Which economy would you have put in the "robust understanding of checks and balances" bucket as an outside observer 5 years ago? BULGARIA or the USA.
I know my own cultural biases. I know I made a lot of assumptions about former Comecon member states. But, I also know I've met people on the fringes of state sector national bank administration in this economy, and these are serious minded thoughtful, smart people.
The tone set here is admirable: be clear on your legal authority and respect process. Top down boots-and-all SQL admin access is not confidence building. "Here's the legal basis of what I'm asking show me using your administration rights and let's agree an export state, or help me to get the least privileged access needed and let's both log this in audit" is exactly what you want.
