Ben Aris

Capital markets

Germany’s gradual revolution

Oligarchs scramble to join Putin’s club

Banking

Slow pace of bank reform holds back loan growth

Putin returns to state control to go forward

Capital markets

The start of real reform

Growth keeps investors on board

Too much intelligence is bad for your financial health.

A model regime for hedge funds

Russians find joys in junk

Electoral imperatives

A mini boom bust cycle

More heat than light