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Georgia

Inside this issue
• Trade and transport sanctions by Moscow are the reaction of a spurned lover

• Stellar growth defines one of the world’s most liberal economies

• Tbilisi’s strategy to bind itself to western Europe rests on pipelines - -

Content

Liberal laboratory at Russia’s door

Tbilisi occupies a vital geostrategic position, say Quentin Peel and Isabel Gorst

Wanted: a robust system of checks and balances

Georgia needs a reasonable system defined by greater maturity, writes guest columnist Ghia Nodia

Tourism: Looking back to the glory days

Georgia is hoping to regain its status as a tourist Mecca, says Quentin Peel

Profile: Banking, bricks and water

Isabel Gorst meets a thriving and diversified partnership

Russia: Bitterness of a lover spurned

Moscow is irked by unwelcome comparisons, writes Neil Buckley

Economy: Bonfire of tax and regulation fires growth

Dealing with large capital inflows is the main challenge, says Quentin Peel

No pain, no gain: an end to energy dependency

Oil and gas are centre-stage in the bid for complete autonomy, says Isabel Gorst

Profile: Preaching creative destruction

Quentin Peel meets a big businessman turned libertarian

Foreign investment: Caucasus is scene of new chapter in the Great Game

The pool of assets available for privatisation is dwindling, says Isabel Gorst