COVER STORY
7 TOGETHER FOREVER?
Since taking over Skoda Auto four years ago, VW has
cowed its suppliers, its labour force and even the
Czech government as it tries to boost its bottom
line. All the partners are hoping the gains will be
worth the pain.
SURVEY
33 OIL & GAS
The region's oil and gas producters are busily
restructuring, looking for new supplies, new customers
and new distribution routes. But in the end, the
interests of Russia still dominate.
POLITICS & ECONOMICS
11 Month in Review
13 Walesa's gambit
14 What next for Hungary?
14 Croatia: turnaround threats
15 Euroscope: rules of origin
18 Privatisation in the Baltics...
20 ...and in Ukraine
BUSINESS
21 Month in Review
23 Sklarny Kavatier's glass sells
24 Croatian business issues
26 When will MOL privatise?
26 Glavbolgarstroy's success
28 Selling to Austria
30 Changing IT markets
FINANCE
45 Month in Review
47 Credit unions fill the gap
48 Poland's micro fund
48 Budapest Bank
50 RM-System evolves
51 St-Pete telecoms in the US
52 Investment funds proliferate
53 Stock Watch
LAWS & TAXES
54 Hungary rejigs tax holidays
55 Poland's new VAT and ZUS
56 Briefs
56 Czech tax changes
FEATURES
4 LETTERS
57 EXTRA
Great tennis players
English rules
Synopsis
59 MARKET-PLACE
64 STATISTICS
Facts & Figures
Country Indicators
66 REGIONAL FOCUS
Georgia
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