Today's economic reality convincingly shows that the pace, prospects and general vector of socio-economic progress of domestic economies is largely subordinated to the state of formation of the country's economic security, in the general system of which the financial component plays a key role.The state of the national financial sector is becoming more and more difficult to control, due to the rather rapid change in the market situation in the world financial markets and the interconnected system of economic relations in the general structure of the world economy.Today, the financial potential of the state depends on the amount of financial resources, which are quite limited. The limitation and insufficiency of financial resources is the main reason for the increase in the amount of state internal and external debt, the growth of the inflation rate, and the development of the shadow economy. To solve these problems, it is necessary to develop balanced measures of state regulation, which should be aimed at strengthening the country's financial security. The purpose of the article is to reveal the essence of the concept of "financial security" and determine its place in the system of national and economic security of Ukraine. Conducting an analysis of internal and external threats to economic and financial security, its main indicators, and based on the results, provide recommendations on directions for their improvement and strengthening. The article is devoted to the study of the essence and problems of ensuring the financial and economic security of the state. The theoretical foundations of the concept of "financial security" are substantiated. The essence of the concept of "financial security" as the main component of economic security is considered and its place in the general hierarchy of national security is argued, the constituent elements of financial security are established. The author's vision of the essence of the structural elements of financial security is highlighted. A comparative analysis of external and internal threats to economic and financial security was carried out. The concepts of "financial security" and "economic security" are closely related, but not identical. The main and most dangerous threats to the economic (financial) security of Ukraine are analyzed. A comparative analysis of the indicators of financial and economic security with their threshold values was carried out, and directions for improving the financial security system were proposed based on the detected deviations
national security; economic security; financial security; threats; indicators; analysis
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