Sector: Country, Regional & City Reports
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January 2009
European Capitals Of Culture 2009: Modern Art
Given the scale of the transformation which Linz has undergone in recent years, the slogan adopted by the city to ...
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January 2009
Engulfed State
Did somebody forget to copy Dubai on the ‘global recession’ memo? The UAE’s largest city has long possessed audacity in ...
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January 2009
European Capitals Of Culture 2009: Baltic Bounce
Something new but with a vigorous nod to history is taking shape in Vilnius’s Cathedral Square: builders are working around ...
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December 2008
Empire Rebuilding
If nothing else, Turkey has never had a problem attracting transport metaphors. Geographically it certainly is ‘a bridge between Europe ...
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November 2008
Austria
Veteran observers of Austria’s fractured political scene greeted the results of the 28 September election with weary resignation. Although there ...
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November 2008
The Next China?
In 2000 — 14 years after adopting doi moi (renovation) — Vietnam removed the last constraints on private enterprise, established ...
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October 2008
Middle Ground
Throughout the communist era, the idea of Central Europe seemed to belong to a different time, evoking memories of the ...
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September 2008
Centre Stage
It’s been said that Hungarians are so canny they can enter a revolving door after you yet step out in ...
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September 2008
A New Dawn
If you want to insult a Serb nationalist, ask him why his country resembles a mobile phone. The answer: because ...
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July 2008
Bridge Of Size
The Oresund region of greater Copenhagen and south Sweden attracts foreign investment for a variety of reasons. Attractions include its ...
