Switzerland, 13 August 2021

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher’s Academic Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade: Risks versus Opportunities

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher - Researcher in International Business with a focus on Risks

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. 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.

Political Risks: Regime Transformation, Political Instability, Wars, Conflicts, Geopolitical Conflicts, Sanctions, Global Terror, Regional Crises, and Global Crises.

Economic Risks: Economic Instability, Restrictions on FDI and International Trade, Impact of FDI on Labour Markets; International Trade Agreements and Trade Wars

Strategic Risks: Strategic Risks in M&As, Integration in M&As, Cultural Distance, Cultural Openness, Labour Unions in M&As

Switzerland - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

GDP per capita, PPP: $71,352.4 (2020)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $37,313.31 (Millions) (2019)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $-71,155.21 (Millions) (2020)

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $470,914.13 (Millions) (2020)

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $401,911.95 (Millions) (2020)

Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Switzerland - Investing - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

FactSheetSwitzerland_2021_new (unctad.org)

Foreign trade figures of Switzerland - Economic and Political Overview - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

Switzerland and Liechtenstein - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Switzerland | Data (worldbank.org)

Switzerland and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Switzerland - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

Switzerland country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Why Switzerland? - Jonathan Steinberg - Google Books

The evolution of energy efficiency in Switzerland in the period 2000–2016 - ScienceDirect

Decent work in Switzerland: Context, conceptualization, and assessment - ScienceDirect

Is Employment Polarisation Inevitable? Occupational Change in Ireland and Switzerland, 1970–2010 - Emily C Murphy, Daniel Oesch, 2018 (sagepub.com)

Towards a solar-hydro based generation: The case of Switzerland - ScienceDirect

The relationship between nuclear energy consumption and economic growth: evidence from Switzerland - IOPscience

The Causal Link between FDI and Remittances in Kosovo, Switzerland, and Denmark

An Assessment of Chinese foreign direct investment in Switzerland

Quantifying the trade in marine ornamental fishes into Switzerland and an estimation of imports from the European Union - ScienceDirect

The welfare state and trade unions in Switzerland: an historical reconstruction of the shift from a liberal to a post-liberal welfare regime - Christine Trampusch, 2010 (sagepub.com)

Evaluating ecosystem service trade-offs with wind electricity production in Switzerland - ScienceDirect

The federalization of trade politics in Switzerland, Germany and Austria: Regional & Federal Studies: Vol 0, No 0 (tandfonline.com)

The China–Switzerland Free Trade Agreement and Economic Identity-Building: Journal of Contemporary China: Vol 28, No 118 (tandfonline.com)

Protectionism, how stupid is this? The causal effect of free trade for the world’s poorest countries: Evidence from a quasi-experiment in Switzerland - ScienceDirect

EconStor: The impact of trade tensions on Switzerland: A quantitative assessment

EconStor: Missing link: The case of free trade between Switzerland and Taiwan

The causal effect of reducing trade policy uncertainty: A comparative case study of Bangladesh's textile exports to Switzerland - ScienceDirect

Trade Secrets - Switzerland by Stéphanie Chuffart- Finsterwald :: SSRN

Are there export spillovers in manufacturing industry? Evidence from Switzerland: International Journal of Export Marketing: Vol 3, No 1 (inderscienceonline.com)

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

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

How parliamentary elections work in Switzerland - YouTube

Are Swiss banks in trouble? | CNBC Explains - YouTube

The Swiss National Bank - what it does and how it works - YouTube

Important History Events

Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB

History of Switzerland 1499-1914 - Wilhelm Oechsli - Google Books

A Concise History of Switzerland - Clive H. Church, Randolph C. Head - Google Books

Switzerland's tarnished wartime record - YouTube

Other Issues

Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities and risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB

Switzerland's gravity-defying solution - BBC Travel

Historic Engadine-Style House In Switzerland Foresees A Bright Future (forbes.com)

Exploring the association between heat and mortality in Switzerland between 1995 and 2013 - ScienceDirect

Present and future water scarcity in Switzerland: Potential for alleviation through reservoirs and lakes - ScienceDirect

Traditional Costume

The traditional costume reflects the roots of the national culture in a country.

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