Sint Maarten, 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

Sint Maarten - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $26.69 (Millions) (2020)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $1.95 (Millions) (2020)

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $526.29 (Millions) (2020)

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $757.85 (Millions) (2020)

Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

FactSheet_2021_new (unctad.org)

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Foreign Direct Investment 2011-2022 | MacroTrends

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) Tourism Statistics 2007-2022 | MacroTrends

Macro Data

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Data (worldbank.org)

Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands Antilles and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Sint Maarten - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

Research Papers and Research Books

Hillebrink, S. (2013). Saint-Martin/Sint Maarten. In The political economy of divided islands (pp. 176-194). Palgrave Macmillan, London.

Flood risk management in Sint Maarten – A coupled agent-based and flood modelling method - ScienceDirect

How do you build back better so no one is left behind? Lessons from Sint Maarten, Dutch Caribbean, following Hurricane Irma - Collodi - 2021 - Disasters - Wiley Online Library

Pieters, D. (2021). Sint Maarten. In Social Security Law in Small Jurisdictions (pp. 225-235). Springer, Cham.

Full article: An educated Sint Maartener? National belonging in a primary school on Sint Maarten (tandfonline.com)

Ideas and impact: Continuity, change and constraints in the institutional landscape of Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Trinidad and Tobago - ProQuest

Sint Maarten Public Expenditure Review | Public Expenditure Review (worldbank.org)

World Bank. (2020). Rapid Housing Sector Assessment: Sint Maarten. World Bank.

Corruption in an Era of Climate Change: Rebuilding Sint Maarten after Hurricane Irma by Cindy Gerges, Gerry Hirschfeld, Claire Hutar, Garrett Salzman, Juliet Sorensen, Elise Meyer :: SSRN

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

Extremely Low Landing at St Maarten Princess Juliana Airport- American Airlines A319 - YouTube

Civil unrest In Sint Maarten - YouTube

Government of Sint Maarten Live Stream - YouTube

Important History Events

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

What is the History of St. Maarten? (sint-maarten.net)

Learn about the history of St Maarten / St Martin! (visitstmaarten.com)

Other Issues

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

Surveying After a Disaster: Capturing Elements of Vulnerability, Risk and Lessons Learned from a Household Survey in the Case Study of Hurricane Irma in Sint Maarten | Journal of Extreme Events (worldscientific.com)

Education in St. Maarten from 1954 to 2000: An Oral History Account - Milton George - Google Books

The Constitution of Sint Maarten: When It Is Time to Vote - Hensley G.A. Plantijn - Google Books

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