Slovenia
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Published Date: 05 April 2025
Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher to Identify Risks versus Opportunities at the Country Level
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This blog focuses on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade in a certain country or territory in terms of how the Location Factors (Political, Economic, Technological, Ecological, Legal and Cultural) and Entry Modes (e.g. M&As, Export and Greenfield) impact the attractiveness - or vice versa - the risks of FDI and International Trade in the certain country or territory, still, keep in mind that each risk may lead to an opportunity for resolving problems via suitable FDI and International Trade, while each opportunity for FDI and International Trade may involve risks.
Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Slovenia
Population
Source: World Bank
One of the Prominent Religious Sites in the Country
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Key Figures of the Country, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries to Survive Long Conflicts and Wars at the Military Level and Economic Level Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Military, Political, Economic and Trade Alliances that Have an Impact on Global Order and Geopolitics Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Source: Trading Economics
Country Profile
Slovenia - BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17846376
Slovenia - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Slovenia
Slovenia - UNCTAD https://unctadstat.unctad.org/CountryProfile/GeneralProfile/en-GB/705/index.html
Leader Speech at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
Research Papers and Research Books
The seismotectonic characteristics of Slovenia Poljak, M., Živčić, M., & Zupančič, P. (2000). The seismotectonic characteristics of Slovenia (pp. 37-55). Birkhäuser Basel.
Slovenia and the European Union Fenko, A. B., & Svetličič, M. (2022). Slovenia and the European Union. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.
Slovenia: Health System Review Albreht, T., Polin, K., Kuhar, M., Poldrugovac, M., & Vracko, P. (2021). Slovenia: Health System Review. Health systems in transition, 23(1), 1-183.
Integration of renewable energy sources for sustainable energy development in Slovenia till 2050 Senegačnik, A., Sekavčnik, M., Oprešnik, S. R., Mlakar, U., Ivanjko, Š., & Stritih, U. (2023). Integration of renewable energy sources for sustainable energy development in Slovenia till 2050. Sustainable Cities and Society, 96, 104668.
Drivers of environmental regulation costs and their perception by firms: evidence from Slovenia Lah, L. M., & Kotnik, Ž. (2025). Drivers of environmental regulation costs and their perception by firms: evidence from Slovenia. Journal of Cleaner Production, 145274.
Predictors of Meat Reduction: The Case of Slovenia Kirbiš, A., Korže, V., & Lubej, M. (2024). Predictors of Meat Reduction: The Case of Slovenia. Foods, 13(15), 2346.
Farmers' preferences for result-based schemes for grassland conservation in Slovenia Šumrada, T., Japelj, A., Verbič, M., & Erjavec, E. (2022). Farmers’ preferences for result-based schemes for grassland conservation in Slovenia. Journal for Nature Conservation, 66, 126143.
Impact of work-family balance results on employee work engagement within the organization: The case of Slovenia Žnidaršič, J., & Bernik, M. (2021). Impact of work-family balance results on employee work engagement within the organization: The case of Slovenia. Plos one, 16(1), e0245078.
Risk language barriers in a globalized world: insights from female managers from Slovenia Tomec, T., & Gričar, S. (2024). Risk language barriers in a globalized world: insights from female managers from Slovenia. Strategic Management-International Journal of Strategic Management and Decision Support Systems in Strategic Management, 29(2).
A case study of rural crime and policing in Pomurje region in Slovenia Eman, K., & Bulovec, T. (2021). A case study of rural crime and policing in Pomurje region in Slovenia. Journal of Rural Studies, 85, 43-51.
The slow uptake of electric cars in Italy and Slovenia. Evidence from a stated-preference survey and the role of knowledge and environmental awareness Rotaris, L., Giansoldati, M., & Scorrano, M. (2021). The slow uptake of electric cars in Italy and Slovenia. Evidence from a stated-preference survey and the role of knowledge and environmental awareness. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 144, 1-18.
Cycling, economic growth, and sustainability: A comparative analysis of Slovenia and Belgium Longar, U., Gričar, S., Baldigara, T., & Bojnec, Š. (2024). Cycling, economic growth, and sustainability: A comparative analysis of Slovenia and Belgium. Journal of risk and financial management, 17(11), 506.
Work-life balance on a farm with young children in Slovenia Černič Istenič, M. (2024). Work-life balance on a farm with young children in Slovenia. Agriculture and Human Values, 1-17.
Innovation investment and economic performance in transition economies: Evidence from Slovenia Likar, B., Kopač, J., & Fatur, P. (2014). Innovation investment and economic performance in transition economies: Evidence from Slovenia. Innovation, 16(1), 53-66.
Investment development path of small economies: comparative evaluation of Austria and Slovenia Svetličič, M., & Bellak, C. (2019). Investment development path of small economies: comparative evaluation of Austria and Slovenia. In Facilitating Transition by Internationalization (pp. 17-28). Routledge.
Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in Slovenia Rižnik, P., & Menard, M. (2025). Investment Protection and Investor-State Dispute Resolution in Slovenia. In International Investment Law and Dispute Resolution in the Western Balkans (pp. 474-503). Brill Nijhoff.
Explaining the Low Level of Investment in Slovenia Damijan, J., Konings, J., Kostevc, Č., & Kejžar, K. Z. (2022). Explaining the Low Level of Investment in Slovenia (No. 169). Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.
FDI in Slovenia Kušar, S. (2021). FDI in Slovenia. Foreign Direct Investment in the Successor States of Yugoslavia: A Comparative Economic Geography 25 Years Later, 79-107.
Press and informal institutions as FDI barriers: what changed in Slovenia between 1992 and 2018? Vaupot, Z., & Fornazarič, M. (2021). Press and informal institutions as FDI barriers: what changed in Slovenia between 1992 and 2018?. Post-Communist Economies, 33(8), 993-1011.
Enhanced development through internationalisation in emerging Europe: The role of FDI in Slovenia Jaklič, A. (2016). Enhanced development through internationalisation in emerging Europe: The role of FDI in Slovenia. Transnational Corporations Review, 8(1), 28-40.
Tourism Invisible Part of Exports: The Analysis of Slovenia and Montenegro on the Chinese Outbound Raspor, A., Stranjančević, A., & Bulatović, I. (2017). Tourism Invisible Part of Exports: The Analysis of Slovenia and Montenegro on the Chinese Outbound. International Trade: On the Brink of Change, 95.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
The land between: a history of Slovenia Luthar, O. (Ed.). (2008). The land between: a history of Slovenia. Peter Lang.
Slovenia: From Yugoslavia to the European Union Mrak, M., Rojec, M., & Silva-Jauregui, C. (Eds.). (2004). Slovenia: From Yugoslavia to the European Union. World Bank Publications.
The Economic History of Slovenia, 1828-1918: A Survey of the Literature Hocevar, T. (1979). The Economic History of Slovenia, 1828-1918: A Survey of the Literature. Journal of European Economic History, 8(1), 217.
The history of Slovenia: The middle ages to the present Kosi, M., Preinfalk, M., & Svoljšak, P. (2020). The history of Slovenia: The middle ages to the present. The Geography of Slovenia: Small But Diverse, 143-156.
Traditional Costume
