Aruba, 27 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

Aruba - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $143.12 (Millions) (2020)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $14.27 (Millions) (2020)

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $1,449.74 (Millions) (2020)

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $1,669.86 (Millions) (2020)

Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

FactSheet_2021_new (unctad.org)

Aruba - Foreign direct investment (indexmundi.com)

Aruba (ABW) Exports, Imports, and Trade Partners | OEC - The Observatory of Economic Complexity

Aruba | Imports and Exports | World | ALL COMMODITIES | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2009 - 2020 (trendeconomy.com)

Macro Data

Aruba | Data (worldbank.org)

Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands Antilles and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Aruba - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

Aruba profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Impacts of seasonal patterns of climate on recurrent fluctuations in tourism demand: Evidence from Aruba - ScienceDirect

Pieters, D. (2021). Aruba. In Social Security Law in Small Jurisdictions (pp. 47-58). Springer, Cham.

Project MUSE - Crosslinguistic structural priming as a mechanism of contact-induced language change: Evidence from Papiamento-Dutch bilinguals in Aruba and the Netherlands (jhu.edu)

A methodology for analyzing renewable energy opportunities for desalination and its application to Aruba - ScienceDirect

The National Library of Aruba goes Green! A Chronology and History: Journal of Library Administration: Vol 58, No 7 (tandfonline.com)

In search of inclusive tourism in the Caribbean: insights from Aruba | Emerald Insight

In the shadow of the refinery: an American oil company town on the Caribbean island of Aruba: Journal of Cultural Geography: Vol 36, No 1 (tandfonline.com)

Aruba Recent Economic and Political Developments Yearbook - Strategic ... - IBP, Inc. - 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

Opening statement by H.E. Ms Evelyn Wever-Croes, Prime Minister of Aruba - #AdaptationSummit - YouTube

Important History Events

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

Aruba History - What's the History of Aruba? | Aruba.com

Aruba - History - YouTube

Other Issues

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

Women in hospitality leadership: barriers and best practices in Aruba: Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism: Vol 20, No 2 (tandfonline.com)

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