Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo, 1 June 2021

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher’s Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

In this blog, I focus each time on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade in a certain country or territory in terms of how 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 specific country or territory.

Democratic Republic of Congo – Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Investing - Lloyds Bank International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

Foreign trade figures of the Democratic Republic of Congo - Economic and Political Overview - Lloyds Bank International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

Democratic Republic of the Congo - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Congo, Dem. Rep. | Data (worldbank.org)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (imf.org)

General Information and Political Information

Congo, Democratic Republic of the - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

DR Congo country profile - BBC News

Relevant Research Papers and Research Books

The End of the African Mining Enclave? Domestic Marginalization and Labour Fragmentation in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Radley - 2020 - Development and Change - Wiley Online Library

SNU Open Repository and Archive: Effect of Agricultural Productivity on Economic Growth of the Democratic Republic of Congo From 1990 To 2014

Chinese trade and investment and the forests of the Congo Basin: Synthesis ... - Louis Putzel, Samuel Assembe-Mvondo, Laurentine Bilogo Bi Ndong, Reine Patrick Banioguila, Paolo Cerutti, Julius Chupezi Tieguhong, Robinson Djeukam, Noël Kabuyaya, Guillaume Lescuyer, William Mala - Google Books

A review of the beneficiation of copper-cobalt-bearing minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo - ScienceDirect

Relations and regulations in local gold trade networks in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo: Journal of Eastern African Studies: Vol 5, No 3 (tandfonline.com)

‘CAN I GO?’—EXITING THE ARTISANAL MINING SECTOR IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Perks - 2011 - Journal of International Development - Wiley Online Library

Estimates of undervalued import of EU Countries and the U.S. from the Democratic Republic of Congo during 2000–2010: The International Trade Journal: Vol 32, No 1 (tandfonline.com)

Study on Food Import in D. R. Congo (scirp.org)

Foreign Trade of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Share of Agricultural Products for Export

Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV NewsPrograms

Documentaries and in-Depth TV News programs usually reflect a certain viewpoint.ZRB

Thousands Flee Volcano Eruption in Democratic Republic Of The Congo - YouTube

Congo: A journey to the heart of Africa - Full documentary - BBC Africa - YouTube

DR Congo: Lava halts on edge of Goma after volcanic eruption - YouTube

DR Congo's journey into chaos - BBC News - YouTube

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo - President Addresses General Debate, 74th Session - YouTube

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo - President Addresses General Debate, 75th Session - YouTube

Has the UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo failed? | DW News - YouTube

The Congo: Militias and violence | DW Documentary - YouTube

History and Important History Events

The Economics of Civil War: The Case of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Leonce Ndikumana, Kisangani Emizet :: SSRN

Belgian Congo (Documentary) - YouTube

How Mobutu Conquered Congo | The Complex History of the Leopard of Zaire - YouTube

Other Issues

New tool to track gender-responsive small arms control in the Democratic Republic of Congo – UNODA

The impact of war on forest areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo | Oryx | Cambridge Core

Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo | NEJM

Recurrent Ebolavirus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo: update and challenges (nih.gov)

Estimation of soil erosion using RUSLE modeling and geospatial tools in a tea production watershed (Chisheke in Walungu), eastern Democratic Republic of Congo | SpringerLink