Afghanistan
Afghanistan, 3 April 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
Afghanistan - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade
Afghanistan
Capital: Kabul
Population: 38,928,341 (World Bank, 2020)
GDP per capita, PPP: $ 2,078.6(World Bank, 2020)
GNI per capita, Atlas Method: $ 500 (World Bank, 2020)
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Main Religion: Islam
Key Figures of FDI and International Trade
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $12.97 (Millions) (2020)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $37.23 (Millions) (2020)
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $1,476.31 (Millions) (2020)
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $6,982.85 (Millions) (2020)
Source: World Bank
Information and Data on FDI and International Trade
Macro Data
Afghanistan | Data (worldbank.org)
General Information and Political Information
Afghanistan - The World Factbook (cia.gov)
Research Papers and Research Books
Assessment of solar-wind power plants in Afghanistan: A review - ScienceDirect
Ranking locations for producing hydrogen using geothermal energy in Afghanistan - ScienceDirect
India-Afghanistan Trade and International Law - Kluwer Law Online
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
Afghanistan: Inside the Taliban's Emirate • FRANCE 24 English - YouTube
Taliban bans poppy cultivation in Afghanistan - YouTube
Taliban's ban on drug production a good news for Afghanistan and its neighbours? - YouTube
Inside Afghanistan's booming opium trade | 60 Minutes Australia - YouTube
Afghanistan’s Fall Into Extreme Poverty, Explained | WSJ - YouTube
Afghanistan: Kabul under the Taliban | DW Documentary - YouTube
Life under Taliban rule: the Afghan girls fighting to go to school - YouTube
Important History Events
Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB
Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present - Jonathan L. Lee - Google Books
Afghanistan - Louis Dupree - Google Books
The Afghanistan Wars - William Maley - Google Books
Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan - Olivier Roy - Google Books
The Complete History of The Afghanistan War | Documentary: Part 2 - YouTube
Other Issues
Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities or risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB
The Birth of Afghan Cinema | The Forbidden Reel - YouTube
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