Kosovo

https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2021/12/25/kosovo

Published Date: 25 December 2021

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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.

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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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Kosovo

Kosovo - In 2008, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, but Serbia did not recognize it, still, 97 UN member states are already recognized Kosovo as an independent country.

• Capital: Pristina

• Population: 1,775,378 (World Bank, 2020)

• GDP per capita, PPP: $ 11,383.4 (World Bank, 2020)

• GNI per capita, Atlas Method: $ 4,480 (World Bank, 2020)

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Prizren, Kosovo

Main Religion: Islam

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Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $285.08(Millions) (2019)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $68.39 (Millions) (2020)

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $1,687.28 (Millions) (2020)

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $4,187.09 (Millions) (2020)

Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Investing in Kosovo - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

Kosovo - United States Department of State

Trade Profile - Kosovo - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

Macro Data

Kosovo | Data (worldbank.org)

Kosovo and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Kosovo - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

Kosovo profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Acting Like a State | Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood | Gë (taylorfrancis.com)

Determinants of commercial banks profitability through analysis of financial performance indicators: evidence from Kosovo

Increasing the integration of variable renewable energy in coal-based energy system using power to heat technologies: The case of Kosovo - ScienceDirect

Catastrophic expenditures and impoverishment due to out-of-pocket health payments in Kosovo | Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

Kosovo and the International Community: A Legal Assessment - Google Books

Foods | Free Full-Text | Consumer Perception of Food Quality and Safety in Western Balkan Countries: Evidence from Albania and Kosovo (mdpi.com)

Managerial decision-making (DM) in Kosovo organizations based on SPACE model analysis by using AHP fuzzy method: Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment: Vol 0, No 0 (tandfonline.com)

Full article: The institutional challenges of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in transition economies: lessons from Kosovo (tandfonline.com)

Groundwater Quality Assessment for Irrigation: Case Study in the Blinaja River Basin, Kosovo | Çadraku | Civil Engineering Journal (civilejournal.org)

Impact of Social Media on the Development of New Products, Marketing and Customer Relationship Management in Kosovo | Gashi | Emerging Science Journal (ijournalse.org)

Simulated Power and the Power of Simulations: The European Union in the Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia - Gashi - 2021 - JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies - Wiley Online Library

Evaluating EU Actorness as a State-Builder in ‘Contested’ Kosovo: Geopolitics: Vol 25, No 2 (tandfonline.com)

Fish distribution patterns in the White Drin (Drini i Bardhë) river, Kosovo | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (kmae-journal.org)

The benefits and challenges of sustainable buildings in Prishtina, Kosovo | Emerald Insight

Digital Transformation Readiness in Higher Education Institutions (HEI): The Case of Kosovo - ScienceDirect

The impact of Generation Z in the intention to purchase real estate in Kosovo | Emerald Insight

FDI Trends and Characteristics in Kosovo by Arben Sahiti, Ardi Ahmeti, Arbana Sahiti :: SSRN

FDI in Kosovo | SpringerLink

Relationship in between FDI Inflow and Economic Growth in Kosovo by Xhavit Islami, Enis Mulolli, Nagip Skenderi :: SSRN

Free Trade and FDI in Kosovo: Prospects for Integration into the EU and Turkish Production Networks | GASHI | Turkish Economic Review (kspjournals.org)

Evalution of FDI in CE, SEE and Kosovo in Relation to Growth Rates and Other Indicators | SpringerLink

Business Environment and Foreign Direct Investment in Kosovo: an Overview of the Relationship Between Institutional Reforms and FDI - ProQuest

The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: Empirical Evidence from Kosovo by Arben Sahiti, Arbana Sahiti, Rina Zeqiri :: SSRN

An Analysis and Evaluation of Foreign Direct Investment in Kosovo (repec.org)

Exploring Serbia–Kosovo Trade Relations: Achieving Peace through Trade Interdependence?: Ethnopolitics: Vol 17, No 1 (tandfonline.com)

Consequences of money laundering on economic growth–The Case of Kosovo and its Trade Partners

The Geographic Determinants of Economic Growth and the Increasing Albania-Kosovo Trade Relations

Trade and Industrial Development in Kosovo | SpringerLink

Kosovo – EU trade relations: a dynamic panel poisson approach: Applied Economics: Vol 49, No 27 (tandfonline.com)

Does EU Trade Integration Support Export Promotion: Probit Analysis, Evidence from Kosovo

The impact of the CEFTA trade agreement on economic development in Kosovo

EconPapers: Managerial Characteristics and Export Performance – Empirical Evidence from Kosovo (repec.org)

Human Capital and Export Decisions: The Case of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kosovo (srce.hr)

The effect of product innovation on the export performance of Kosovo SMEs (srce.hr)

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

What's behind the latest dispute between Serbia and Kosovo? | Inside Story - YouTube

Tensions soar as police clash with Serbs in north Kosovo | AFP - YouTube

Kosovo war: The conflict that won't go away - BBC News - YouTube

Denmark agrees €15 million deal to rent prison cells in Kosovo - YouTube

PM Albin Kurti: Will US troops retreat from Kosovo too? | Talk to Al Jazeera - YouTube

Press conference by President von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti - YouTube

Kosovo - Security Council Briefing (15 Oct 2021) - YouTube

History

Kosovo War

How did Kosovo become a country? | The Economist - YouTube

[The new military humanism: lessons from Kosovo] - ProQuest

Lessons of Kosovo | American Journal of International Law | Cambridge Core

Kosovo: How Myths and Truths Started a War - Julie Mertus - Google Books

The UN as Government in Kosovo on JSTOR

Kosovo war: a recapitulation | International Affairs | Oxford Academic (oup.com)

Kosovo and the current myth of information superiority - ProQuest

General History

Historical Dictionary of Kosovo - Robert Elsie - Google Books

Kosovo: A Short History Noel Malcolm - book pdf free (ilpoggio.net)

Other Issues

Arrested development: the unfinished church dividing Kosovo (france24.com)

Kosovo youth train as bakers, waiters to get quick jobs abroad | Reuters

NATO - Topic: NATO's role in Kosovo

Regional Differences in Adult Body Height in Kosovo - ProQuest

ERIC - EJ1239303 - Digital Technologies in Early Childhood: Attitudes and Practices of Parents and Teachers in Kosovo, International Journal of Instruction, 2020-Jan (ed.gov)

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