Maldives, 17 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.

Maldives – Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

Maldives

Capital: Male

Population: 530,953

GDP per Capita (PPP): $20,395.5

GNI per Capita (PPP): $18,380

Source: 2019, World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Foreign investment in the Maldives - Santandertrade.com

Trade Profile - Maldives - Lloyds Bank International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

Maldives - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Maldives | Data (worldbank.org)

Maldives and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Maldives - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

Maldives country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Not quite paradise: Inadequacies of environmental impact assessment in the Maldives - ScienceDirect

Coastal flooding in the Maldives: an assessment of historic events and their implications | SpringerLink

A preliminary feasibility of roof-mounted solar PV systems in the Maldives - ScienceDirect

Powering an island system by renewable energy—A feasibility analysis in the Maldives - ScienceDirect

Contested surf tourism resources in the Maldives - ScienceDirect

“Managed evils” of hedonistic tourism in the Maldives: Islamic social representations and their mediation of local social exchange - ScienceDirect

King tuna: Indian Ocean trade, offshore fishing, and coral reef resilience in the Maldives archipelago | ICES Journal of Marine Science | Oxford Academic (oup.com)

The Maritime Silk Road and China–Maldives Relations | SpringerLink

A framework for assessing the potential effectiveness of adaptation policies: Coastal risks and sea-level rise in the Maldives - ScienceDirect

Sustainability | Free Full-Text | Water Resource Management and Sustainability: A Case Study in Faafu Atoll in the Republic of Maldives (mdpi.com)

The continuum of election violence: Gendered candidate experiences in the Maldives - Elin Bjarnegård, 2021 (sagepub.com)

The nature and challenges of guest house business in the Maldives: An exploratory study - Kei Wei Chia, Abdulla Muiz, 2021 (sagepub.com)

Tourism Planning and Development in South Asia - Google Books

Halal certification process for fisheries products in Maldives | Emerald Insight

What drives relocation policies in the Maldives? | SpringerLink

What makes an environmental trust fund successful? A case study of the Maldives | SpringerLink

Land raising as a solution to sea‐level rise: An analysis of coastal flooding on an artificial island in the Maldives - Brown - 2020 - Journal of Flood Risk Management - Wiley Online Library

Evidence of increased economic benefits from shark-diving tourism in the Maldives - ScienceDirect

The Routledge International Handbook of Language Education Policy in Asia - Google Books

Need to pioneer Islamic tourism in tourist resorts in Maldives | Emerald Insight

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

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

Maldives: Fighting back the tides of trash | DW Documentary - YouTube

Maldives: Trouble In Paradise | 101 East - YouTube

Maldives in shock after explosion wounds Speaker Mohamed Nasheed - YouTube

History and Important History Events

Maldives | SpringerLink

Tsunami 2004 Documentary by MBC News on 10th Anniversary - YouTube

Other Issues

Microplastic and charred microplastic in the Faafu Atoll, Maldives - ScienceDirect

Refinement of Miocene sea level and monsoon events from the sedimentary archive of the Maldives (Indian Ocean) | Progress in Earth and Planetary Science | Full Text (springeropen.com)

Use of legal and illegal substances in Malé (Republic of Maldives) assessed by wastewater analysis - ScienceDirect

Freshwater system of coral inhabited island: Availability and vulnerability (Magoodhoo Island of Faafu Atoll – Maldives) - ScienceDirect