Guinea - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

**Guinea**

**Capital:** Conakry
**Population:** 13,132,792 (World Bank, 2020)
**GDP per capita, PPP:** $2,817.32 (World Bank, 2020)
**GNI per capita, Atlas Method:** $1,020.00 (World Bank, 2020)

Conakry, Guinea

**Main Religion:** Islam (Sunni Islam)

Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $176.35 (Millions) (2020)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $2.36 (Millions) (2020)
Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $8,996.04 (Millions) (2020)
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $6,313.51 (Millions) (2020)
Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Investing in Guinea - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)
Trade Profile - Guinea - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)
FactSheet_2021_new (unctad.org)
Guinea - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Guinea | Data (worldbank.org)
Guinea and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Guinea - The World Factbook (cia.gov)
Guinea country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Attracting Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Africa: Determinants and Policies - The Case of Guinea (repec.org)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Trade and Its Contribution to the Mining Sector of Guinea | Journal on Innovation and Sustainability RISUS (pucsp.br)
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth Nexus: Empirical Insight from Guinea | Asian Economic and Financial Review (aessweb.com)
Trade policy options for export diversification: The case of Mali, Chad, Niger, and Guinea | Pitigala | Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development (enpress-publisher.com)
Impact of Terms of Trade on GDP in the Context of Prebisch–Singer Theorem: Evidence from Egypt and Guinea | SpringerLink
A Comparative Analysis of the Export Competitiveness of Mineral Industries in Sierra Leone and Guinea in the US Market - ProQuest
Development Context for Export Diversification in Mali, Chad, Niger, and Guinea | Leveraging Export Diversification in Fragile Countries: The Emerging Value Chains of Mali, Chad, Niger, and Guinea (worldbank.org)
Understanding household energy use, decision making and behaviour in Guinea-Conakry by applying behavioural economics - ScienceDirect
From pickaxes to metal detectors: Gold mining mobility and space in Upper Guinea, Guinea Conakry - ScienceDirect
Guinea Conakry and Burkina Faso: Innovations at the Periphery | SpringerLink
Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development - employment prospects for agricultural graduates in guinea conakry (academicjournals.org)

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

Guinea military unit stages coup, claims to have detained president - YouTube
Guinea coup: Army detains President Conde, dissolves constitution - YouTube
Why a coup in Guinea was felt around the world - YouTube
Guinean transitional president Mamady Doumbouya: 'We want to give power back to Guineans' - YouTube
What's next for Guinea after the coup? | Inside Story - YouTube

Important History Events

Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB

History of Guinea Conakry, and Early Struggle for African Liberty - Finlay Rogers - Google Books
Cold War and Decolonization in Guinea, 1946-1958 - Elizabeth Schmidt - Google Books
Political History of Guinea Since World War Two - Mohamed Saliou Camara - Google Books
The 2008 Guinea Conakry coup: Neither inevitable nor inexorable: Journal of Contemporary African Studies: Vol 28, No 1 (tandfonline.com)

Other Issues

Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities or risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB

National languages in education in Guinea-Conakry: re-emancipation in progress? (degruyter.com)

National Bird

Guinea

Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher to Identify Risks versus Opportunities at the Country Level

Guinea - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

Netherlands

Zimbabwe