HUNGARY: Hungary's appetite for growth.

Reconstruction of the gateway to the East offers computer markets for the West.

In Budapest the phones frequently don't work. If you want to arrange a business meeting with someone you call in person, even if their office is on the other side of the city. "You might have to wait for an hour until they are free, but it is still quicker than trying to get through on the phone," says William Szentagotay, consultant for central Europe at Oracle, the US software house.