STRATEGIC GUIDELINES OF THE STATE POLICY OF STRENGTHENING THE FOREIGN TRADE SECURITY OF THE REGIONS OF UKRAINE IN THE CONDITIONS OF POST-WAR RECOVERY

Abstract

Strengthening foreign trade security has become particularly important in times of war, since it is foreign economic activity that is able to ensure the proper level of stability and integration of the national economy into the global system in conditions of exhaustion of internal resources and insufficiency of available reserves for full-fledged protection and conducting active military operations. The article emphasizes the critical changes in the economy of Ukraine since the beginning of the war, which requires the authorities of different levels to implement new approaches to managing the national economy. The war forced the reconstruction of the national economy, which was especially noticeable at the regional level. In the conditions of war and post-war recovery, strengthening foreign trade security became especially important, which is considered a key aspect of ensuring economic stability and its recovery. It is emphasized that the regional level is a key link in the system of ensuring the country’s economic stability, because it is the regions that are able to respond promptly to challenges, preserve and activate export potential. Accordingly, the state policy of strengthening foreign trade security should become the basis for the formation of economically stable regions that are able to withstand challenges and create conditions for post-war recovery. Recommendations are formulated for the development and implementation of the state policy of strengthening foreign trade security of regions in order to ensure the stable development of Ukraine’s foreign trade. Based on relevant arguments, the basic strategic guidelines of the state policy of strengthening the foreign trade security of regions in Ukraine include such areas as diversification of markets and commodity groups, growth of export potential, reduction of import dependence, modernization of logistics and transport infrastructure, improvement of customs control and regulation, financial and investment support for foreign trade, development of international cooperation and partnership. Specific recommendations are proposed for the practical implementation of these guidelines, taking into account the peculiarities of the development of the regional economy and the need to create conditions for post-war recovery.