News
Rosneft Sale A Coup For Putin Confidant
Rosneft CEO and Putin allyIgor Sechin played a key role in selling off a stake in the giant state-ownedmining concern.
Central & Eastern Europe
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Features
Bankers Talk Trade Finance at BAFT
The Bank to Bank Forum is a traditional fixture of the European chapter of the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT). Nearly a century old, the association advocates free-market solutions for trade services.
Country Report
Croatia: Seeking Stability
Like other geographic regions once under communist rule, Croatia has traveled a chaotic road to statehood, but it is now solidifying its economic and political progress.
Data
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?
Features
Turkey Leapfrogs Europe In Mobile Services
Turkey, a highly wireless nation, embraces mobile technology for financial transactions.
Features
Turkey: Calm After The Storm
Despite the summer’s turmoil, Turkey’s economy retains appeal for investors, and its currency is holding firm.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Central/Eastern Europe: A New Golden Age?
<strong>Regional Report: Central & Eastern Europe</strong><br />
Despite a host of challenges, Europe’s formerly communist countries are poised for strong, steady growth.
News
Eurozone Attracts Record Foreign Investment
<strong>Europe</strong> | 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
<strong>Turkey</strong> | 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?
<strong>POLAND | </strong>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.