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.
Central & Eastern Europe
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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
<strong>Newsmakers | Slovakia</strong><br />
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.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Czech Banks Are Lending
In November the European Investment Bank published its latest Bank Lending Survey for Central Europe and Southeastern Europe.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Czech Republic: The Quiet Achiever
Unlike some of its Eastern European neighbors, the Czech Republic has shunned joining the eurozone and has surprised many with its stable and healthy levels of economic growth. However, progress is still needed on business transparency.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
New Lending Rules To Help Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund decided last month to alter its long-standing policy of not lending to countries with arrears to official creditors—national governments or agencies they sponsor—thereby enabling it to continue lending to Ukraine should it fail to repay on time a $3 billion bond due to Russia.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Turkey’s Şimşek: A Reformer In Their Midst
Turkey
When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept elections in November, financial markets were focused neither on prime minister Ahmet Davutolu, nor on president Recep Tayyip Erdoan. All eyes were on new deputy prime minister Mehmet imek, the former Finance minister, who may be the only reformer within the largely statist AKP.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
A Great Divide
Central Europe and the Southeast revive, while the CIS struggles with low oil prices and sanctions.
Award Winners
Cooperation Is Key To Success And Innovation: Juraj Bojkovský, Tatra Banka
Q+A with Juraj Bojkovský, Director Of Electronic Distribution Channels At Tatra banka
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Poland’s New PM Gives Markets The Jitters
Poland
The appointment of Beata Szydo as Poland’s new prime minister, following the victory of her conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) in the latest parliamentary election, has stirred concerns about her relative inexperience and a potentially populist, rightward lurch for the nation.