Ecuador

https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog/2023/02/02/ecuador

Published Date: 02 February 2023

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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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Ecuador

Ecuador

• Capital: Quito

• Population: 18,113,644 (United Nations, 2022)

• GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): $11,720.6 (World Bank, 2021)

• GNI per capita (Atlas method, current US$): $5,960 (World Bank, 2021)

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Quito,

Ecuador

Main Religion: Christianity

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Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

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Information and Data

Ecuador and the IMF

Ecuador - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

Ecuador country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Land | Free Full-Text | Gold Mining in the Amazon Region of Ecuador: History and a Review of Its Socio-Environmental Impacts (mdpi.com)

Publications | Free Full-Text | Scientific Research in Ecuador: A Bibliometric Analysis (mdpi.com)

Land | Free Full-Text | A Critical Review on the Perspectives of the Forestry Sector in Ecuador (mdpi.com)

Sustainable development indicators for electric power generation companies in Ecuador: A case study - ScienceDirect

Geodiversity assessment to regional scale: Ecuador as a case study - ScienceDirect

Analysis and proposal of energy planning and renewable energy plans in South America: Case study of Ecuador - ScienceDirect

Land | Free Full-Text | Deforestation in Continental Ecuador with a Focus on Protected Areas (mdpi.com)

Foods | Free Full-Text | Consumer Behaviour and Attitude towards the Purchase of Organic Products in Riobamba, Ecuador (mdpi.com)

Inventory and Characterization of Geosites in Ecuador: a Review | SpringerLink

Sustainability | Free Full-Text | Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Continental Ecuador and Galapagos Islands: Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing Tourism and Economic Context (mdpi.com)

The Politics of Transforming Education in Ecuador: Confrontation and Continuity, 2006–2017 | Comparative Education Review: Vol 63, No 2 (uchicago.edu)

Informality and poverty in Ecuador | SpringerLink

Electricity sector in Ecuador: An overview of the 2007–2017 decade - ScienceDirect

Is FDI a potential tool for boosting firm’s performance? Firm level evidence from Ecuador | SpringerLink

Improving smallholder livelihoods and ecosystems through direct trade relations: High‐quality cocoa producers in Ecuador - Middendorp - 2020 - Business Strategy & Development - Wiley Online Library

Can certification increase trade fairness and worker empowerment? Lessons from Fairtrade International-certified plantations in Ecuador - Laura T Raynolds, 2022 (sagepub.com)

Statistical Analysis of Manufacturing, Trade and Service in the Textile Industry in Ecuador, 2000-2020 (scirp.org)

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

Women Make Science: Ecuador's Hidden Treasure | Featured Documentary - YouTube

Gold mining endangering Ecuadorian town and other world stories | DW Documentary - YouTube

The ice merchant of Chimborazo | DW Documentary - YouTube

History

The History of Ecuador - George Lauderbaugh - Google Books

Ecuador: Third Edition - Erin Foley, Leslie Jermyn, Caitlyn Paley - Google Books

Other Issues

Suicide rates in Ecuador: A nationwide study from 2011 until 2020 - ScienceDirect

Remote Sensing | Free Full-Text | Forest Fire Assessment Using Remote Sensing to Support the Development of an Action Plan Proposal in Ecuador (mdpi.com)

Tungurahua Volcano, Ecuador: structure, eruptive history and hazards - ScienceDirect

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