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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
