On a crisp winter’s night, the Kremlin walls and the Moscow river can paint a romantic picture for the visitor. Bankers more accustomed to the balmy climes of the French Riviera, however, might need more persuasion to set up camp here permanently. So, should banks in London or New York bloat teams with overpaid expatriates in Moscow – one of the world’s most expensive cities – in anticipation of an investment banking boom in Russia?
Even now, indeed especially now, the Bric (Brazil, Russia, India, China) nations are a byword for the rosier prospects awaiting capitalism, outside the traditional centres.
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