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  1. Research // 22.09.2010

    ZEW Study: Dawn of Hope for the IT Industry - Slight Increase in High-Tech Start-Ups

    Software Start-ups Support Positive Development, Research-intensive Industries still Losing / Founders Name Biggest Problems The number of high-tech start-ups in Germany increased by…
  2. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 14.09.2010

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Expectations Decrease Strongly

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany drops by 18.3 points in September 2010. The indicator now stands at minus 4.3 points after 14.0 points in the previous month. This…
  3. Research // 13.09.2010

    Broadband Internet Access Makes Firms More Innovative

    The effective use of modern information and communication technologies requires a high-performance broadband infrastructure. The European Commission (EU 2020 strategy) and the German…
  4. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 17.08.2010

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Slight Decrease

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany drops by 7.2 points in August 2010. The indicator now stands at 14.0 points after 21.2 points in the previous month. This value is…
  5. Research // 11.08.2010

    ZEW Survey Among Financial Market Experts - Consolidate and Not Stimulate the Economy

    Now is the right time for politicians to change the course from stimulating the economy, e.g. by providing loan and bail-out programmes, to a policy of savings. This is the opinion of…
  6. Research // 04.08.2010

    Hong Kong and Singapore Most Attractive Places For German Investors – Large Divide Regarding Tax Burden in Asia-Pacific Region

    Hong Kong and Singapore are the particularly attractive for German investors due to tax reasons. For foreign direct investments, German investors only have to shoulder an effective…
  7. Research // 27.07.2010

    Guidance Programmes and Transfer of Basic Workplace Skills Help Unemployed With Migration Background Finding a New Job Faster

    Certain external training measures of the German Job Centres help unemployed people with migration background receiving unemployment benefits (ALG II) to find a new job more quickly.…
  8. Information Economy // 26.07.2010

    Social Software Applications on the Rise in German Businesses

    The trend to use social software applications in companies is continuing. Almost 47 percent of firms in the sector service providers of the information society, such as ICT service…
  9. Research // 19.07.2010

    New Concept For a More Transparent Pension Plan

    Consumers often consider private pension plans not to be transparent. The existing regulation to reveal all costs of pension plan contracts mostly miss the point of comparing…
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