Syria
https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2022/03/31/syria
Published Date: 31 March 2022
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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
Syria
Syria
Capital: Damascus
Population: 17,500,657 (World Bank, 2020)
GDP per capita, PPP: $ 3,858.2(World Bank, 2020)
GNI per capita, Atlas Method: $ 1,170 (World Bank, 2020)
Damascus, Syria
Main Religion: Islam (app. 70% Sunni Islam, Alawites Islam 10%)
President Bashar al-Assad is Alawite. Alawites dominate the Syrian government and key military positions.
Key Figures of FDI and International Trade
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $804.16 (Millions) (2011)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $0 (Millions) (2010)
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $19,605.79 (Millions) (2010)
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $19,408.80 (Millions) (2010)
Source: World Bank (Note, The latest database on Syria refers to 2010/2011, so please see below alternative sources)
Information and Data on FDI and International Trade
FactSheet_2021_new (unctad.org)
Syria - Trade - European Commission (europa.eu
Syria (SYR) Exports, Imports, and Trade Partners | OEC - The Observatory of Economic Complexity
Macro Data
Syrian Arab Republic | Data (worldbank.org)
General Information and Political Information
Syria - The World Factbook (cia.gov)
Research Papers and Research Books
Effects of oil and non-oil exports on the economic growth of Syria
Social Sciences | Free Full-Text | Oil in Syria between Terrorism and Dictatorship (mdpi.com)
Civil war hinders crop production and threatens food security in Syria | Nature Food
PAX SYRIANA: THE STAYING POWER OF BASHAR AL ASSAD: Asian Affairs: Vol 50, No 1 (tandfonline.com)
Cycle of Fear: Syria's Alawites in War and Peace - Leon Goldsmith - Google Books
Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV Programs
Iraq and Syria: After Islamic State? [Full Documentary] - BBC News - YouTube
Syria: Child Workers in the Oil Industry I ARTE.tv Documentary - YouTube
Germany: Syrian torture on trial | DW Documentary - YouTube
History
Syria: A Modern History - David W. Lesch - Google Books
Fragile Nation, Shattered Land: The Modern History of Syria - James A. Reilly - Google Books
The Battle for Syria (degruyter.com)
The Boy who started the Syrian War | Featured Documentary - YouTube
Other Issues
Islamic State
What kind of victory for Russia in Syria?
Revisiting Western Strategies against the Islamic State in Iraq a...: Ingenta Connect
Inside the Syrian city of Raqqa after Islamic State's fall - YouTube
Note, In May 2015, IS controlled its greatest territory in Syria
