The profile of Mexico was directed by respected economist Simeon Djankov, and it is eye-opening.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Mr Djankov worries that the indiscriminate sell-off of recent weeks may dishearten reformers.

ECONOMIST: Shares in emerging economies

The otherwise austerity-prone finance minister, Simeon Djankov, has funded the excavations near Sozopol with a large chunk of money, in the hope of new discoveries.

ECONOMIST: The Bulgarian government recruits an unlikely ally

By Stijn Claessens, Simeon Djankov, Joseph P.

ECONOMIST: Protection money