Peace talks between the Turkey and the PKK, a Kurdish militant organization, are making the biggest progress seen in decades in resolving Turkey’s difficult relationship with its Kurdish population. Although many roadblocks to the successful completion of the process remain,…
PODCAST: Regional Expansion in Russia - FSG Expert Interview
In this podcast interview, FSG expert advisor Chris Gilbert discusses practical steps for building a successful regional expansion strategy in Russia with Martina Bozadzhieva, FSG’s Senior Analyst for Central and Eastern Europe. Key points discussed include: 1. Developing a process…
The Russia Plan EMEA Executives Should be Writing Now
Israel’s surprise election results indicate that the population is much more interested in the immediate need to stabilize the economy than in the country’s ongoing problems with Iran. This decreases the risk of an Israeli attack on Iran in 2013,…
PODCAST: Prepare for Slowing Demand in Turkey in 2013
Listen to Matt Lasov, Head of EMEA research, and Martina Bozadzhieva, Practice Leader for Central and Eastern European research, discuss how slowing demand could impact Turkey business operations in 2013, and how leading companies are rethinking their allocation strategies to…
Russia: Slowing Despite High Oil Prices
The most obvious risk to Russia’s performance in 2013 is that a sharp decline in oil prices will result in a rapid deterioration of the country’s macroeconomic environment. Foreign multinationals operating in the market, however, have a much more immediate…
Growing Opportunities Behind Turkey’s Soft Landing
Turkey is on a clear slowdown trajectory. Both the consumer and the business sectors are seeing a gradual deceleration of growth, and GDP expanded by only 3.2% in Q1 2012, compared with last year’s annual growth of 8.5%. We expect…
2013 will not be a year of recovery in CEE
Companies need to prepare for a continued deterioration of the macroeconomic environment in Central and Eastern Europe through the end of 2012 and at least the first half of 2013. Demand from both the business sectors as well as the…