Russia was one of the countries hardest hit by the international financial crisis, but over the last few months there has been a gradual turnaround in the Russian economy.

Olivier Garnier answers questions on the crisis, the economic contect for 2010 and the challenges facing governments.

We believe that tighter monetary policy is still a long way down the road despite the end of the period of GDP contraction and tumbling inflation.

After plummeting by nearly 65% in the second half of 2008, commodity prices first stabilised in Q1 09 before rebounding spectacularly in Q2.

The highly anticipated G20 summit in London led to a series of concrete announcements.

In the wake of the crisis and the strengthening of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), the French market regulator (AMF) is asking banks to confirm the knowledge of employees who inform on, advise on, or carry out transactions on financial instruments.

In terms of regulations, the Fed has decided to put back the application of new prudential capital calculations...

The ending of the crisis in the financial sector is a prerequisite to any sustainable economic recovery.

With companies now seeing their finances improve, whether in Europe, the US or Asia, opportunities for mergers seem plentiful.

The financial crisis reached a peak in the months of October and November 2008, in the wake of the Lehman Brothers collapse...