COVER STORY
7 1995: GROWTH
Next year should see growth in almost all the region's
countries. But inflation remains high and domestic
demand weak. Maintaining recovery will depend a lot on
exports - and stable politics.
SURVEY
35 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Try as they may, Central and East European management
consultants, accountants,advertisers and (to a lesser
extent) lawyers still have a way to go before their
services are fully competitive. Which is why their
Western rivals dominate, at least for now.
POLITICS & ECONOMICS
13 Month in Review
15 Romania waffles
16 New top banker in Hungary...
17 ...& Russia
17 Policy: promoting exports
21 Yeltsin's new team
21 Adapting to EU laws
22 Euroscope: Mr van den Broek
23 Agricultural impasse
BUSINESS
25 Month in Review
27 EBRD can't save Microsystem
28 Polbita gambles
29 Metro makes enemies
30 GUM's facelift
32 Bulgarian silkworms
33 Real estate agents
33 A hard look at ISO 9000
FINANCE
49 Month in Review
51 Global depositary receiots
52 Voucher funds in Russia
53 Slovenia creates funds
54 Stock Watch
54 Bulgarian Banks: what next?
56 Stolichny Bank
58 Russian mortgage headaches
LAWS & TAXES
59 Freeing Russian oil exports
60 Fiat's monopoly under siege
61 Briefs
62 Bulgaria's wily brokers
FEATURES
4 LETTERS
63 EXTRA
Tito's cars
New Czech painters
Mr Vukmirica, filmmaker
Ghosts of Tallinn past
Synopsis
60 MARKET-PLACE
72 STATISTICS
Facts & Figures
Country Indicators
74 REGIONAL FOCUS
Latvia
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