After five years of treating foreign investment with growing arrogance, the newly-impoverished Russian government is putting on its best smile to try to attract long-term capital into the country. Will it succeed? Julian Evans reports.

Latvia was one of the countries hardest hit by the global crisis. Now there are concerns about the knock-on effect a devaluation of its currency would have on neighbouring economies. Eva-Luise Schwarz reports.

Rocketing fuel prices made Angola one of Africa’s greatest pre-crisis growth stories. Now it must learn some new tricks. Tim Burke reports.

Banking sector attracts interest as the economy stabilises.

The winners of our second annual regional awards.

Bloody, battered but not yet beaten by the downturn, emerging market corporates and financiers are ready to continue the fight in 2010. Editor Tim Burke introduces emeafinance’s review of the crisis.

As the only EU economy not to fall into recession during the downturn, Poland’s performance is impressive. Eva-Luise Schwarz explores what went right – and what lies ahead.

An initiative to upgrade and integrate West Africa’s intra-bank payment systems is gathering pace, with the Central Bank of Nigeria inviting tenders for a new real time gross settlement (RTGS) system to replace its existing set-up. 

emeafinance is proud to present its African Banking Achievement Awards 2009. The awards recognise the best commercial and investment banks across Africa. The awards consider various performance and structural factors, such as market share, growth in important product classes, profitability, and corporate strategy.

It has helped keep emerging economies afloat during the crisis; now there are calls for the IMF to do more – and to do it differently. Julian Evans reports.

A high profile name in one of Turkey’s more resilient industries, Suzan Sabancı Dinçer has enjoyed an eventful first 18 months as Akbank chairman. She tells Tim Burke about the strengths of the country’s banking system and what needs to happen for the economy to flourish once the crisis is over.

A controversial legal case sees BTA, the nationalised Kazakh bank, face off with ex-bosses. Julian Evans reports.