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Economics, Policy & Regulation

HUNGARY: PROTESTS FORCE PM TO SHELVE INTERNET TAX

<strong>Hungary | Milestones</strong><br /> Hungary has witnessed the biggest street protests since the current right-wing government came to power in 2010, against the government’s plans to tax Internet traffic, the world’s first such levy.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

A WATERED-DOWN EEU

Milestones | Commonwealth Of Independent States<br /> In October, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia put the finishing legal touches to the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union, which comes into being on January 1, 2015.

Banking

RATING AGENCIES – THE BATTLE FOR EUROPE

Europe’s bond market grew 50% faster than the global rate during the first nine months of the year—by 4.6% year-on-year—but small foreign rating agencies jockeying for a piece of the action are crying foul.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

ROMANIA: PROCEED WITH CAUTION

Frontier Markets Focus | Romania<br /> Romania aggressively pursues foreign direct investment by providing a number of incentive programs. But international investors should approach each one carefully.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

A Small Step to Unlock Credit for the Club Med

This month the European Central Bank will start to buy euro-denominated asset-backed securities (ABS) and covered bonds in an effort to revive a market that has been sharply impaired since the financial crisis.

News

NEW PM A RELATIVELY UNKNOWN QUANTITY

NEWSMAKERS | POLAND<br /> The crop-haired, bespectacled 58-year-old is barely known outside Poland. Even within, most people know Kopacz, a former doctor and Health minister more for her loyalty to Tusk than for anything else.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

SEEKING TO DIVERSIFY

FRONTIER MARKETS REPORT | KAZAKHSTAN<br /> Kazakhstan is rife with investment opportunities, but companies must be aware of the country’s regional commitments and business climate.

Award Winners

BEST INTERNET BANKS 2014 ROUND 1

In this first installment of a two-part series, Global Finance identifies the top online corporate and consumer banks by country and then by region, according to product or service category.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

RECOVERY IS UNDER WAY IN CEE

REGIONAL REPORT | CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE<br /> Central European countries are starting to recover, with growth accelerating in most markets. But the region’s banks still have some trials to overcome.
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