Did the Serbian government give Mladjan Dinkic the boot because of his questionable running of the central bank? If so, his successor won't last long. Energy minister Kori Udovicki who has been chosen to take his place told the Financial Times, "I will continue, absolutely, with just as strict a monetary policy and just as strict, if not stricter, banking supervision. I expect continuity in terms of firmness, no doubt about it."

But, although she has been drawn in from the party ranks, she is