Our pick for the best DR house and deal.

New funds are ready to turn around distressed assets across Central and Eastern Europe. Tim Burke reports.

Emerging market acquirers could lead an M&A revival this year. Tim Burke reports.

Late last year, a group of brokers and insurers met in London to discuss the impact of the economic downturn on claims in the private trade credit and political risk market – and how their industry dealt with the perfect storm.

Treasurers are being asked to hone in on risk management as well as their more traditional areas of expertise. There are tools that can help ease this increased workload, writes Liz Salecka.

The best bonds and borrowers last year.

Our choice of the region's syndicated loan deals and houses during 2009.

Deals and dealmakers that made a mark last year.

Richard Worthington built Coffeeheaven into a thriving coffee shop chain in Eastern Europe – and attracted the attention of an industry leader. He told Tim Burke about his journey.

Investors have leapt to buy emerging market sovereign debt. Will it last? By Tim Burke.

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.