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  1. Research // 06.05.2014

    China's Monopoly on Rare Earth Market in Decline

    China will lose its monopoly position on the rare-earth market by the end of this decade. New suppliers will enter the market and weaken China's market power. The current Chinese…
  2. Research // 30.04.2014

    Financial Crisis May Cause Permanent Retreat of German Banks from Areas of International Business

    International activities of German banks have slumped since the outbreak of the financial crisis: from 2008 to 2009 alone, the international assets of large German banks dropped by 20…
  3. Research // 10.04.2014

    Increasing Mobile Market Concentration in the EU and Germany

    Market concentration in the mobile phone sector in the European Union (EU) has been increasing since the beginning of the 21st century. In the mid-1990s, mobile phone markets were…
  4. Comment // 08.04.2014

    Statement of the Independent Expert Commission on the Monitoring Report Issued by the Federal Government - Evaluation of the Progress in Implementing the Energy Transition: Interim Results Are Mixed

    In the statement on the federal government’s 2012 monitoring report, the Expert Commission on the monitoring process "Energy of the Future" reports mixed interim results for Germany’s…
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