North Macedonia
North Macedonia, 15 February 2022
Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher’s Academic Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade: Opportunities versus Risks
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
North Macedonia - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade
North Macedonia
Capital: Skopje
Population: 2,072,531 (World Bank, 2020)
GDP per capita, PPP: $ 17,015.2 (World Bank, 2020)
GNI per capita, Atlas Method: $ 5,750 (World Bank, 2020)
Ohrid, North Macedonia
Main Religion: Christianity
Key Figures of FDI and International Trade
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $549.50 (Millions) (2019)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $-170.04 (Millions) (2020)
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $7,189.60 (Millions) (2020)
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $8,770.11 (Millions) (2020)
Source: World Bank
Information and Data on FDI and International Trade
Macro Data
North Macedonia | Data (worldbank.org)
General Information and Political Information
North Macedonia - The World Factbook (cia.gov)
Research Papers and Research Books
FDI in North Macedonia | SpringerLink
North Macedonia | Local elections and parliamentary political dynamics (taylorfrancis.com)
The Politicization of History in North Macedonia (1941–2018) | SpringerLink
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
North Macedonia: Protecting the Sharr mountains | Global Ideas - YouTube
North Macedonia and the EU: More ‘trauma’ before membership? | Conflict Zone - YouTube
Meeting young Macedonians, divided over EU membership - YouTube
Important History Events
Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB
Historical Dictionary of North Macedonia - Dimitar Bechev - Google Books
The Macedonian Question and the Macedonians: A History - Alexis Heraclides - Google Books
Other Issues
Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities or risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB
Geological characteristics of the Republic of North Macedonia | Geologica Macedonica (ugd.edu.mk)
Traditional Costume
Previous Countries From the Blog
Blog by Date Order Link: https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog
Blog by Alphabetical Order Link: https://www.rozen-bakher.com/search-blog-1
Forthcoming Countries on the Blog https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog-cycle-1
