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News

Eurozone Attracts Record Foreign Investment

Europe | Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Europe hit a record high in 2015 with 5,083 new cross-border projects, an increase of 14% from 2014, creating approximately 218,000 new jobs

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Turkey: Wary After Coup Trauma

Turkey | It’s way too early to determine the long-term cost to Turkish democracy and society of July’s failed coup, and it is equally tricky to assess its immediate impact on Turkish investment and business.

Country Report

Will Law & Justice Crash The Economy?

POLAND | New political party’s moves to roll back market initiatives may damage Poland’s relatively strong economy.

Banking

Scandal And Risk Drive Private Banks Out Of Russia

Facing reputational risk and poor prospects, private banking operations are bailing on Russia and encouraging its wealthy to park their assets offshore.

News

Erdogan’s Power Grab Roils Market

Turkey Every emerging economy has a tipping point beyond which investor sentiment turns negative, despite fundamentals.

Country Report

Balkan Nations Seek Their Moment In The Sun

Casting off a checkered past, the region’s diverse economies are resurgent, with a focus on investment and reforms—and sustaining their crucial small and midsize enterprises.

Country Report

Banking On The Future

During complex times for Turkey, banks, at least, can rest assured that their system is running smoothly, is well capitalized and well regulated.

Features

Bulgaria And Romania Lead The Charge

Not long ago, Romania was synonymous with sluggish growth, underperformance and corruption. Analysts acknowledged its huge potential but said it wasn’t being realized.

Country Report

Turkey’s Contradictions

Strong growth and other upbeat data in 2015 bucked the West’s collective vision of a nation in crisis. But without structural reforms, the picture may darken.

Country Report

Turkey’s Key Tourism Business Pinched On All Sides

Few places on Turkey’s coasts have managed development quite as well as the former ancient Greek port city of Halicarnassus, today Bodrum.

News

Fractured Election Results Cast Doubt Over PM’s Future

Newsmakers | Slovakia Since he first became prime minister 10 years ago, Robert Fico has been the great survivor of Slovakia’s febrile and unpredictable political scene.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Bulgaria Attractive Despite Corruption

Bulgaria’s multilingual workforce attracts foreign investors, but corruption is a problem.