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Economics, Policy & Regulation

CYPRUS BEGINS LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY

COUNTRY REPORT | CYPRUS Amid continuing harsh austerity measures, things are—very slowly—starting to recover, alongside restructuring that will change the focus of the economy. GDP in 2014 should contract by 3.5% before flattening out next year, with 0.2% growth forecast.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

LEVANT: LONG-TERM PROSPECTS OUTWEIGH INSTABILITIES

Regional Focus | The Levant Offshore energy reserves, a stable banking sector and infrastructure gaps all present opportunities for foreign investment in the Levant region.

Country Report

MOVING BEYOND THE COMFORT ZONE

COUNTRY REPORT | TURKEY: OVERVIEW Recent presidential elections saw political continuity and investor appetite maintained in Turkey, but high levels of indebtedness and political divisions cause some concern.

News

NEW PM A RELATIVELY UNKNOWN QUANTITY

NEWSMAKERS | POLAND The crop-haired, bespectacled 58-year-old is barely known outside Poland. Even within, most people know Kopacz, a former doctor and Health minister more for her loyalty to Tusk than for anything else.

Banking

TURKISH BANKS UNDER FIRE

COUNTRY REPORT | TURKEY: BANKING Turkey’s president is not a fan of them, and an increasing tide of regulation and a growing debt profile make for a difficult operating environment for Turkish banks.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

RECOVERY IS UNDER WAY IN CEE

REGIONAL REPORT | CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE Central European countries are starting to recover, with growth accelerating in most markets. But the region’s banks still have some trials to overcome.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

WANTED: DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN AGRIBUSINESS

SECTOR REPORT: AGRIBUSINESS As the world’s population expands and diets improve in some of the most populous countries, agri-businesses must grow at a strong clip to keep up with demand.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

NEW SLOVAKIAN PRESIDENT BOASTS NO EXPERIENCE, NO PARTY AFFILIATION

Slovakia has known rapid and unexpected changes in its political fortune in its 20 years as an independent country.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

TURKEY: CRACKS ARE STARTING TO APPEAR

Financial markets may initially have reacted well to the reelection of the AKP and prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan, but his success belies deep-seated political and economic problems.

Banking

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNUAL MEETING

Inter-Asian trade will lead the agenda items at this year’s annual Asian Development Bank meeting, to be held May 2-5, 2014, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Balkans: Leaders See Eye To Eye

MILESTONES By Justin Keay Not long ago, it would have been almost impossible to get the leaders of the various...

Features

KAZAKHSTAN: GRANDIOSE AMBITIONS

Getting rid of the “stan” on the end of his country’s name is just one of the many ambitions Kazakhstan’s leader has for his increasingly prosperous country.