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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Emerging Markets Focus: CEE

COVER STORY: HARD TIMES By Justin Keay A sustainable recovery remains as elusive as ever for many of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the demise of the ...

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Country Report Lebanon

REFORM CANDIDATE By Justin Keay Sharply rising capital inflows and a stable banking sector have helped Lebanon achieve impressive economic...

Country Report

Country Report: Lebanon

REFORM CANDIDATE By Justin Keay Sharply rising capital inflows and a stable banking sector have helped Lebanon achieve impressive economic growth. Maintaining it will require far-reaching reforms, though. Winston Churchill once famously described Russia as a riddle ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Spotlight – EBRD

POST-CRISIS MANAGEMENT The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has found new relevance—and a key role—in the aftermath of the financial crisis. By Justin Keay Aside maybe from Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, few banks have emerged ...

Banking

The Price Of Stability

COVER STORY: FINANCIAL REGULATION By Justin Keay Businesses can expect to see their top-line costs rise under new banking regulations in the US and Europe. Will it be money well spent? If in pre-credit-crunch days policymakers uttered ...

Country Report

Pole Position

Country Report: Poland By Justin Keay Having weathered the recent global crisis better than almost any other European country, Poland is laying the foundation for a sustainable long-term recovery. Poland's tumultuous history has made it no ...

News

Montenegro Aims To Be The Next Mediterranean Tiger

NEWSMAKERS: MONTENEGRO Montenegro Aims To Be The Next Mediterranean Tiger By Justin Keay Luksic: Reforms should help attract investors Most small European countries are still suffering in the wake of the recent downturn, with foreign direct investment (FDI) ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Features: Regional Report – Central & Eastern Europe

BACK FROM THE BRINK Emerging European economies are starting to recover from a steep and painful slowdown. By Justin Keay For those of an anxious disposition, emerging Europe last year was an uncomfortable place, with the risk ...

News

Newsmakers: Europe Considers Emergency Aid Fund

Europe By Justin Keay Schäuble: Europe should be able to save itself Growing concern over the indebtedness and burgeoning fiscal deficits of some European countries has led Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, to propose the establishment of a ...

News

Newsmakers: EU Takes Gloomy View On Growth

Europe By Justin Keay Torres: Green and digital technologies may fill growth gap With the most serious global recession since the 1930s slowly coming to an end, European policymakers are now focusing on the post-crisis landscape. The view ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Cover Story: A Long Way To Go

EMERGING MARKETS FOCUS: CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE For most Central and Eastern European countries, 2009 turned out to be every bit as bad as expected. The region’s prospects for the coming year are mixed, at best. By Justin ...

Banking

Features: Country Report: Lebanon

BUCKING THE GLOBAL TREND Lebanon sidestepped the global turmoil and is busy building on its newfound prosperity. By Justin Keay On any morning in downtown Beirut—along the sunny Corniche or in the cafes in the reconstructed ...
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