Russia

Eastern Europe has witnessed momentous changes since the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago.

The fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago marked the end of the crude and utopian communist experiment that divided Europe for over four decades.

In recent months, the Russian stock market has staged an impressive rally. With stocks among the cheapest in the emerging market universe, it is trading at a discount of 40% compared to its peers

Eastern European equity markets have risen strongly this year.

Bryan Collings increased exposure to Russia, Brazil and Indonesia in Hexam Global Emerging Markets during August, while retaining an overweight to China.

We believe there is a strong strategic case for choosing to invest in commodities. Over the next 15-20 years, we expect demand for the world's natural resources to grow at a rapid pace.

Emerging markets equities experienced an extraordinary recovery in the second quarter of 2009.

The Bric concept has lost momentum according to emerging market managers in Standard & Poor's annual Global Emerging Markets review.

Bric economies have enjoyed a strong rebound since markets started to recover, but for markets to move decisively upwards from current levels, we will need more evidence of bottoming out of developed world economic data and for upwards revisions to start...

Robin Geffen has returned from a research trip to Russia confident the region's economy is in good he...