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.

Egypt has so far proven remarkably resilient in the face of the credit crunch. But it faces serious challenges in its near-term future, writes Julian Evans. 

A recovery from the financial crisis seems to be taking hold – for now. Tim Burke reports.

Amid a severe economic downturn, Turkish banks are posting excellent results. Eva-Luise Schwarz asks how they’re managing it.

The newly-elected prime minister of Bulgaria, a former bodyguard nick-named ‘Batman’, has promised to fight crime in Bulgaria and get the country back on track to EU accession, writes Philip De Leon.

In an extract from his new book, Stephen Green, the chairman of HSBC, and an ordained priest of the Church of England, gives advice to young bankers and other seekers after truth on how to live and work in the global bazaar without losing one’s soul.

While M&A has been slow so far in the EMEA region, one area where it’s beginning to show signs of life is in the telecoms sector.

The South African government’s US$100bn infrastructure investment programme is seen as crucial to help the economy pull out of its first recession in nearly two decades. But who will finance it? Shannon Manders reports.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, once the hero of the 2005 ‘Tulip Revolution’ in Kyrgyzstan, won a second term in the disputed presidential election of the central Asian country in July.

The good times seem to be here again, with many investment banks reporting record profits. But it is far from business as usual, with the competitive landscape rapidly changing, and the emerging market fee pot shrinking, reports Julian Evans.

President Obama’s speech in Cairo University in early June has been hailed as a milestone in the US’s relations with the Middle East. Here, we present edited highlights of the speech, and some reactions to it in the west, Israel, and the Muslim world.

The Russian distressed debt market presents some great opportunities for those investors with an appetite for risk, reports Julian Evans.