Turkey

The government's suggestion that UN Secretary General Kofi Annan 'fill in the blanks' in the wake of an agreement between Turkish and Greek Cypriots on Annan's peace proposal suggests... 2004-02-13

A suicide bomb in Arbil, northern Iraq, in January, disturbed the peace in otherwise-peaceful Kurdish Iraq. BMI View: There are genuine concerns that the bomb will strengthen the... 2004-02-13

The consensus view of economic prospects in 2004 is buoyant. BMI View: Though this reflects 2003's impressive performance, and the government's commitment to reform, the recent sensitivity... 2004-02-13

Given recent progress, we believe that the growth and inflation targets are broadly on track. True, there are concerns about the government's fiscal plans and we would, ideally, prefer... 2004-01-28