Politics: This year sees a presidential election, but there are continuing worries about the democracy deficit and levels of corruption amid fears that stability has come at the expense of freedom - Infrastructure: The country wants to be a transit hub between east and west for road and rail traffic and for oil and gas pipelines, but its own basic services are in urgent need of repair - Foreign affairs: The "frozen conflict" with Armenia over the disputed enclave of Nagorno Karabakh is Azerbaijan's greatest foreign policy challenge as it displays greater confidence on the world stage mehr
Politics: Adam Thomson says that much of Mr Calderón's success is the result of his decision, barely a week into his presidency, to declare war on organised crime - The drug trade: Mexico's rise as a narcoticsproducer has worried authorities and led to a concerted effort by the Mexican government to crush cartels - Housing: Between 2000 and 2006, a quiet revolution took place characterised by a rapid expansion of the mortgage market - Trucking: US objections put a road freight scheme in peril - Mexico City: Laura Dixon says the former capital of grime is now a cultural hotspot mehr
The economy: Consumers are spending, construction is booming and wages are rising - Schools: While the number of Poles in postsecondary schools has shot up, teacher numbers have stayed the same - Wroclaw: Where a grim slaughterhouse has been replaced by a gleaming shopping centre - Entrepreneurship: How to make money out of a lankhaired mutant assassin - Power generation: Up to 60 per cent of the country's plants will soon be obsolete mehr
Politics: Miroslav Lajcak, the new high representative, has faced some harsh realities - Energy: Coal reserves and hydroelectric potential could see the country become the main regional electricity exporter within five years - Economy: The recent stabilisation agreement is giving comfort to foreign investors - Security: Christian Jennings reports on the risk of further conflict - Forensics: The Sarajevobased scientists who are leading the world in DNAmatching mehr
Banking: The government is preparing to privatise a second large stateowned bank - Economy: The headline numbers are much improved - Politics: The succession to Hosni Mubarak is dominating debate to the exclusion of all else - Telecommunications: A second fixedline licence is to be offered next year - Foreign Policy: Cairo resumes a role as facilitator mehr
Economy: Andrew England says the government has to ensure that history does not repeat itself - after the heady days of the first oil boom, the economy stagnated - Black gold: In the space created by the lack of detailed data, a fierce debate has blown up over how much oil it can produce - Foreign policy: The dilemma for King Abdullah is how to engage in diplomacy and avert risk - Women: Rulers still avoid challenging orthodoxy mehr
Economy: The future depends on freedom from the US - Profile: Peer Steinbrück, finance minister, has delivered results - Arts: Concert halls are being forced to target young listeners as the general population ages - Banking: Moves among public banks could signal a shakeout - Foreign Policy: Deploying German troops abroad is controversial mehr
Economy: Consumers are hesitant, but businesses are looking forward to the arrival of the euro - Politics: There are two new challengers to the veteran incumbent, Tassos Papadopoulos - Tourism: Andreas Hadjipapas and Kerin Hope say secondhome owners are more numerous than sun and sea tourists - Organised crime: This is a hotbed for criminals trading in trafficked women mehr
The economy: Cracks are beginning to show in the marriage between the World Bank and its model reformer - The succession: As the country matures, Museveni's length of tenure looks more anachronistic - Banking: For rural customers, the rush of new entrants is good news - Oil exploration: When Tullow struck lucky, it was potentially a historic moment for an aiddependent country - HIV/Aids: An Indian company has started making cheap antiretrovirals mehr
Economy: An intractable problem is the most pressing, yet legalising work that does not appear on offical radar screens would transform governmental accounts - Energy: The market for power is distorted by many things - Istanbul: This ancient city has become very fashionable - Foreign investment: The government is trying to ease restrictions and provide incentives mehr
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