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  1. 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…
  2. 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.…
  3. 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…
  4. 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…
  5. Research // 19.07.2010

    ZEW Energy Market Barometer - CO2 Reduction of 40 Percent Not Realisable due to Current German Law

    The German government will not be able to reach its goal of reducing the country’s CO2 emissions by 40 percent by 2020, as compared to 1990, due to its current environmental policy.…
  6. ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment // 13.07.2010

    ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment - Experts Expect Limited Potential for Further Improvement of the German Economy

    The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany drops by 7.5 points in July 2010. The indicator now stands at 21.2 points after 28.7 points in the previous month. This value is…
  7. Information Economy // 12.07.2010

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Sector Research and Development Leading in Sales-Related Activities Abroad

    Companies in the sector service providers of the information society open up foreign markets in many ways. Around 25 percent of these companies export their services, about 20 percent…
  8. Information Economy // 08.07.2010

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Optimistic Sentiment Among Knowledge-Intensive Service Providers

    In the second quarter of 2010, the economic situation of knowledge intensive service providers, including tax consultants, accountants, management consultants, architects, technical…
  9. Dates and News // 08.07.2010

    Leibniz Association Senate Confirms ZEW as One of the Leading Economic Research Institutes in Europe

    Due to a extraordinary evaluation result, the Leibniz Association Senate has recommended to the German government to promote the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Mannheim…
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