Syria
Syria, 31 March 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
Syria - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade
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)
Note: The latest database of Syria on World Bank regarding FDI and Trade refers to 2010/2011, so please see an alternative database for trade Syria - Country Profile - 2020 (indexmundi.com), yet regarding FDI No FDI in Syria for Ninth Year in a Row – UN Report – Syria Report (syria-report.com)
Source: World Bank
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
Note: Due to lack of information about Syria based on the regular sources used on this blog, then alternative sources used regarding Syria.
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 News Programs
Keep in mind that Documentaries and in-Depth TV News programs usually reflect a certain viewpoint. ZRB
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
Important History Events
Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB
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
Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities or risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB
Islamic State
In May 2015, IS controlled its greatest territory in Syria
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
Other
Recent Destructions in Palmyra, Syria: Looting and Illegal Antiquities Trade | SpringerLink
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