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Protests In Bucharest Curb Election Winners
Even by the Balkans’ standards, the honeymoon accorded Romania’s new Social Democratic Party (PSD) government was brief after the party’s victory in the December 11 elections.
Author: Justin Keay
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The Caucasus: Signs Of Spring?
Last year, after a difficult 2015, it seemed that just about everything that could go wrong for the South Caucasus actually did. In April, simmering tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the contested region of Armenian-occupied Nagorno-Karabakh exploded into renewed ...
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Tough Times For The Brexit Queen
Ever since Theresa May became Britain’s prime minister in the wake of last year’s fateful EU referendum, she has sought to define herself—and her government—as something more than just the executors of the “people’s will” in carrying out Brexit.
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Cyprus: New Talks On Old Problem
Negotiations in Geneva have resumed over the decades-old division of Cyprus.
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Romania: New Govt Seeks To Spark Growth
Romania’s voters gave an overwhelming endorsement to the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the December 11 parliamentary elections. Now the challenge is to spur growth while keeping a lid on corruption.
Country Report
Cyprus: Outperforming Expectations
Cyprus offers some good news in the eastern Mediterranean, where good newshas been scarce of late.
Features
Europe Rises to Turkey’s SME Challenges
Western European banks and institutions are expanding financing for small and medium-sized companies in Turkey.
Country Report
Turkey Strives To Hold Investors Until Happy Days Return
Political turmoil is roiling markets abroad and at home, yet observers say fundamentals should leave the country well-placed to draw FDI when sunshine returns.
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The Levant: Rising To The Challenge of Crisis
Syria’s agony is imposing serious costs for neighbors in terms of refugees, lost trade and dampened investment.
Features
Erdogan & Putin: New Best Frenemies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin seem to have mended fences. Will the alliance last?
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Low Rates/Expansionary Policies = Chicken v. Egg
If you think record-low interest rates are the result of years of expansionary monetary policices, think again.
Features
Turkey Leapfrogs Europe In Mobile Services
Turkey, a highly wireless nation, embraces mobile technology for financial transactions.