MODERN FREE ECONOMIC ZONES: INNOVATIVE MODEL, FUNCTIONAL FORMS AND ROLE IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

Abstract

Modern free economic zones are emerging as an important strategic tool for the sustainable growth of the global economic system. They serve not only to attract capital flows, but also to create a new economic ecosystem by ensuring digital infrastructure, scientific and technological potential, and environmental sustainability. Digital trade zones, technoparks, innovation clusters, service and outsourcing centers, and multifunctional green areas are the main forms of this process. Such zones, as a model of combining international experience and national transformational reforms, accelerate the innovative development of the economy. Thus, free economic zones serve as one of the most effective institutions ensuring modern economic integration and competitiveness.