint a scheme of the solar system of private households. Was found the problems and was estimated the possibility of converting solar energy into a powerful factor of energy independence of households from the influence of monopolies. It was focused on the need to accelerate the development and implementation of solar energy in households of Ukraine in the near future.

Keywords: solar energy, electricity, solar panels, alternative energy, households, energy independence.

Summary: The theoretical aspects of actual problems in credit risks assessment  and its disclosure by Ukrainian banks were іnvestigated.

Key words: credit risk, non-performing loans, IFRS, credit analysis and accounting.

Abstract: The article examines the state and prospects of innovation and development of start-ups in Ukraine; the analysis of Ukraine's place in the World Economic Forum, the speakers and the number of applications received protection for inventions, utility models and industrial designs in Ukraine, analyzes the dynamics of the number of innovative active industrial enterprises in 2011-2015 and areas of innovation costs, advantages and disadvantages in the development of start-ups in Ukraine and identified future prospects.

          Keywords: Ukraine, innovation, state, patents, industrial property market startups prospects.

Abstract. Analyzes the development of land lease relations in agricultural enterprises, as well as organizational and economic characteristics and priorities of functioning of enterprises on the basis of lease of agricultural land.

Key words: land rent, share, agricultural company, land leases, rents.

Abstract: in the article the necessity and possibility of the transfer of world energy for the use of cosmic energy. It is shown that the current trend of energy development at the turn of the centuries on wasteful burning of coal, oil and gas has led to catastrophic destruction of the health of the Earth and its population. Civilization can not live like today: you have to use cosmic energy.

Keywords: energy, global energy, civilization, environment, renewable energy, cosmic energy.

Summary: The article deals with the methodological basis of designing development strategy for education. Methodical provisions for the strategic program of education as a specific tool of strategic management.

Keywords: strategy, institution of education, economic development.

Summary. In scientific work defined the role and place of tourism in the modern economy. Proposals for improving public policies that support the development of the tourist market.

Keywords: tourist services, tourist products, government regulation of tourism.

Summary. Essence of mechanisms of development of investment resources of educational services of enterprises is analysed in difficult economic terms. For their realization around to anenterprise the system of mathematical correlations that describe the investment resources of educational services of enterprises in the conditions of an increase risk in the context of development of eurointegration processes taking into account the having a special purpose capital of endowment fund is brought. An optimization model, that links the investment resources of enterprise, sent to by the increase of the labour of worker (personnel), that studied on the courses of in-plant training, and profit bond of teachers that actively cooperate with an enterprise and on results a collaboration form the original authorial educational programs, productivity, is offered.

Key words: investment resources, enterprise, educational services, risk, endowment fund, optimization model, authorial educational programs.

Abstract.  In the article investigated and analyzed the specific features of foreign trade of grain crops in Ukraine. Grounded applied problems of bringing grain to the high condition and keeping it in silos to enable implementation of the next spring at higher prices. Taking into account that such measures will require material costs and attract significant financial resources. The analyzed data showed that the basis of grain exports in the next marketing year is forecast to amount to corn, wheat and meslin, as Fodder mixture of wheat and rye.

Keywords: export, import, foreign trade, grain resources, the price of wheat, meslin.

In the article the fiscal adjustment as an important form of crisis management processes. The mechanism, aims, objectives and principles of crisis management using tools of fiscal policy. It has been proved that effective fiscal adjustment contributes to exit the crisis porotsesiv country.

Keywords: governance, fiscal adjustment, economic crisis, crisis management processes.

Abstract. The basic competitive advantages of Lviv region were investigated. The basic factors that increase the level of investment attractiveness and affect the competitiveness of the region were revealed, they are: favorable economic and geographical location, availability of sports infrastructure of international level, a high level of diversification of the regional economy, including the agricultural sector, the development of transport and engineering industry, developed transport , logistics, hotel and restaurant business infrastructure, high business activity of the area.

Keywords: competitive advantages, investment support, investment attractiveness of the region, businesses, investments.