Risks Lurk in $16Bln Caucasus Ski Resorts
22 June 2010 | Issue 4417
Natural beauty and Caucasus hospitality are just two selling points for the Kremlin's $16 billion initiative to build ski resorts in the North Caucasus. But continued violence, plus issues of land use, may discourage potential investors.
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