https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2021/06/12/saudi-arabia

Published Date: 12 June 2021

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**

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Saudi Arabia

Key Figures

Capital: Riyadh
Population: 34,268,528
GDP per Capita (PPP): $49,040
GNI per Capita (PPP): $49,520
Source: 2019, World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Foreign investment in Saudi Arabia - Santandertrade.com
Foreign trade figures of Saudi Arabia - Economic and Political Overview - Lloyds Bank International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)
Saudi Arabia - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Saudi Arabia | Data (worldbank.org)
Saudi Arabia and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Saudi Arabia - The World Factbook (cia.gov)
Saudi Arabia country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Consumer use of mobile banking (M-Banking) in Saudi Arabia: Towards an integrated model - ScienceDirect
Economies | Free Full-Text | The Impacts of Domestic and Foreign Direct Investments on Economic Growth in Saudi Arabia (mdpi.com)
Does Saudi Arabia’s economy benefit from foreign investments? | Emerald Insight
Foreign direct investment determinants in an oil abundant host country: Short and long-run approach for Saudi Arabia - ScienceDirect
Determinants of environmental sustainability: Evidence from Saudi Arabia - ScienceDirect
The Interaction of Pharmaceutical Regulations in Saudi Arabia With the Presence of FDI: Facilitating FDI in Saudi Pharmaceutical Industry: Business & Management Book Chapter | IGI Global (igi-global.com)
Do Oil Rents Deter Foreign Direct Investment? The Case of Saudi Arabia - ProQuest
An analytical study of the determinants of foreign investment in Saudi Arabia" Saudi Vision 2030"
The relationship between the GDP, FDI, and non-oil exports in the Saudi economy - 1970-2019: Evidence from (VECM) and (ARDL) assessment - according to Vision 2030 | FADOL | Turkish Economic Review (kspjournals.org)
Sectoral Banking Credit Facilities and Non-Oil Economic Growth in Saudi Arabia: Application of the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) -The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business | Korea Science
Non-oil economic transition for economic and environmental sustainability in Saudi Arabia: a multi-factor analysis under fuzzy environment | SpringerLink
The role of non-oil exports, tourism and renewable energy to achieve sustainable economic growth: What we learn from the experience of Saudi Arabia - ScienceDirect
Oil and Non-oil Export and its Impact on Economic Performance in Saudi Arabia
A New Decision-Making Approach for Riyadh makes up 50 percent of the non-oil economy of Saudi Arabia
DO NON-OIL EXPORTS FACILITATE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SAUDI ARABIA? - ProQuest
Oil sector and CO 2 emissions in Saudi Arabia: asymmetry analysis | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (nature.com)
Preparing for the new oil order? Saudi Arabia and Russia - ScienceDirect
Does geopolitical risk strengthen or depress oil prices and financial liquidity? Evidence from Saudi Arabia - ScienceDirect
Transformation from an Oil-based Economy to a Knowledge-based Economy in Saudi Arabia: the Direction of Saudi Vision 2030 | SpringerLink
Urbanization, Oil Price and Pollution in Saudi Arabia - ProQuest
OPEC, Saudi Arabia, and the shale revolution: Insights from equilibrium modelling and oil politics - ScienceDirect
Oil price collapse and challenges to economic transformation of Saudi Arabia: A time-series analysis - ScienceDirect
The financial determinants of corporate cash holdings in an oil rich country: Evidence from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - ScienceDirect
Assessment of economic diversification in Saudi Arabia through nine development plans - Banafea - 2018 - OPEC Energy Review - Wiley Online Library
Optimizing coffee cultivation and its impact on economic growth and export earnings of the producing countries: The case of Saudi Arabia - ScienceDirect
Food safety governance in Saudi Arabia: Challenges in control of imported food - Alrobaish - 2021 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
Solar energy export prospects of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy: Vol 11, No 4 (scitation.org)
Full article: Manufactured goods’ export diversification in Saudi Arabia: A spatial panel approach (tandfonline.com)
Estimating Virtual Water Trade in Crops for Saudi Arabia by Yosef Alamri, Michael R. Reed :: SSRN
Assessing energy policy instruments: LNG imports into Saudi Arabia - ScienceDirect
India's Commodity Trade with Saudi Arabia: A Panel Data Approach-Indian Journals
Determinants of Entry Modes Choice for MNEs: Exploring Major Challenges and Implications for Saudi Arabia | SpringerLink
The Endless Challenges of KIA Motors for Globalization : A Case Study on Kia in Saudi Arabia -The Journal of Industrial Distribution & Business | Korea Science
BOOK REVIEW-Bruce Riedel, Kings and Presidents. Saudi-Arabia and the United States Since FDR (Geopolitics in the 21st Century)

Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV News Programs

RT speaks to Saudi Arabia’s UN representative with country reportedly poised to re-engage with Syria - YouTube
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi | DW Documentary - YouTube
Saudi Women: Reform or Repression? | Al Jazeera World - YouTube
Allies or enemies? Why the US won't stop supporting Saudi Arabia | UNPACKED - YouTube
Saudi Arabia retaliates after Houthi attack on energy facilities - YouTube
Saudi Arabia announces ceasefire deal in Yemen, Houthis rebuff it - YouTube
Yemen: Houthi rebel drone kills several at Saudi coalition military parade - YouTube
Saudi coalition shoots down Houthi ballistic missiles and drones - YouTube
House of Saud: The meteoric rise of Mohammed bin Salman - YouTube
Saudi Arabia & Iran’s cold war| Start Here - YouTube
Inside Saudi Arabia's gilded prison at Riyadh Ritz-Carlton - BBC News - YouTube
Saudi Women, Unveiled - YouTube

History

A History of Saudi Arabia - Madawi al-Rasheed - Google Books
The History of Saudi Arabia - Alexei Vassiliev - Google Books
Saudi Arabia: The Ceaseless Quest for Security - Nadav Safran - Google Books
Era of Discovery - documentary about the early history of Saudi Aramco(1984) - YouTube
The History of Saudi Arabia - Alexei Vassiliev - Google Books

Other Issues

Aramco, the United States, and Saudi Arabia. A Study of the Dynamics of Foreign Oil Policy, 1933-1950 (degruyter.com)
Why Saudi Arabia Is Building a Linear City - YouTube
Why Saudi Arabia is building a 170km line city through the desert | FT - YouTube
Saudi Aramco: The Company and the State - YouTube

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