European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Arthur Mitchell, General Counsel, Asian Development BankFostering legal reform in Central AsiaAlthough lying at the trading crossroads of Europe and south-east Asia, being endowed with valuable physical and human resources and having a rich, common cultural and political heritage, Central Asia has...

A better business environment brings dividends to the region. A resilient global economic expansion, sustained progress in reform and a better business environment underpinned another good year for the transition countries. Their pace of expansion in 2004-05 continued to exceed the levels of...