Russia
Putin treads warily on road to reform
The voice of big business
A Russia fit for our children
Battling vested interests to get utilities to perform
Generating income from electricity
Oligarchs still in the driving seat
Looking for national champions
Potato index belies economists’ gloom
Normal corporate ethics vie with graft and gangsterism
Central & Eastern Europe
Acquisition costs rise as buyers race for quality
Hypovereinsbank/Bank Austria: critical mass
Erste Bank: retail leader by organic growth
ING: integration begins at home
SocGen: undaunted by cost of market share
RZB: an early mover targets new markets
KBC: seeking a second home market
Bulgaria fits the Eurobond bill
Emerging markets
Megawati’s calm efficiency
Thaksin hangs on to his job
Sovereign downgrade fails to move markets
One step forward, two back in the regions