Methodological Aspects of Assessment of Foreign Economic Activity in Coal Mining Regions

In the article it is considered methodological aspects of assessment of foreign economic activity at the level of Russian regions, it is highlighted advantages and disadvantages of some approaches. It was concluded that at present it is advisable to develop an integrated methodology for assessing the effectiveness of foreign trade activities of the region and its investment attractiveness, which can minimize the disadvantages of existing approaches and comprehensively reflect the ongoing processes in the region in the field of foreign economic activity. The need to assess foreign economic activity in the Russian regions on the basis of the principles of complementarity, cooperation and integration with other regions, generation of synergy, extension of spatially distributed value chains is justified. Application of this methodical approach in regional economy as the effective instrument of modern socially oriented management of processes for exploitation of natural resources, development of science and education, creation of regional infrastructure for support of export-oriented and import-substituting business is offered.