Ernst-O. Schulze, longtime Director of Business and Administration at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, celebrates his 70th birthday on 23 July 2009.
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There is yet no proof of a shortage of bank credits for German firms. On the contrary, the credit volume in Germany, without credits for the German government and among banks, has…
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany slightly declined in July 2009. The indicator dropped by 5.3 points and now stands at 39.5 points after 44.8 points in the previous…
The high-tech sector cannot escape the economic crisis. The number of start-ups dropped to a new low point in almost every high-tech sector. In total, the number of high-tech…
The sector service providers of the information society, comprising both knowledge-intensive and ICT-specialised service providers, has been highly innovative over the past twelve…
In the second quarter 2009, cautious optimism has emerged regarding the business situation in the sector service providers of the information society, which includes both…
The European banking market is still highly fragmented especially with respect to retail banking. Customer proximity is essential for success in this segment of the banking business.…
The economic crisis continues to keep the prices at the German energy markets at bay. Prices for electricity, raw oil, gas and coal are going to remain the same in the next six…
