Doing Business in Emerging Europe

The transformation, which is unfolding in emerging European countries is a unique historic event. In several countries, the transition has been quite positive; most analysts anticipate continued real growth in the coming years. While opportunities in that region are numerous, doing business may prove, as in any other foreign country, quite complex. Doing Business in Emerging Europe is a user-friendly guide to doing business in Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and Ukraine constitute a chapter. Brief overviews of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Macedonia, and Serbia/Yugoslavia are also included.

FRANÇOIS-SERGE LHABITANT is Head of Quantitative Risk Management at Union Bancaire Privée in Geneva, Assistant Professor of Finance at Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management, Professor at the Training Centre for Investment Professionals (AZEK/CFPI, Zurich) and at HEC University of Lausanne.

YAHIA H. ZOUBIR is Professor of International Studies at Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona. He is currently the Director of Thunderbird Europe, French-Geneva Center in Archamps, France.