Eswatini

https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2022/1/6/eswatini

Published Date: 06 January 2022

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

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This blog focuses on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade in a certain country or territory in terms of how the 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 certain 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.

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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

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Eswatini (Swaziland)

Eswatini (Swaziland)

• Capital: Mbabane (Executive capital); Lobamba (Legislative Capital)

• Population: 1,160,164 (World Bank, 2020)

• GDP per capita, PPP: $ 8,862.4 (World Bank, 2020)

• GNI per capita, Atlas Method: $ 3,410 (World Bank, 2020)

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Manzini, Eswatini

Main Religion: Christianity

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Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $127.97 (Millions) (2019)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $-14.07 (Millions) (2020)

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $1,807.82 (Millions) (2020)

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $1,695.43 (Millions) (2020)

Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Investing in Eswatini - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

Trade Profile - Eswatini - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

FactSheet_2021_new (unctad.org)

Eswatini - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Eswatini | Data (worldbank.org)

Kingdom of Eswatini and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Eswatini - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

eSwatini country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Sustainability | Free Full-Text | Energy–Climate–Economy–Population Nexus: An Empirical Analysis in Kenya, Senegal, and Eswatini (mdpi.com)

Eswatini in: Africa Yearbook Volume 16 (brill.com)

A framework for archives and records management education in an open distance e-learning environment in eSwatini - IOS Press

Determinants of Households’ Access to Improved Drinking Water Sources: A Secondary Analysis of Eswatini 2010 and 2014 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (hindawi.com)

Towards a framework for e-records readiness in support of e-government in eSwatini | ESARBICA Journal: Journal of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ajol.info)

Does financial development mean financial inclusion? A causal analysis for Eswatini | African Review of Economics and Finance (ajol.info)

Mapping the national system of innovation in Eswatini | African Review of Economics and Finance (journals.co.za)

Determinants of foreign exchange reserves in Eswatini: An ARDL approach | African Review of Economics and Finance (ajol.info)

Evolution of trade in Eswatini from 1968 to 2015: A developmental perspective | African Review of Economics and Finance (ajol.info)

Relationship between Financial Indicators and Foreign Direct Investment in Eswatini | Emenike | AFRE (Accounting and Financial Review) (unmer.ac.id)

Forests | Free Full-Text | Plant Fibre Crafts Production, Trade and Income in Eswatini, Malawi and Zimbabwe (mdpi.com)

The impact of sharing accommodation on the hotel occupancy rate in the kingdom of Swaziland: Current Issues in Tourism: Vol 22, No 16 (tandfonline.com)

Full article: An assessment of financial catastrophe and impoverishment from out-of-pocket health care payments in Swaziland (tandfonline.com)

Between Monarchy and Demands for Political Change: Regionalisation and internationalisation of trade union activism in Swaziland (openedition.org)

Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV Programs

Eswatini: Protesters clash with police in Africa's last absolute monarchy | DW News - YouTube

Fighting Africa's last absolute monarch in Eswatini - BBC News - YouTube

Will Eswatini's King respond to calls for democracy? | Inside Story - YouTube

🇸🇿 Eswatini - King Addresses General Debate, 74th Session - YouTube

History

A Constitutional History of the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland), 1960–1982 | SpringerLink

The Kingdom of Swaziland: Studies in Political History - D. Hugh Gillis - Google Books

‘The Bay and the Ocean’: A History of the ANC in Swaziland, 1960–1979: African Historical Review: Vol 41, No 1 (tandfonline.com)

Other Issues

HIV Issue

“I don’t want them to know”: how stigma creates dilemmas for engagement with Treat-all HIV care for people living with HIV in Eswatini: African Journal of AIDS Research: Vol 18, No 1 (tandfonline.com)

Expert client service delivery practices among adolescents living with HIV in Eswatini: A thematic analysis - ScienceDirect

Access to Justice for Women in Eswatini: HIV-Positive Women as a Vulnerable Population | SpringerLink

Other

Epidemiology of Campus Sexual Assault Among University Women in Eswatini - Rebecca Fielding-Miller, Fortunate Shabalala, Sakhile Masuku, Anita Raj, 2021 (sagepub.com)

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